Victim EY

Victim EY

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A journalist chronicles her own true-crime story as the victim of a vicious random beating, digging for clues on her young assailant's tragic life -- and why a justice system set her free to strike again and again.

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About Elise Young

I'm identified as Victim EY in court papers of the stranger who beat me, wounding my face and brain. But I'm so much more. I'm New York metropolitan-area journalist Elise Young covering the criminal case and beyond, and this is a developing story.