The new docuseries “The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park” chronicles the murder of 18-year-old Jennifer Levin at the hands of Robert Chambers—and the tabloid mania that ensued. Levin's story is a terrifying tale that sounds like it was made up for TV. The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park will expose evidence that was inadmissible in the trial and also examine the circumstances that made the story unfold the way it did: America's untamed ambition in the mid-1980s, the rarified lifestyle of New York's privileged prep school kids, sexism, elitism, an all-out tabloid media war that blamed the victim and an imperfect justice system. The 5-part true crime documentary series “Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park” explores the rape and killing of Jennifer Levin by Robert Chambers in New York in 1986. Season 1. It wasn't made up but it will be the subject of a limited series on AMC called The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park. More than 30 years later, her story is being reexamined in the new documentary The Preppy Murder: Death in Central Park, which premieres November 13th at 9 p.m. on AMC. On Aug. 26, 1986, Levin was strangled by Robert Chambers in New York City’s Central Park after the acquaintances had left local bar Dorrian’s Red Hand, Fortune reported. Is Robert Chambers still in jail? Even so, the fascination with Chambers, and to a lesser extent Levin, was disproportionate. Robert Chambers served 15 years in prison for the 1986 death of 18-year-old Jennifer Levin, but it wouldn't be the handsome, prep school student's last time behind bars. From the outside, Robert Chambers looked like an All-American hero.