Rice, Esther Christianson, 1928-

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Esther Christianson Rice, the author of this account, attended the University of Kansas at Lawrence, as did her husband, Harry Dollar Rice. Their son, Harry Nicholas Rice, completed his freshman year at the University in the spring of 1970 and was visiting Lawrence on the evening of July 20, 1970 when he was killed by gunfire near the University of Kansas campus. He was eighteen at the time of his death, and a resident of Leawood, Kansas. His death occurred during a confrontation between Lawrence police and a group of youths.

From the guide to the Who killed our son?; K.U., July 20, 1970, (University of Kansas Kenneth Spencer Research Library Kansas Collection)

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Lawrence (Kan.)
Kansas--Lawrence
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Criminal investigation
Criminal investigation
Homicide
Homicide
Lawrence (Kan.)
Police-community relations
Police-community relations
University of Kansas
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Birth 1928

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