Murder of Roseann Quinn
American murdered teacher (1944–1973) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Roseann M. Quinn (November 17, 1944 – January 2, 1973) was an American schoolteacher in New York City who was stabbed to death in 1973 by a man she had met at a bar. Her murder inspired Judith Rossner's best-selling 1975 novel Looking for Mr. Goodbar, which was adapted into a 1977 film directed by Richard Brooks and starring Diane Keaton, and the television film, Trackdown: Finding the Goodbar Killer, released in 1983. Quinn's murder also inspired the 1977 account Closing Time: The True Story of the "Goodbar" Murder by New York Times journalist Lacey Fosburgh. The case was the subject of a Season 3 episode 2 of Investigation Discovery's series A Crime to Remember in 2015 ("Last Night Stand").
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Quick Facts Roseann Quinn, Born ...
Roseann Quinn | |
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![]() Roseann Quinn, early adulthood, undated[1] | |
Born | (1944-11-17)November 17, 1944 |
Died | January 2, 1973(1973-01-02) (aged 28) New York, New York, U.S. |
Occupation | Primary schoolteacher |
Known for | Murder Victim, Subject of Looking for Mr. Goodbar |
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