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Morning Cup of Murder

The Murder Of A Boxing Legend - November 21 2023

Morning Cup of Murder

Morning Cup of Murder

Society & Culture, History, Documentary, True Crime

4.7723 Ratings

🗓️ 21 November 2023

⏱️ 10 minutes

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November 21st: Al Bummy Davis killed (1945) We often tell stories of carefully crafted crimes or serial killings that take up years. But some crimes, like the one we are talking about today, are quick and brutal but still just as senseless. On November 21st 1945 a man was killed in a random act of violence in a place he was getting ready to leave forever. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Davis_(boxer), https://www.boxingnewsonline.net/the-killing-of-bummy-davis/, https://www.nydailynews.com/news/crime/hed-article-1.2358162, https://www.encyclopedia.com/religion/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/davis-al-bummy, https://www.maxboxing.com/news/news/the-redemption-of-al-bummy-davis, https://www.nytimes.com/1945/11/26/archives/murder-broken-police-confronted-with-new-slaying-wounded-suspect.html, http://www.ronross.us/bummy-davis.php, Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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There were two more murders, 15 miles away.

0:32.7

When police arrives, they found the telephones and electricity lines.

0:36.1

We have a weird homicide.

0:38.9

A scene described by one investigator as reminiscent of a weird...

0:42.3

We often tell tales of carefully crafted crimes or serial killings that take up years.

0:50.7

But some crimes, like the one we are talking about today, are quick and brutal, but still

0:55.3

just as senseless. On November 21st, 1945, a man was killed in a random act of violence

1:02.6

in a place he was getting ready to leave forever. So if you like your coffee hot but your bones

1:08.0

chilled, sit back and start your day with a morning cup of murder.

1:13.4

Al Davis was born on January 26, 1920, in a then-predominantly Jewish area of Brooklyn, New York.

1:20.8

While his father went from a produce push cart to a successful candy store, to make a little

1:25.5

extra cash, he sold whiskey during a time of prohibition.

1:29.4

And in order to not get caught, he made sure his son, who was just seven years old,

1:35.7

stood lookout for him and sent out an alert whenever he saw police nearby.

1:40.1

As a result, Al developed into a tough, street-smart kid who became well-known throughout the

1:45.4

neighborhood that was, at the time, also home to the crime syndicate, Murder, Inc.

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