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THE 1899 CENTRAL PARK KIDNAPPING THAT SHOOK NEW YORK CITY
THE CENTRAL PARK KIDNAPPING EDWARD H.SMITH
There are stories in American history that arrive like a thunderclap—stories that seize the public imagination, shake a city to its core, and leave behind a permanent change in how people live their daily lives. In the spring of 1899, New York City was gripped by exactly such a story. It began in the most peaceful place imaginable: a sunny afternoon in Central Park, where mothers pushed prams beneath the elms, nurses chatted on benches, and children played within sight of the great stone arches.
Sound cue: a sudden, jarring chord—then silence.
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