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Crime Without Punishment: A look at the disturbing trend of killers going free

As violent crime rises in the nation, a CBS News investigation found that homicides are going unsolved at an historic pace. A review of FBI records shows that the murder clearance rate has fallen to its lowest point in more than half a century, and those rates are far worse when the victim is Black or Hispanic. In a new series, "Crime Without Punishment: Unsolved Murder in America," Jim Axelrod looks at the disturbing trend of killers going free.
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