Ash Kelley

Of course they would have been relieved.

In the course of their research, Solomon and Genovese found many people who continued to carry not only the trauma of that night, but also the memory of his sister were still telling them like she was this amazing person.

And that's not what is being told here.

In telling their story and in celebrating the life of his sister, Bill Genovese started a larger conversation that ultimately questioned this myth of urban apathy and corrected the record when it came to the life and death of Kitty Genovese.

As for Marianne, whose life was irreparably altered that night.

Like I said.

She eventually managed to heal a little bit from the trauma of her loss and built a life for herself working as a statistical analyst.

Wow.

Good for her.

In 1997, she retired with her partner in Rutland, Vermont, but she carried Kitty's memory with her until her death in April 2024.

Oh.

In 2000.

And I hope she was so happy.

Yeah.

In 2004, Marianne spoke to the press for the first time about her relationship with Kitty, during which the interviewer asked if Kitty hadn't died that night, would they still be together?

And she said, I think Kitty would probably own a bar and I think she would be happy.

And then she paused for a second and added, we both would.

I was about to cry.

No, I get it.

Then she paused for a second and said, we would both be.