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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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Date
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2014-11-30
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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CSI Missouri
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Description
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Article spotlights infamous crimes and outlaws in Missouri in the 1930s, including the Young Brothers Massacre (Springfield, MO), the Bonnie (Parker) and Clyde (Darrow) crime spree, the Kansas City Massacre, and the criminal exploits of Charlie 'Pretty Boy" Floyd and Adam Richetti. Some existing landmarks and attractions related to the crimes are identified.
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Date
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2014
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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Unsolved Cases Pile on the Pain
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Description
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Article states that the percentage of homicide cases cleared by the Kansas City Police Department fell during the 2012 calendar year. Statistical trends, including the number of cases solved, cooperation of witnesses, and monthly tips to police are described. Police Chief Darryl Forte is interviewed and offers his opinions regarding the problems preventing his officers from clearing more murder cases and describes his plan of action.
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Date
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2013-01-19
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Object Type
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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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2010-09-26
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
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Title
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A Motive for Lewis's Murder; the Experiment
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Description
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In-depth letter to the editor expresses the writer's belief that Meriwether Lewis did not commit suicide but was murdered. The reasons for this belief will be published in a forthcoming book (April of 2009) called "The Death of Meriwether Lewis: A Historic Crime Scene Investigation."
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Date
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2008-11
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Title
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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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Date
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2008-06-16
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Object Type
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Newspaper Article
