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CENTRAL PARK......AN EVOLUTION
Other Crimes in Central Park

The picture below shows New York police in Central Park, where the body of 18-year old Jennifer Levin was found in 1986.  Robert Chambers Jr., shown below at his 1987 trial, was found guilty of strangling Jennifer Levin during a sexual encounter.  The case has been dubbed the Preppie Murder because Chambers was often described as a preppie.(47)

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The pictures below shows police officers and investigators looking for evidence at the scene of the Central Park Jogger rape case.

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In 1997, 15 year old Christopher Vasquez and his girlfriend, 15 year old Daphne Abdela, were convicted of first-degree-manslaughter, and sentenced to 3-10 years for the stabbing murder of Michael McMorrow.(48)

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After the June 2000 Puerto Rican Day Parade, 30 men were arrested for grabbing, harassing, and fondling nearly 50 women in Central Park.(49)

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(Pictures taken from, www.NYNewsday.com/entertainment)