Kendra Webdale
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Kendra Ann Webdale (1967 - January 3, 1999), a native of Fredonia[1], was a 32 year-old photographer, journalist and aspiring screenwriter pushed into an oncoming subway train on January 3, 1999 by a diagnosed schizophrenic from the borough of Queens named Andrew Goldstein.
After a series of trials and a lengthy appeals process-where Goldstein's counsel argued that he was mentally unfit to stand trial-Goldstein finally confessed to pushing Webdale to her death in front of a N Train at the 23rd St. station on that day in a plea bargain agreement released on October 11, 2006. [1]
On November 2, 2006, he was given a 23 year sentence. [2]
The case of Kendra Webdale ignited a firestorm of publicity that focused on the number of mentally ill individuals in New York City, the adequacy of their treatment, and ultimately led to the passage of Kendra's Law.
