Morning Cup of Murder

May 23rd: Henry Dumas Killed by Police (1968)

Death doesn’t stop influence. On May 23rd 1968 a man tragically lost his life. A writer whose career, and influence, lived on despite the end of his life.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Dumas#Death, https://www.npr.org/sections/codeswitch/2015/10/01/433229181/henry-dumas-wrote-about-black-people-killed-by-cops-then-he-was-killed-by-a-cop, https://www.britannica.com/biography/Henry-Dumas, https://yalereview.org/article/henry-dumas-poet-death, https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/henry-dumas-shot/, https://www.ebony.com/why-this-author-murdered-by-the-police-in-1968-matters-right-now-504/
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May 20th: Howard “Bud” Stoddard Killed  (2010)

When a robbery goes wrong, people’s lives are put in danger. On May 20th 2010 a man’s life was put to an end by three individuals looking for a payout. 

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