# Descent into crime | Who Killed CJ Davis? Ep 2

An episode of [The Trial of Russell Brand](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1630722986), 13 Aug 2025, 30 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/62a879162610040012f1c7a3/e/6877cadcb93bd5454d75ff33/media.mp3

Lifting the lid on a national crisis of child criminal exploitation. Accounts from CJ’s girlfriend, Bella, and his mother give rise to questions: how did he come to be arrested for carrying a knife? What were CJ’s connections to drug dealing? And, crucially, where did the authorities miss opportunities to intervene? Corey Junior Davis was just 14 when he was shot dead on the afternoon of 4 September 2017. In this series, crime correspondent John Simpson exposes the systemic failings, rivalries and silence surrounding CJ’s killer. Host: John Simpson, crime correspondent, The Times Clips: BBC, ITV, UK Drill YouTube channel Original music by Cam Shuck - satellitestudios.co.uk This podcast was brought to you thanks to subscribers of The Times and The Sunday Times. To enjoy unlimited digital access to all our journalism subscribe here: https://www.thetimes.com/subscribe/timesinvestigates/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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