Who Killed CJ Davis?

Last week police said a 24-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of murder of Corey Junior Davis.

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This episode was first published on 8 December, 2021. 

A year after releasing the series, John heads back to east London looking for answers as CJ's murder remains unsolved. It comes as teenage murders reach a 13-year high in London and growing numbers of grieving families seek some kind of justice.

If you have any information on the case you can contact John directly and confidentially on Twitter @thejohnsimpson or by email: [email protected]

Anyone with information can also contact the police on the dedicated incident room number of 020 8345 3775, or 101. You can also make contact via Twitter @MetCC. To give information anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org. The Metropolitan Police Service offers a £20,000 reward for anyone who can provide information leading to the identification and conviction of the person(s) responsible for CJ's murder.

If you’ve been affected by any of the issues in this podcast you find information at the below sites and numbers:

https://www.supportline.org.uk/problems/bereavement/ or 01708 765200

https://www.victimsupport.org.uk/ or 08 08 16 89 111

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This episode was first published on 25 September, 2020. 

John tracks down CJ's father and talks to him about his absence from the 14-year-old's life.

Investigation: Anyone with information can also contact the police on the dedicated incident room number of 020 8345 3775, or 101. You can also make contact via Twitter @MetCC. To give information anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org. The Metropolitan Police Service offers a £20,000 reward for anyone who can provide information leading to the identification and conviction of the person(s) responsible for CJ's murder.

Original Music by Cam Shuck - satellitestudios.co.uk.

Additional Music by Breakmaster Cylinder and Jordan Powell.

"Candlepower" by Chris Zabriskie is licensed under CC BY 3.0.

Clips: BBC, ITV, Sky News, ITN. 

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This episode was first published on 4 September, 2020. 

On the third anniversary of CJ Davis' death John speaks to the lead investigator in the 14-year-old's murder and reviews the evidence considered in the case.

Investigation: Anyone with information can also contact the police on the dedicated incident room number of 020 8345 3775, or 101. You can also make contact via Twitter @MetCC. To give information anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org. The Metropolitan Police Service offers a £20,000 reward for anyone who can provide information leading to the identification and conviction of the person(s) responsible for CJ's murder.

Original Music by Cam Shuck - satellitestudios.co.uk.

Additional Music by Jordan Powell and Chris Zabriskie (licensed under Creative Commons).

Actor: Tione Chance.

Clips: Link Up TV YouTube.

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This episode was first published on 28 August, 2020. 

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.

Investigation: Anyone with information can also contact the police on the dedicated incident room number of 020 8345 3775, or 101. You can also make contact via Twitter @MetCC. To give information anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org. The Metropolitan Police Service offers a £20,000 reward for anyone who can provide information leading to the identification and conviction of the person(s) responsible for CJ's murder.

Original Music by Cam Shuck - satellitestudios.co.uk.

Additional Music by Jordan Powell, Chris Zabriskie (licensed under Creative Commons) and Breakmaster Cylinder.

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This episode was first published on 21 August, 2020. 

In this episode we examine the gang culture of east London to look for clues as to what happened to CJ, who was apparently caught up in this murky world.

Investigation: Anyone with information can also contact the police on the dedicated incident room number of 020 8345 3775, or 101. You can also make contact via Twitter @MetCC. To give information anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org. The Metropolitan Police Service offers a £20,000 reward for anyone who can provide information leading to the identification and conviction of the person(s) responsible for CJ's murder.

Anyone concerned they may know of a child being the victim of grooming can contact the police on 101 or the NSPCC.

Original Music by Cam Shuck - satellitestudios.co.uk.

Clips: UK Drill YouTube channel, Olympic YouTube Channel, BBC3.

Additional music: Jordan Powell, Chris Zabriskie (licensed under Creative Commons) and Breakmaster Cylinder.

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This episode was first published on 14 August, 2020.

CJ Davis was shot dead and killed in east London in 2017. He was 14 years old. In this episode John explores how he was forced to leave mainstream education and attend a pupil referral unit, precipitating a fall into a criminal world.

Investigation: Anyone with information can also contact the police on the dedicated incident room number of 020 8345 3775, or 101. You can also make contact via Twitter @MetCC. To give information anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org. The Metropolitan Police Service offers a £20,000 reward for anyone who can provide information leading to the identification and conviction of the person(s) responsible for CJ's murder.

Original Music by Cam Shuck - satellitestudios.co.uk.

Clips: UK Drill YouTube channel.

Additional music by Jordan Powell (licensed under Creative Commons).

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This episode was first published on 7th August, 2020.

In the first of a special series on Stories of our times, the Times' Crime Correspondent John Simpson attempts to work out who killed a 14-year-old boy in broad daylight back in September 2017 in Newham, east London. CJ Davis' murder has never been solved but the case remains active.  

Content warning: Description of suicidal ideation.

Host: John Simpson, crime correspondent at The Times.

Support numbers: If you’ve been affected by anything in this programme contact Samaritans for free on 116 123. 

Investigation: Anyone with information can also contact the police on the dedicated incident room number of 020 8345 3775, or 101. You can also make contact via Twitter @MetCC. To give information anonymously contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111 or online at crimestoppers-uk.org. The Metropolitan Police Service offers a £20,000 reward for anyone who can provide information leading to the identification and conviction of the person(s) responsible for CJ's murder.

Original music by Cam Shuck - satellitestudios.co.uk.

Additional music by Jordan Powell, Daniel Birch and Breakmaster Cylinder.

Actors: Praise Aguda, Tione Chance.

Clips used: BBC, ITV, UK Drill YouTube channel.

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This episode was first released on 31 July, 2020.

CJ Davis was shot dead in broad daylight, September 4th, 2017, in Newham, East London. He was 14 years old.

The case remains unsolved.

Presented by John Simpson, the Crime Correspondent for The Times, this is a special series looking at what happened that day and in the months leading up to CJ's murder.

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