Episode 265: The Unsolved Murder of Abe Lebewohl

It’s been over 27 years since 64-year-old Abe Lebewohl was gunned down in front of the NatWest Bank in East Village, NY. On March 4, 1996, Abe was at the bank dropping off a $12,000 deposit from his place of business, the Second Avenue Deli, when he was robbed and killed. The perpetrators have never been caught and today, Abe’s case remains unsolved. This kind, generous man deserves justice. If you have any information, please call the NYPD Crime Stoppers at 1–800–577-TIPS (8477). 

Sources for this episode:

https://nypost.com/2023/10/23/metro/daughters-of-abe-lebewohl-pressure-prosecutors-to-solve-1996-murder/

https://www.jta.org/2023/07/28/ny/abe-lebewohl-park-honors-murdered-2nd-ave-deli-founder-and-east-village-mensch

https://www.chelseanewsny.com/news/elegy-for-abe-lebewohl-NM1608917

https://www.nycgovparks.org/parks/abe-lebewohl-park/history

https://nypost.com/2000/03/04/detectives-still-hard-at-work-on-96-deli-slaying/

https://2ndavedeli.com/about/

https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/21/magazine/21deli-t.html

https://truecrimedetective.co.uk/abe-lebewohl-the-senseless-killing-of-a-new-york-deli-icon-24d5bdca724b

https://www.insideedition.com/deli-owner-abe-lebewohls-grieving-family-wants-help-in-the-cold-case-murder-of-the-mayor-of-2nd