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Title
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1904
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Description
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First in a four-part series of historical fiction set in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1904 and focusing upon a murder investigation carried out by the city's first African-American police officer Lafayette Tillman. James and Thomas Pendergast and other figures from Kansas City history make appearances throughout the story. The final installment includes a section that explains how historical information was used to create the story.
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2014-11-30
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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A Memory of Murder
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Description
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Article focuses upon the childhood experiences of Danny Centimano, the son of notorious Kansas City criminal Joe Centimano. Danny is interviewed and describes his father's connections to criminal activity in the area as well as his involvement with the murder of Leon Jordan in 1970. Danny's participation in the cold case investigation of Jordan's murder is described.
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Date
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2012-03-03
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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Archive Is Asset in Crime Fighting
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Description
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Kansas City's crime lab was unusual in preserving evidence such as hairs, blood, and bodily fluids starting in the 1970s. With the advent of DNA testing, such evidence has become invaluable in reopening old cases, and Kansas City has become a"cold-case leader."
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Date
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2010-09-26
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Massacre Turned FBI into a Powerhouse
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Description
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Article describing how the Union Station Massacre changed the Federal Bureau of Investigation into the powerhouse that it is today. J. Edgar Hoover, head of the FBI during the massacre, described the killings as, "a challenge to law and order and civilization iteslf." Changes in 1934 crime laws were a direct result of the massacre.
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2008-06-16
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
