![]() ![]() Kitty Genovese evokes the Village's gay and lesbian underground with deep feeling and colorful detail.Cook also reconstructs the crime itself, tracing the movements of Genovese's killer, Winston Moseley, whose disturbing trial testimony made him a terrifying figure to police and citizens alike, especially after his escape from Attica State Prison.Drawing on a trove of long-lost documents, plus new interviews with her lover and other key figures, Cook explores the enduring legacy of the case. Downtown, Greenwich Village teemed with beatniks, folkies, and so-called misfits like Kitty and her lover. ![]() She was a vibrant young woman-unbeknownst to most, a lesbian-a bartender working (and dancing) her way through the colorful, fast-changing New York of the '60s, a cultural kaleidoscope marred by the Kennedy assassination, the Cold War, and race riots. The truth is far more compelling-and so is the victim.Now, on the fiftieth anniversary of her murder, Cook presents the real Kitty Genovese. But as award-winning author Kevin Cook reveals, the Genovese story is just that, a story. That's the narrative told by the Times, movies, TV programs, and countless psychology textbooks. ![]()
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