True Crime Sports - Len Koenecke Killed By Pilot in Mid-Air

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English - May 19, 2023 20:08 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 19 ratings
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A day after Len Koenecke was released from the Brooklyn Dodgers in 1935, the outfielder was killed in mid-air by the pilot during a flight to Buffalo. It's a story that would rock social media today, but back then it only created more questions about what went wrong. How did this 31-year-old, who was once called a bright start in the National League, die on his way home from a road trip?

We'll tell you the true crime sports story of Len Koenecke, a promising baseball player who played for Casey Stengel and the Dodgers. A combination of anger and alcohol led to a fight with deadly consequences.

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