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Murder in Large Urban Counties, 1988

"Murder in Large Urban Counties, 1988" 

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
BUREAU OF JUSTICE STATISTICS 
ADVANCE FOR RELEASE AT 5 P.M. EDT                       
WEDNESDAY MAY 12, 1993
202-307-0784
 
     In a study of prosecuted murder cases, 
about 80 percent of murder victims knew their 
killers and 16 percent were related to their 
killers, the Bureau of Justice Statistics
(BJS) announced today.  BJS, a Department 
of Justice agency, said...