On the morning of February 6, 2023, law enforcement officers in Phelps County, Missouri, responded to a distress call at a residence near St. James. At approximately 8:51 a.m., a 911 dispatch received a report regarding a shooting at the home. Upon arrival at the scene, deputies discovered the body of 64-year-old Ralph Leon Karlinski Jr., a male resident of the area, who had sustained fatal injuries. The responding officers found that he had died from apparent gunshot wounds, prompting an immedi
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