- He stalked, raped and killed Kitty Genovese in a knife attack in New York City in 1964. He died in prison after serving 51 years. He had been sentenced to the electric chair, but after New York State abolished most capital punishments, he won an appeal that reduced his sentence to life in prison. While at Attica Correctional Facility, he escaped on a hospital visit to Buffalo, raped a woman and held hostages at gunpoint before being recaptured. He joined in the 1971 Attica uprising. He was rejected 18 times at parole hearings, the last time in 2015.
- He had an IQ of 135.
- He worked at Remington Rand, as a tab operator, preparing the punched cards used at that time for data storage for digital computers.
- In addition to Kitty Genovese, he admitted to two other murders but wasn't charged with either. He admitted to carrying out between 30-40 burglaries.
- He was married with three children at the time of his murder of Kitty Genovese.
- He had no prior criminal record before he murdered Kitty Genovese.
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