Preppy Killer
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Preppy Killer is the media nickname given to Robert Chambers, an American man whose 1986 killing of Jennifer Levin in New York City became a highly publicized and controversial case.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | media nickname ⓘ |
| appliedBy | news media ⓘ |
| associatedWithClass | preppy subculture ⓘ |
| countryOfEvent | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasArrestDate | August 26, 1986 ⓘ |
| hasCrimeScene | Central Park area near Metropolitan Museum of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCrimeType | homicide during sexual encounter ⓘ |
| hasCulturalImpact |
debate over victim-blaming in media
ⓘ
discussion of privilege in criminal justice ⓘ |
| hasDate | August 26, 1986 ⓘ |
| hasGenre | true crime ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | New York State NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLegalPlea | guilty to first-degree manslaughter ⓘ |
| hasLocationDetail |
Central Park vicinity
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMediaFormat |
magazine coverage
ⓘ
newspaper coverage ⓘ television coverage ⓘ |
| hasMediaNarrative |
focus on Chambers’ appearance and background
ⓘ
portrayal of Levin’s personal life ⓘ |
| hasPerpetrator | Robert Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerpetratorAge | 19 ⓘ |
| hasPerpetratorBackground | upper-middle-class ⓘ |
| hasPerpetratorEducationContext | attended elite private schools ⓘ |
| hasPerpetratorFullName | Robert Emmet Chambers Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerpetratorReleaseYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| hasSentenceLength | 5 to 15 years in prison ⓘ |
| hasSubsequentEvents | later drug-related arrests of Robert Chambers ⓘ |
| hasTrialLocation | New York County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Jennifer Levin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVictimAge | 18 ⓘ |
| hasVictimBackground | New York City teenager ⓘ |
| hasVictimFullName | Jennifer Dawn Levin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| inspired |
dramatized TV episodes
ⓘ
television documentaries ⓘ true-crime books ⓘ |
| involves |
class issues
ⓘ
gender issues ⓘ media sensationalism ⓘ |
| legalCharge | homicide ⓘ |
| legalOutcome | manslaughter conviction ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
controversial
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highly publicized ⓘ |
| notableFor | killing of Jennifer Levin ⓘ |
| placeOfEvent | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Robert Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Robert Chambers (Preppy Killer)