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KC Homicide Trend Stymies Solvers

Sgt David Bernard keeps handwritten notes in stunning number of homicide cases this year.
kcur photo by Dan Verbeck
Sgt David Bernard keeps handwritten notes in stunning number of homicide cases this year.

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Kansas City, Mo. – On the last day of last year, Kansas City police tallied figures showing an 18 percent decline in the number of homicides compared with 2006. Before the new year was hours old, another trend began. It has never let up. KCUR's Dan Verbeck examines one death.

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