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Was Kitty's rape discussed in the documentary?


I just watched it and I suppose I will have to watch it again to double check, but I do not recall the filmmakers discussing her being raped before her friend and neighbor tried to comfort her in the vestibule. I do not recall the mention of any rape having occurred in the original articles I have read. If it wasn't mentioned, I wonder why it wasn't.

A second thing that surprised me was that the killer had said in previous statements that he was looking for any woman to kill and rape that night. Again, did I miss that statement?

I thought it was an excellent documentary shedding much new information. I had heard that Kitty was a lesbian, but I never knew she had been married as well. I also didn't know that her family was from Brooklyn originally.

I found the recreation of Kitty's murder to be something I am not sure I would have included. On one hand, it does show how much closure her brother Bill might have needed to put this tragedy to bed finally, but it also took some of the power away from the film with its docudrama mentality.

I read online that Kitty did not die in the vestibule, but on her way to the hospital. I do not believe that was stated in the film either.

Anyway, fellow viewers, if you can double check my two questions, that would be great!

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Yes, the fact she was raped is mentioned.

A second thing that surprised me was that the killer had said in previous statements that he was looking for any woman to kill and rape that night. Again, did I miss that statement?


In the pans across the pages of trial testimony, Moseley's statement is highlighted.

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I read online that Kitty did not die in the vestibule, but on her way to the hospital. I do not believe that was stated in the film either.


The focus of the film about the police response.

The ambulance response was never mentioned.

Records indicate that the ambulance did not arrive until 33 minutes after the police.

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I recall Bill saying he "tried" to rape her. Guessing he didn't want to push his luck and stick around a public crime scene.

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Yea I'm pretty sure they said that he didn't rape her, though that was the plan.

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