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A Finger's Touch: Print Science Pondered in 4-Decade Old Crime

Leon Jordan's 1970 murder poses challenges to investigators.
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Leon Jordan's 1970 murder poses challenges to investigators.

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The unsolved 1970 murder of Kansas City black political leader Leon Jordan is back in the hands of a detective squad. And KCUR has learned of new developments that might enhance chances of solving the murder after all these years. It revolves around crime lab science being done in Topeka. KCUR's Dan Verbeck has the story.

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