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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gustaf Kilander

It took 16 years to arrest a murder suspect. His case was dismissed on the day of his trial due to ‘staffing issues’

Kevin Maddox’s case was dismissed on the day of his trial - (Kokomo Police Department)

The charges against a cold-case murder suspect have been dismissed because of a staffing shortage in the small-town Indiana office handling the case.

Murder suspect Kevin Maddox has been released from custody because of an “ongoing staffing crisis” and a busy schedule at the courthouse in Howard County.

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