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Security Guards May Have Been Involved in 1988 Explosion that Killed 6 Kansas City Firefighters

Bryan Sheppard, who won a lawsuit to obtain Department of Justice records, said the government knew more than a decade ago that other individuals may have been involved.

by Dan Margolies, KCUR 89.3

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Kansas Firefighters Go West to Fight Fires, and COVID-19

'No end in sight'

by Debra Skodack

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“American Graduate: Getting To Work” Sparking Firefighter Careers

by Cody Boston

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Fire and Justice

A Second National Podcast on the Kansas City Firefighter's Case

by Flatland

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Son of Fallen KC Firefighter Speaks Publicly About Doubts Over Trial

In an exclusive interview, James M. and Tracy Kilventon Continue to Search for Justice After the 1988 Arson Blast

by Mike McGraw

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Coming to the Tipping Point

A Reporter Recounts How Bryan Sheppard's Release from Prison Took a Village plus 20 years

by Mike McGraw

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Behind the Bryan Sheppard Ruling: What the Release Order Says and Doesn’t Say

by Mike McGraw

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Judge Releases Defendant in 1988 Arson Deaths of 6 KC Firefighters

Bryan Sheppard’s Resentencing Based on Supreme Court Case for Juveniles

by Mike McGraw

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Bryan Sheppard and the Heavily Redacted Elephant in the Courtroom

by Flatland

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Reveal | Trial By Fire

Together with Flatland, the Reveal Podcast Team Revisits the 1988 Blast That Killed Six Local Fireman

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Security Guards May Have Been Involved in 1988 Explosion that Killed 6 Kansas City Firefighters

Bryan Sheppard, who won a lawsuit to obtain Department of Justice records, said the government knew more than a decade ago that other individuals may have been involved.

Kansas Firefighters Go West to Fight Fires, and COVID-19

'No end in sight'

“American Graduate: Getting To Work” Sparking Firefighter Careers

Fire and Justice

A Second National Podcast on the Kansas City Firefighter's Case

Son of Fallen KC Firefighter Speaks Publicly About Doubts Over Trial

In an exclusive interview, James M. and Tracy Kilventon Continue to Search for Justice After the 1988 Arson Blast

Coming to the Tipping Point

A Reporter Recounts How Bryan Sheppard's Release from Prison Took a Village plus 20 years

Behind the Bryan Sheppard Ruling: What the Release Order Says and Doesn’t Say

Judge Releases Defendant in 1988 Arson Deaths of 6 KC Firefighters

Bryan Sheppard’s Resentencing Based on Supreme Court Case for Juveniles

Bryan Sheppard and the Heavily Redacted Elephant in the Courtroom

Reveal | Trial By Fire

Together with Flatland, the Reveal Podcast Team Revisits the 1988 Blast That Killed Six Local Fireman

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