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Coverage dated July 28, 2023

Robert Chambers, NYC's 'Preppy Killer,' is released after 15 years in prison on drug charges

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Online records show the man known as New York City's “Preppy Killer” is again out of prison, after spending 15 years in custody on drug and assault charges. Robert Chambers was arrested on those charges about five years after being released from prison in 2003 for killing Jennifer Levin in Central P…

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  1. WHEC Rochester

    Robert Chambers, NYC's 'Preppy Killer,' is released after 15 years in prison on drug charges (opens WHEC Rochester)

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    Online records show the man known as New York City's “Preppy Killer” is again out of prison, after spending 15 years in custody on drug and assault charges. Robert Chambers was arrested on those charges about five years after being released from prison in 2003 for killing Jennifer Levin in Central P…

  2. News Nation Now

    Robert Chambers, NYC’s ‘Preppy Killer,’ released after 15 years in prison (opens News Nation Now)

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    NEW YORK (AP) — Robert Chambers, better known to some as the “Preppy Killer,” was released after spending 15 years in prison for drug and assault charges, according to state records. Chambers…

  3. People

    ‘Preppy Killer’ Robert Chambers Released From New York Prison on Drug and Assault Charges (opens People)

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    ‘Preppy Killer’ Robert Chambers, who was convicted for murdering a teenage girl in Central Park over 30 years ago, was released from prison on Tuesday after serving time for separate drug and assault charges

  4. New York Post

    ‘Preppy Killer’ Robert Chambers released from NYS prison after serving 15 years in drug, assault case (opens New York Post)

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    The infamous “Preppy Killer” who brutally strangled a teenage girl inside Central Park more than three decades ago was released from prison Friday.

  5. CBS News

    "Preppy Killer" Robert Chambers released from prison after 15-year sentence in drug, assault case (opens CBS News)

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    Chambers was convicted for the 1986 murder of Jennifer Levin in Central Park.

  6. New York Post

    ‘Preppy Killer’ Robert Chambers released from prison on parole to Rockland County, may have GF waiting (opens New York Post)

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    The two met up after he was released from prison in 2003 and began living together until they were busted as drug dealers in 2007.

  7. CNN

    'Preppy Killer' Robert Chambers is released again from prison after serving years for unrelated drug crimes (opens CNN)

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    Robert Chambers, known as the “Preppy Killer” for murdering a teenager in Central Park in 1986, was released again this week from prison after serving time for unrelated drug crimes.

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