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Fiasco Vigilante: When fear takes over 1980s New York, a subway shooter becomes a hero
Manage episode 432534956 series 3521609
Bernie Goetz shot four Bronx teenagers on the subway in 1984 — and was celebrated as a national hero. New York was known as a dangerous place at the time. Locals who felt abandoned by police applauded Goetz for "taking the law into his own hands." Leon Neyfakh, host of Fiasco: Vigilante, investigates this era-defining story, exploring the paranoia of 1980s New York, the media culture that supported it, and its unsettling parallels to today.
For ad-free listening to Crime Story, subscribe to CBC's True Crime channel on Apple Podcasts.
Feedback for us? You can email us directly at crimestory@cbc.ca.
You can find this episode's transcript here.
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Manage episode 432534956 series 3521609
Bernie Goetz shot four Bronx teenagers on the subway in 1984 — and was celebrated as a national hero. New York was known as a dangerous place at the time. Locals who felt abandoned by police applauded Goetz for "taking the law into his own hands." Leon Neyfakh, host of Fiasco: Vigilante, investigates this era-defining story, exploring the paranoia of 1980s New York, the media culture that supported it, and its unsettling parallels to today.
For ad-free listening to Crime Story, subscribe to CBC's True Crime channel on Apple Podcasts.
Feedback for us? You can email us directly at crimestory@cbc.ca.
You can find this episode's transcript here.
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