The Nation - News from Jan. 9, 1985
Bernhard H. Goetz,The man accused of the so-called vigilante shootings of four youths aboard a New York subway train Dec. 22 was released from jail after posting $50,000 in cash bail, authorities said. “I’m very dirty,” Goetz said before going home to his Manhattan apartment and entering the building by a service entrance. “I’d really like to go home and shower and change these clothes,” he said. A “Welcome Home Bernie” banner was on display in the lobby. On the mail table in the lobby was box for donations to the “bernhard Goetz Fund.
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