In the summer of 2013, a young man's life was tragically cut short in a violent act that left a community searching for answers. Richard A. Preston III, a 23-year-old Black man, was forcefully taken from a street in Independence, Missouri, on the evening of July 20th. Witnesses saw him being pushed into a black Chevrolet Malibu near South Brookside Avenue before the vehicle sped away. This abduction marked the last time he was seen alive by those who knew him.
The grim discovery was made
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