[5] Through his company, NM Davis Corp, he purchased many businesses, including Rupert E. Edwards' Canada Varnish, in February 1953.
[7] Davis was gunned down in the underground parking lot of an office building at Mt.
The "hit" was ordered and paid for by Davis's cousin, Marshall Ross, who believed that he would be named as a beneficiary in Davis's will; the funds received would be used to pay off Ross's massive debts, and protect his vaunted lifestyle.
Shortly after the murder, Davis's company sued Ross for repayment of an earlier loan.
Marshall Ross remains in federal prison, sentenced to life after pleading guilty to masterminding Davis's murder.