Crime History – ‘Wilding’ attack in Central Park

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On this day, April 19, in 1989, a young female investment banker jogger was assaulted, raped and left for dead in Central Park.

The victim survived, but her attack sparked massive public outrage. Donald Trump took out a series of full-page ads in the New York Times calling for a return of the death penalty.

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