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On the evening of December 1, 2009, Nelson E. Hopkins Jr., a 17-year-old Black male from Kansas City, Missouri, was making his way home after spending time at the Plaza Library. A diligent student with aspirations for higher education, he carried a completed college application in his pocket as he traveled. Investigators established that he had taken a bus to the intersection of 54th Street and Troost Avenue before continuing his journey on foot.

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Victim Details

Nelson E Hopkins

March 28, 2022

Unknown

Kansas City

MO

2009-12-01

2009-12-01

17

Nelson E

Hopkins

01/18/2026


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