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Homicide’s Wake: ‘We want to tell the story of 188 homicides by telling the story of one’

Carolina Hidalgo | © 2024
LaQuita Clark ties balloons to a tree planted at Barrett Brothers Park in memory of her boyfriend and son's father, Rashad Farmer, who was fatally shot last July.

Today, © 2024 released its after months of preparation. The series takes a look at homicide from the point-of-view of a victim’s family and friends, investigators, first responders and the residents of a neighborhood. While many media portrayals of St. Louis’ homicide rate come as statistics, with little more than a blurb or sound bite attached to them, reporters Durrie Bouscaren and Rachel Lippmann looked at the issue more deeply.

As Bouscaren put it: “We want to tell the story of 188 [homicides], by telling the story of one.”

Listen to Bouscaren and Lippmann discuss the project on “St. Louis on the Air” with Don Marsh:

You can view the interactive story .

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Kelly Moffitt joined © 2024 in 2015 as an online producer for © 2024 's talk shows St. Louis on the Air.