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Arrests Resurrect 1971 S.F. Murder Case [audio 5min]

Arrests in a decades-old murder have resurrected memories of turbulent times in San Francisco. In 1971, members of the Black Liberation Army, an offshoot of the Black Panthers, allegedly gunned down a police officer there. Report by Richard Gonzales.
Read entire article at NPR "Day to Day"