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Ying Li

Case from Kansas City, MO dated Aug 06, 2016

Victim Details

Ying Li

March 28, 2022

Female

Asian

Kansas City

MO

2016-08-06

2016-08-06

52

Ying

Li

06/30/2026


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In August 2016, emergency responders in Kansas City, Missouri, were dispatched to a Northland apartment complex following reports of a fire. A witness had observed flames engulfing a second-floor unit shortly before 6 a.m., prompting the call to authorities. When firefighters arrived and extinguished the blaze, they discovered a grisly scene inside the residence. The body of 52-year-old Asian woman Ying Li was found in her living room. Investigators determined that the fire had been intentionall ...
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