The murder of a young woman named Kitty Genovese became famous when it was reported that 38 people had witnessed hermurder but not one of those people intervened to help her.

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This is known as the bystander effect or Genovese syndrome, and while the number of witnesses and their level of inaction has been disputed, it is true that several witnesses did not intervene to help.

The Murder of a Young Woman Named Kitty Genovese Became