A Crime's Ripple Effect
A Crime’s Ripple Effect is a true crime podcast that looks beyond the crime itself to explore the waves it sets in motion. Each episode revisits a case that didn’t just shatter lives—it reshaped laws, policies, or society at large. Through a careful, factual narrative, we trace how one violent act sparked consequences that reached far beyond the immediate victims, influencing justice systems, communities, and culture.
This is not just about what happened. It’s about what happened after.
A Crime's Ripple Effect
Kitty Genovese: Her Murder Sparked 911
On a cold March night in 1964, twenty-eight-year-old Kitty Genovese was murdered outside her Queens apartment.
What followed wasn’t just a crime—it awakened a national sense of responsibility.
The headline said thirty-seven people watched and did nothing, but the truth was far more complex.
This episode uncovers what really happened on Austin Street—and how one woman’s death sparked the creation of the emergency number that still saves lives today: 911.