Daniel Penny is heading to trial for Neely's death.
Jordan Neely is pictured before going to see the Michael Jackson movie"This is It" outside the Regal Cinemas on 8th Ave. and 42nd St. in Times Square, New York, in 2009.surrounding New York City's struggle to address homelessness and mental illness has clouded the memory of who Jordan Neely was.
Two of Neely's loved ones reflected on the life and death in interviews with ABC News ahead of Penny's trial.Neely's childhood was rocky, according to Mahazu. He and his mother, Christie Neely, were housing insecure -- sometimes living in homeless shelters -- and his mother's tumultuous relationship with her boyfriend filled some days with arguments. But amid the instability, Neely's relationship with his mother blossomed.
In the years after her death, Neely found solace in his love of dancing and made the NYC MTA subway system his stage, busking for money as a Michael Jackson impersonator. It was the beginning of a friendship that would last years: "We wouldn't just talk about Michael Jackson and dancing. We talked about other things, you know, and I missed that. I missed that. That was my little brother."
She said his face lit up when he saw her, but he kept walking past, which Harper speculates was because of embarrassment. Harper said she stopped him, escorted him off the train, hugged him and asked him what was going on. According to police sources, Neely had a documented mental health history and had been previously arrested for several incidents, including assault, disorderly conduct and fare evasion.that Neely was on a list of the top 50 sheltered or homeless "high need individuals" to be reached by NYC outreach workers at the time of his death.
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