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Coverage dated September 30, 2026

State puts ‘cold case playing cards’ in Missouri prisons to generate leads through inmates

Headline from ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) In a new effort by Missouri law enforcement to try and generate tips through inmates, 2,000 decks of playing cards that feature dozens of victims in unsolved crimes are now in every state prison.

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  1. FOX 2 St. Louis

    Missouri using playing cards to help solve cold cases (opens FOX 2 St. Louis)

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    A delegation of public safety brass unveiled about 50 cards and cases that make up the latest edition of the Cold Case Playing Cards initiative. The program features a deck of cards with information about cold cases. The decks are then given out at state correctional facilities across Missouri.

  2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    State puts ‘cold case playing cards’ in Missouri prisons to generate leads through inmates (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) In a new effort by Missouri law enforcement to try and generate tips through inmates, 2,000 decks of playing cards that feature dozens of victims in unsolved crimes are now in every state prison.

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