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The Lie That Changed Psychology: Kitty Genovese’s Night | The Missing Chronicles
In this episode of The Missing Chronicles, host Anita Abbott investigates the true story behind one of psychology’s most enduring myths: the murder of Kitty Genovese. While history remembers the 1964 New York City killing as the definitive example of bystander apathy—where thirty-seven witnesses allegedly watched a woman die without calling the police—this episode reveals that the narrative was fundamentally flawed. We explore how the original New York Times reporting exaggerated witness inaction to create a moral panic about urban indifference, leading psychologists to coin the 'bystander…
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