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Rodney Thurber

Case from Kansas-city, MO dated Nov 11, 2017

Victim Details

Rodney V Thurber

Male

White / Caucasian

Kansas-city

MO

2017-11-11

52

Rodney

Thurber

07/12/2026

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In the winter of 2017, the life of 52-year-old Rodney Vernon Thurber, a father of three, was brought to a violent and tragic end inside his second-floor apartment on Tracy Avenue in Kansas City, Missouri. On the evening of November 11th, police were dispatched to the residence following a report of a shooting. Upon arrival, they discovered Mr. Thurber's body, bearing the fatal wounds of multiple gunshots.

The investigation into the homicide soon uncovered a dark sequence of events that le ...
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  • KSHB: One dead in shooting near Tracy Ave, Emanuel Cleaver II Blvd
  • Rodney V Thurber, age 52 - National Gun Violence Memorial
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