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The Lie That Changed Psychology: Kitty Genovese’s Story | The Missing Files
In this episode of The Missing Files, host Madison Rogers dismantles one of the most enduring myths in true crime and psychology: the story of Kitty Genovese. For decades, the narrative that thirty-seven witnesses watched a woman die without intervening defined our understanding of urban apathy and gave rise to the 'bystander effect.' However, new evidence reveals that the original New York Times reporting was deeply flawed, exaggerating both the number of witnesses and their inaction. This episode explores the tragic reality of Catherine Susan Genovese’s murder on March 13, 1964, in Kew…
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