Former Rye Mayor John Carey, Judge In 'Fatal Attraction' Murder Trial, Dies
John Carey, the former mayor of Rye and longtime judge who presided over the “Fatal Attraction” murder case, died this week, on Monday, Oct. 7, at the age of 95.
Carey began his tenure as a public servant in Rye in 1964 when he was elected to the City Council. A decade later, he took over as Rye’s first Democratic mayor in 1974, serving two terms until 1982.
Carey was also a widely respected scholar of international human rights law. He authored dozens of academic articles and two books, including “UN Protection of Civil and Political Rights”. He also founded United Nations Law Reports…
