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More people are getting away with murder. Unsolved killings reach a record high

Saint Columba Catholic Church in Oakland, Calif., commemorates every murder in the city with wooden crosses in its front garden. The city's homicide rate remains stubbornly high while its murder clearance rate remains well under the already low national average. Eric Westervelt/NPR hide caption

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More people are getting away with murder. Unsolved killings reach a record high

April 30, 2023 • U.S. murder clearance or solve rates have hit an all-time low. Experts say mutual mistrust between police and some communities is creating a vicious cycle where unsolved killings breed more mistrust.

More people are getting away with murder. Unsolved killings reach a record high

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3 Billboards In Baltimore: How One Woman Is Trying To Find Her Sister's Killer

Jody LeCornu (L) and her twin sister, Jennifer Carrieri, were inseparable. Courtesy of Jennifer Carrieri hide caption

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3 Billboards In Baltimore: How One Woman Is Trying To Find Her Sister's Killer

March 10, 2019 • Jennifer Carrieri's twin was shot and murdered in an empty parking lot in 1996, but nobody knows why. This year, Carrieri put up billboards in Baltimore, Md., in the hopes of solving the cold case.

3 Billboards In Baltimore: How One Woman Is Trying To Find Her Sister's Killer

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