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Levinsky's family. Although police suspected his murder had been committed by a personal enemy, Bushel later issued a statement from the family claiming that Levinsky had been murdered as the result of a
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Gangster Is Slain, Newsboy
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arrived at the scene. When questioned, he denied any knowledge of the shooting and claimed to have been buying a suit when the murder took place.
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