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The Subway Vigilante: Bernard Goetz and the case that divided a crime-ridden New York

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Just days before Christmas 1984, a crime-ridden New York City would become captivated by the hunt for "The Subway Vigilante," who turned out to be Bernard Goetz. Believing he was about to be mugged, he gunned down four black youths aboard a Manhattan subway train -- then disappeared. Here's a selection of Channel 7's early coverage of the case, from the Eyewitness News Vault. What are your memories of this case? Check out more Eyewitness News - http://7ny.tv/2suJHTd OUR SOCIAL MEDIA – FACEBOOK:   / abc7ny   TWITTER:   / abc7ny   INSTAGRAM:   / abc7ny   NEW HERE? – Hi! We’re abc7NY, also known as Channel 7 on TV, home to Eyewitness News, New York’s Number 1 news. We hope you love us on YouTube as much as you do on television! NEW TIPS: Online: http://abc7ny.com/submit-a-news-tip/2... Phone: 917-260-7700 Email: abc7ny@abc.com #abc7NY #subwayvigilante #subway ...more
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The Subway Vigilante: Bernard Goetz and the case that divided a crime-ridden New York
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2019Dec 22
Just days before Christmas 1984, a crime-ridden New York City would become captivated by the hunt for "The Subway Vigilante," who turned out to be Bernard Goetz. Believing he was about to be mugged, he gunned down four black youths aboard a Manhattan subway train -- then disappeared. Here's a selection of Channel 7's early coverage of the case, from the Eyewitness News Vault. What are your memories of this case? Check out more Eyewitness News - http://7ny.tv/2suJHTd OUR SOCIAL MEDIA – FACEBOOK:   / abc7ny   TWITTER:   / abc7ny   INSTAGRAM:   / abc7ny   NEW HERE? – Hi! We’re abc7NY, also known as Channel 7 on TV, home to Eyewitness News, New York’s Number 1 news. We hope you love us on YouTube as much as you do on television! NEW TIPS: Online: http://abc7ny.com/submit-a-news-tip/2... Phone: 917-260-7700 Email: abc7ny@abc.com #abc7NY #subwayvigilante #subway

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