1970 Leon Jordan â€˜cold caseâ€™ now goes to prosecutors

A Kansas City police investigation into the 40-year-old murder of civil rights leader Leon Jordan has found that a little-known mafia associate was a key link in what appears to have been a mob-related conspiracy to have Jordan killed. The case has been turned over to the Jackson County prosecutorâ€™s office for review.

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Source: The Kansas City Star

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