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About the Kansas City Police Department
The Kansas City Police Department was created on April 15, 1874, when the Board of Police
Commissioners appointed Thomas M. Speers to fill the office from April 15, 1874, to May 4, 1895. Today, the Department is comprised of approximately 1400 dedicated law enforcement officers supported and
assisted by approximately 700 equally committed civilian employees. Police officers.
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Troy Cole is a retired homicide
investigator from the Kansas City Police Department (Missouri). He is the author
of Rites Of Burial. According to the book description, “This books tells the gruesome true story of Robert Berdella,
a serial killer while inhuman crimes of murder and dismemberment might have served to inspire Jeffrey Dahmer
According to a reader of Rites of Burial, “I was quite shocked by the graphic details
and disturbing pictures in this book. Other reviewers have said this book is insensitive and biased. Although I understand
this point, I disagree. If you truly want to examine the depravity of serial murderers, you have to know the details of their
crimes to be able to understand the things of which these people are capable. In addition, other reviewers have charged the
authors with being homophobic. I did not find this to be the case. Rather, the authors did expose how the homophobia of the
KC police dept. affected their investigations and their handling of the victims and Berdella”
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