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The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park: With Mike Sheehan, Linda Fairstein, Magee Hickey, Rosanna Scotto. A definitive look at the notorious 1986 murder of Jennifer Levin in Central Park, featuring exclusive interviews and never-before-seen archival material.
- (777)
- 2019-11-13
- Documentary, Crime
- Mike Sheehan, Linda Fairstein, Magee Hickey
Oct 16, 2019 · The five-part series reexamines one of the most infamous crimes in recent American history – the 1986 killing of Jennifer Levin at the hands of Robert Chambers.
- 2 min
- 11.8K
- amc+
Season 1 – The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park. Buy The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park — Season 1 on Prime Video, Apple TV. Directed by Ricki Stern and Annie...
- (6)
- November 13, 2019
- Pat Reilly
- Chambers Spied on NYPD Investigators at The Crime Scene
- Chambers Made Inconsistent Claims to Police
- Chambers Had History of Arrests — Before and After Levin’s Killing
- Chambers’ Crime Spawned Civil Lawsuit
- The Crime Became The Basis of Film and Songs
Police would learn that while they searched the crime scene for clues, Chambers was hiding in vegetation nearby, watching them. The crime scene was grisly. Levin was badly bruised and her underwear was found more than 100 feet from her body. She had numerous cuts on on her neck, caused by her own nails as she struggled to free herself from Chambers...
Detectives caught up to Chambers after learning he’d been seeing Levin, and that on the night of the killing, both were seen drinking at Dorrian’s Red Hand bar on Manhattan’s Upper East Side. Police approached him at his home, and soon noticed the many scratches he had on his arms and face — which he blamed, at first, on his cat. However, once he w...
His arrest for Levin’s killing was not Chambers’ first time in handcuffs, and it wouldn’t be his last. Chambers had priors for disorderly conduct as well as petty thefts and burglaries — crimes he committed to fund his drug and alcohol abuse. Within two years of getting out of prison after Levin’s death — Chambers pleaded guilty to first-degree man...
Levin’s parents filed a civil suit against the owner of Dorrian’s Red Hand, contending the bar continued to serve Chambers well after it was apparent he was inebriated. The bar settled with Levin’s parents in 2009 for an undisclosed sum. The Levins then took Chambers to court, filing a wrongful death lawsuit he pleaded no contest to. As a result, t...
The crime resonated in pop culture, fitting into a narrative about an era popularly defined by excess and entitlement run amok. The case was the basis of a 1989 made-for-TV movie starring Billy Baldwin as Chambers and Lara Flynn Boyle portraying Levin. The producers of Law & Order based a 1990 episode on the crime. On HBO’s Oz, actor Mike Doyle sai...
Directed by Ricki Stern and Annie Sundberg (directors of "Reversing Roe" and "Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work"), "The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park" takes a deeper look into the murder of...
- (6)
- Ricki Stern, Annie Sundberg
- TV-14
- Pat Reilly
The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park will expose evidence that was inadmissible in the trial. 320 2019 6 episodes. TV-14. Special Interest. Subscribe to AMC+ or Sundance Now or purchase. Watch with AMC+. Start your 7-day free trial. Buy Episode 1. HD $2.99. Buy Season 1. HD $11.19. More purchase. options. Episodes. Sort.
The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park will expose evidence that was inadmissible in the trial and also examine the circumstances that made the story unfold the way it did.
