Linda Fairstein made her career as an American author as well as attorney and a former New York City Prosecutor. She was the in-charge of the crimes of violence against the women as well as the children. She headed the sex crimes of the Manhattan District from the year 1976 to 2002. She oversaw a prosecution of the Central Park Five cases where five Teenagers were wrongfully accused of raping and assaulting a female jogger. But the five were vacated in 2002 as Matias Reyes, who was the main convict of the case, confessed to being the sole perpetrator of the case. Still, Linda Fairstein argued over The five boys were the convict, and she even referred to the police investigation as brilliant. In the year 2019, a Netflix Series named When They Saw Us was released about the Central Park Five Case, due to which Fairstein was dropped by her publisher named Dutton.

Linda Fairstein Early Life

Linda Fairstein was brought up in this world on 5th May 1947. She was born in Mount Vernon, which is situated in New York. She completed her graduation from Vassar College with a degree of BA in 1969 and the University of Virginia with a degree in Law in 1972.

Linda Fairstein Career

Linda Fairstein joined the Manhattan District of Attorney’s Office in 1972. She joined as the Assistant District Attorney. She later was promoted to the head of the sex crimes unit in the year 1976. She has prosecuted many cases, such as the Preppy Murder Case in the year 1986 against Robert Chambers as well as the People V Jovanovic Cases in the year 1998. She left the District Attorney’s Office after the Central Park Five Case but continued to write as well as a lecture as a sex crime expert on various television as well as print outlets such as CNN and Larry King and many more. She has even handled many cases related to famous celebrities such as Michael Jackson for molestation charges in the year 2004 as well as Kobe Bryant sexual assault charges as well as Scott Peterson’s trial. She has even handled a case in defence of Harvey Weinstein against the sexual harassment complaint against him. She has won many awards, such as the Emory Buckner Award by the Federal Bar Council for the Public Service as well as Women of the Year Award by the Glamour Magazine as well as Nero Wolfe Award for Excellence in Crime Writing. The Mystery Writers of America even decided that she would be awarded a Grand Master Award, but due to controversy, after two days, they renewed and withdrew the award. 

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Linda Fairstein Personal Life

Linda Fairstein tied her knot with a lawyer named Justin Feldman in the year 1987, but he died in the year 2011, and later she again got married to Michael Goldberg, who was a long time friend of hers. 

Linda Fairstein Net worth

Linda Fairstein has a net worth of $12 million which she earned through her work and determination in every case she handled throughout her life.