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Champaign County State's Attorney Julia Rietz, Champaign County Sheriff Dan Walsh, and Chief Deputy Allen Jones.
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DNA, Genealogy Research Aids In Finding Cassano Murder Suspect

The Champaign County Sherriff’s Office has been working to solve the murder of Holly Marie Cassano, ever since the 22-year-old woman was stabbed to death in her home near Mahomet in November of 2009. On Friday, investigators received a lead on the unresolved case through the help of a genetic genealogy company which then led to the arrest of Michael F.A. Henslick, 30, on Tuesday evening. 

The memorial site for missing Chinese scholar Yingying Zhang
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A Memorial Garden For Yingying Zhang; New Novel ‘The Wildlands’; Sexual Abuse In The Catholic Church

On The 21st: It's been more than a year since visiting Chinese scholar Yingying Zhang disappeared. Today, we'll hear from two of her friends and colleagues about how they are remembering her. And, Chicago novelist Abby Geni joins us to talk about her second novel - “The Wildlands.” But first, we talk about the sexual abuse crisis in the Catholic Church. 

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