Who Killed CJ Davis? (Pt 4) - "The murder scene and the wall of silence"
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The Times
3.9 • 1.6K Ratings
🗓️ 31 August 2021
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
In the latest instalment of the series, we hear from a witness who tried to save 14-year-old CJ Davis after he was shot in a suspected gang killing in east London in 2017.
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This episode was first released on 28th August, 2020.
Host: John Simpson, the Times' crime correspondent.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, I'm John Curtis, and I'm Rachel Wolf. |
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| 0:35.9 | Hi, it's Manvine here. |
| 0:37.9 | Just a reminder that today's episode of the award-winning series Who Killed CJ Davis |
| 0:42.9 | was first published last summer. |
| 0:46.9 | A warning, just before we begin. |
| 0:49.9 | Some listeners may find some of what we're about to hear distressing. |
| 0:52.9 | Also, this episode contains some strong language. |
| 0:57.9 | Last time on Who Killed CJ Davis? |
| 1:01.9 | My son was in the top of McDonald's scared for his freaking life. |
| 1:07.9 | I am the person that told the police, |
| 1:09.9 | tell your mum, your dad, your grand, all of them to come and find me. |
| 1:12.9 | Too many children and young men have lost their lives over, frankly nonsense. |
| 1:23.9 | And then she listened into the episode and you blew my mind of something that I've always thought |
| 1:29.9 | but I didn't actually pinpoint unless with the gang matrix. |
| 1:33.9 | That's Keisha McLeod, CJ's mum. |
| 1:35.9 | She left me a voice note after the last episode. |
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