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Kenneth Long

Case from Columbia, MO dated Sep 19, 2015

Victim Details

Kenneth B. Long

Male

Columbia

MO

2015-09-19

42

Kenneth

Long

07/18/2026

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On September 19, 2015, authorities in Columbia, Missouri, discovered the bodies of two men near the entrance of the now-shuttered El Ray Mobile Home Park. The victims were identified as 42-year-old Kenneth B. Long, a resident of Mexico, Missouri, and 41-year-old James W. Richardson of Columbia. Both men had suffered fatal gunshot wounds in what investigators determined was a double homicide occurring the previous day. The discovery initiated a complex investigation by the Boone County Sheriff’ ...
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  • Columbia Missourian: Man found guilty in 2015 double homicide
  • Columbia Missourian: UPDATE: Autopsies indicate double homicide victims died from gunshot wounds
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