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David Joseph Inlow

Case from Kansas-city, MO dated May 25, 1980

Victim Details

David Joseph Inlow

Male

White / Caucasian

Kansas-city

MO

1980-05-25

37

David

Joseph Inlow

08/03/2026

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In the predawn hours of May 25, 1980, a sense of unease led Kansas City Police Officer David Joseph Inlow, a 37-year-old Caucasian male, to a service station at 3737 East 31st Street. A veteran of the force with 15 years of service, his instincts proved tragically accurate as he discovered a robbery in progress. What unfolded next was a swift and brutal exchange of gunfire that would leave two men dead and another facing justice.

Officer Inlow confronted the suspect, 23-year-old Dennis Ke ...
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