{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"True Crime Sports - Len Koenecke Killed By Pilot in Mid-Air","description":"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?&amp;nbsp; 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.&amp;nbsp; &amp;nbsp; Read more about the incident:  https:\/\/news.google.com\/newspapers?id=3bEcAAAAIBAJ&amp;amp;sjid=MVQEAAAAIBAJ&amp;amp;pg=3806,4267318 &amp;nbsp; If you're new, Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https:\/\/bit.ly\/38GvSUY Follow us: https:\/\/twitter.com\/distantpodcast ","author_name":"Distant Replay","author_url":"http:\/\/distantreplay.libsyn.com\/website","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/26895051\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/26895051"}