Trivia

When no one in the neighborhood wants to talk about having heard a rape being committed, Sgt. Greevey tells Logan that "we're living in the post- Kitty Genovese era." On March 13, 1964, Kitty Genovese was murdered outside her apartment in Kew Gardens, Queens, New York City: no one came to help, nor did anyone call the police while she was being stabbed to death. When the police later combed the neighborhood, it was alleged that 38 people admitted to hearing her cries for help. This behavior has become known as the "bystander effect" or "Genovese syndrome." The "38 witnesses" claim was later proven to be false: further investigation many years later turned up calls from at least a dozen neighbors. It was concluded that a New York Times reporter had exaggerated some details and falsely reported others. In 2015, the Times apologized for the false story. See more