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Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd has died; courthouse closed for investigation

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Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd has died, the Platte County Sheriff’s Office confirmed with FOX4 Thursday afternoon.

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  1. Four States Home Page

    Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd has died; courthouse closed for investigation (opens Four States Home Page)

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    Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd has died, the Platte County Sheriff’s Office confirmed with FOX4 Thursday afternoon.

  2. ABC 17 Mid-Missouri

    Missouri AG announces death of Platte County prosecutor (opens ABC 17 Mid-Missouri)

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    COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway announced on Thursday that Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd has died. Information on the county’s website says Zahnd was the longest-serving prosecutor in the county’s history, being originally elected in 2002.

  3. KSN Wichita

    Missouri prosecutor Eric Zahnd has died; courthouse closed for investigation (opens KSN Wichita)

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    Platte County Prosecutor Eric Zahnd has died, the Platte County Sheriff’s Office confirmed with FOX4 Thursday afternoon.

  4. New York Post

    Top Missouri prosecutor Eric Zahnd kills himself inside courthouse months after saying job brought ‘considerable pain’: report (opens New York Post)

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    A top Missouri prosecutor died inside a county courthouse, reportedly by suicide — forcing investigators to seal the building Friday, according to police.

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