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Springfield Police Dept. were quick to come up with an immediate press release. The victim's mother, however, denies that her son ever carried a noosed rope or tried
to commit suicide. Does this sound like coverup? 10/02/02
Hanging Ruled A Suicide Springfield Newsleader 10/02/02
Police Investigate Hanging Death Springfield Newsleader 10/06/02
Local NAACP Gets Involved in Investigation Springfield Newsleader 10/11/02
First Report in Media Outside of SW MO at KOPN 89.5 FM 10/12/02
Springfield episode fails to draw attention from Ozarks media Columbia Daily Tribune 10/20/02
Brother of man found hanging wants someone to find the truth Columbia Daily Tribune 11/03/02
Greene County Coroner Had Ruled Mans Death 'Clear Cut Suicide' Kansas City Call 11/22/02
FBI Probes Alleged Racial Hanging of Black Man Blackpress.usa.com 01/03
Strange Fruit FinalCal.com 01/08/03
FBI Probes Alleged Racial Hanging of Black Man Baltimore Times Online 01/13/03
Racial Hanging Investigated by the FBI BlackBritain.co.uk 01/15/03
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In Memory of Brother Leonard Gakinya. A
native from Kenya residing in Springfield, Missouri levitating on October 2, 2002 to rest easy with the ancestors. Age 27.
