339: The Killing of Boxer Tyrone Everett w/ Sean Nam

Most Notorious! A True Crime History Podcast

Erik Rivenes

True Crime, History, Education

4.7 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 April 2024

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Six months after losing a world title fight that remains infamous as one of the last mob fixes in boxing, Tyrone “The Butterfly” Everett—a flashy, handsome lightweight southpaw on the verge of stardom—was dead. Only twenty-four years old, he was shot in the head by his girlfriend, Carolyn McKendrick, who claimed that Everett had abused her throughout their relationship. But for years, street corner talk raised doubts about what actually took place in Philadelphia at 2710 Federal Street on May 26, 1977. My guest is journalist Sean Nam, author of "Murder on Federal Street: Tyrone Everett, the Black Mafia, Fixed Fights, and the Last Golden Age of Philadelphia Boxing." He gives us an outline of the drama and shares theories regarding who might be responsible for the up-and-coming fighter's demise, including the possible involvement of a violent Philly organization called "The Black Mafia". The author's website: https://www.murderonfederalstreet.com/ The author on Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/seanpasbon Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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2:09.3	You're going to be here. Welcome listener. Welcome listeners to the most notorious podcast. I'm Eric Riveness. It's so great to have Sean Nam on the show this week. He is a contributor to Boxing Scene.com and the
2:16.9	British weekly Boxing magazine Boxing News. He is also a former boxing writer for USA Today and a full member and co-vice president of the Boxing Writers Association of America.
2:31.0	And he is here to talk about his book, Murder on Federal Street, Tyrone
2:36.6	Everett, the Black Mafia, Fixed Fights, and The Last Golden age of Philadelphia boxing.
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