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Catherine Pelonero is an author, playwright and screenwriter best known for her bestselling true crime book, Kitty Genovese: A True Account of a Public Murder and Its Private Consequences. As a true crime author and commentator, Pelonero has appeared on a variety of news programs and crime shows, including A Crime to Remember, Fox Files, Murderous Affairs, It Takes a Killer, and the 2015 film, The Witness.

(2014) Book: Kitty Genovese: A True Account of a Public Murder and its Private Consequences. New York: Skyhorse. ISBN 978-1-62873-706-6

(2011) Stage play: Another Effing Family Drama (author), Hollywood Fringe Festival, Hollywood, CA

(2010) Stage play: Awesome Ghosts of Ontario (author). New York: Samuel French.

(2017) Book: Absolute Madness: A True Story of a Serial Killer, Race, and a City Divided. New York: Skyhorse. ISBN: 978-1510719835

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