Jonathan Levin
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| Jonathan Levin | |
| Born | May 6, 1966 Flushing, Queens, New York |
|---|---|
| Died | May 30, 1997 NYC, New York |
| Spouse | None |
Jonathan Levin (May 6, 1966 – May 30, 1997) was the son of former Time Warner CEO Gerald M. Levin and Carol Levin. He attended Shelter Rock Elementary School and Manhasset Jr./Sr. High School in Manhasset, New York. He continued his education at Trinity College in Connecticut, graduating in 1988.
A public school English teacher at Taft High School in the Bronx, Levin was tortured, robbed and brutally murdered in his apartment by a former student. The student, Corey Arthur, was convicted of second-degree murder and sentenced to 25 years to life in prison in November 1998. A purported accomplice, Montoun Hart, was acquitted on the same charges in February 1999. While Hart had written a confession, jurors were not able to find out how it was obtained and felt it was unreliable.[1]
The murder happened after Jonathan had mentioned that his father was Gerald M. Levin in the classroom. The former student assumed that Jonathan was rich; however, the student did not understand finances. The student stole Jonathan's bank card and got the account's PIN. Of course, any real money would have been held outside of the traditional banking account (e.g., in investment accounts).
Mr. Levin joined Taft High School in 1993 and received his Master of Arts Degree in May of 1995 from New York University's School of Education.
In 1997, "Jonathan M. Levin Way" was created in the Bronx on the section of East 172nd Street between Sheridan Avenue and Morris Avenue. [1]. When Taft High School was broken up into multiple schools, one school that was created, in 2002, was the Jonathan Levin High School for Media and Communications with a startup grant[2] from Time Warner.
The New York Court of Appeals declined to review Corey Arthur's conviction on March 29, 2002.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ "Jurors Faulted Police Work In Murder Case Of a Teacher", The New York Times, February 13, 1999.
- ^ "Jonathan Levin High School for Media and Communications", Inside Schools, 2004.
- ^ "Albany: Killer Of Levin Fails In Appeal", The New York Times, March 29, 2002. Retrieved on January 2.
