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Case Description
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In the autumn of 1993, the quiet life of a Kansas City resident was brought to a violent and tragic end. On October 10, 66-year-old Ernest Taylor, a male, was discovered stabbed to death inside his apartment at the Royal Towers. The gruesome discovery marked the beginning of a complex investigation that would initially point to a fellow resident, only to see the charges dissolve, leaving Taylor's murder officially unresolved.

Investigators' attention soon turned to Clifton Ray, a man who ...Read More
Victim Details

Ernest Taylor

Male

Black / African American

Kansas City

MI

1993-12-08

66

Ernest

Taylor

12/21/2025