WHERE ARE THEY NOW?
- Lisa is buried at the Gates of Heaven cemetery in Valhalia, New York.
- Lisa's adoptive brother, Mitchell, was reunited with his biological mother, Nicole Bridget Smigiel, who was granted full custody given that no legal adoption was made.
- Joel Steinberg was denied discretionary parole on two occasions because of his lack of remorse for his doings. However, on June 30, 2004, he was granted parole under the state's "good time" law. After his release, he moved to Harlem and took up work in the construction industry.
- Hedda Nussbaum worked to rebuild her life after Lisa's death. She got numerous reconstructive plastic surgeries. She also co-facilitated a support group for battered women for about eight years. Later on, she worked as a paralegal for an organization that assists battered women. After Steinberg was released from prison, she receded from public attention until the release of her book. Nussbaum currently lives in Hackensack, New Jersey.
IMPACT
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The Lisa Steinberg case garnered huge media attention. The sad fate of this innocent girl was able to heighten the awareness of child abuse around the country and it may have saved a lot of innocent lives.
In 1990, an episode of Law and Order titled, "Indifference" was inspired by the Lisa Steinberg case. In 2004, the character inspired by Joel Steinberg was brought back to an episode, titled, "Fixed" and it was inspired by Steinberg's actual release at that time.
In 1990, an episode of Law and Order titled, "Indifference" was inspired by the Lisa Steinberg case. In 2004, the character inspired by Joel Steinberg was brought back to an episode, titled, "Fixed" and it was inspired by Steinberg's actual release at that time.