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Aviva Ruth Okeson-Haberman

Case from Kansas-city, MO dated Apr 23, 2021

Victim Details

Aviva Ruth Okeson-Haberman

Female

White / Caucasian

Kansas-city

MO

2021-04-23

24

Aviva

Ruth Okeson-Haberman

07/08/2026

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In the spring of 2021, a promising young journalist's life was cut tragically short in Kansas City, Missouri. Aviva Ruth Okeson-Haberman, a 24-year-old White female, died on April 23, 2021, from a gunshot wound she sustained inside her first-floor apartment in the Santa Fe neighborhood. A reporter for KCUR, Kansas City's NPR member station, Okeson-Haberman was known for her insightful and compassionate reporting.

On that Friday, concern grew among her colleagues when she failed to respond ...
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  • KCUR Reporter And Beloved Colleague Aviva Okeson-Haberman Dies At 24
  • KSHB: Kansas City reporter Aviva Okeson-Haberman, 24, killed in shooting, KCUR-FM reports
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