David Suro, a 49-year-old man, was driving his taxi through New York City on the night of December 19, 1956, when the fare turned into a trap. Accounts describe him picking up Leroy “Frisco” Keith—already a wanted parole violator from Ohio—along with accomplices, and being directed toward the Bronx.
Near Tremont Avenue and Webster Avenue, the ride shifted from ordinary to terrifying. During what was described as an attempted stickup, Suro fought back in the only way he could from
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