Alabama woman who was found dead in only socks was openly and aggressively kidnapped in front of multiple bystanders who did nothing. Experts call this the bystander effect. If you are interested in reading about the bystander effect, please look up the story about Kitty Genovese.
42-year-old Genise Carter's horrific ordeal began at a convenience store in full view of customers and surveillance cameras, and was discarded at the end of a dead end road.
Genise first walks into frame at a Birmingham, Alabama gas station around 4 a.m. on a chilly January morning. Surveillance video shows 2 men shadowing her as she enters the establishment. Only moments later those same 2 men are seen forcing Genise out of the gas station and into a vehicle at gunpoint.
The vehicle drives away only to return a few minutes later and a heartbreaking ordeal that takes almost 30 minutes to unfold begins. Keep in mind, detectives say there were numerous cars and customers at the establishment during the nightmare Genise was about to experience.
Shortly after arriving back at the gas station she was just forced at gunpoint to leave, Genise was able to escape from the car. Once out of her attacker's vehicle Genise ran up to multiple bystanders frantically attempting to get help. She went so far as to jump inside of a man's SUV and hold onto him in a desperate bear hug.
However the men were able to grab her and rip her out of the car and drag her back to their vehicle.
After this she was able to escape again and attempted to flee into the safety of the store. Detectives say both men threw her to the ground and beat her literally in the doorway of the store.
All of this unfolded in front of the public for 30 minutes.
After this she was forced back into the car and never seen alive again. She was later found in only socks, deceased from a gunshot wound in the head on a dead end street.
During her entire ordeal ...only one person called 911.
Police were able to locate and arrest 21-year-old Jayden Gildersleeve based on information from that single call. This shows how important it is to call 911.
Days later, on February 1st, the second man, 62-year-old Michael Spellman was taken into custody.
The two were in court for a preliminary hearing on Tuesday of this week and ordered to be held with no bond. Both are facing charges of capital murder and kidnapping.
We will update this story.
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