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The KAPIKILL Files, chapter 3: Now for the Cannon
Orhan Gündüz’s assassination becomes national news as FBI informants warn of a plot to kill another Turkish diplomat — along with thousands of innocent bystanders. After Loosciano’s VW Rabbit resurfaces, the Bureau zeroes in on a suspect.
The KAPIKILL Files, chapter 2: The last days of Orhan Gündüz
Following the January 1982 assassination of the Turkish Consul in Los Angeles, a Turkish import shop owner and honorary diplomat’s shop in Cambridge was bombed. The Justice Commandos of the Armenian Genocide claimed credit for both, issuing a demand: Pay attention.
The KAPIKILL Files, chapter 1: FBI files reveal the inside story of the 1982 assassination of a Turkish diplomat outside Boston and the hunt to find his killers
Newly-released FBI records show U.S. law enforcement identified the young man in the blue jogging suit who shot and killed Orhan Gündüz in May 1982, along with his associates in an Armenian terrorist group. But no one was ever charged for Orhan’s murder.
The KAPIKILL Files: 40 years later, never-before-published FBI files reveal plot and suspects behind Turkish diplomat’s death outside Boston
Thousands of pages of newly-published FBI and CIA documents obtained by MuckRock show U.S. law enforcement agencies spent considerable resources identifying the culprits. They were never brought to justice. Read MuckRock’s series, starting Monday, May 16.
Majority of VCU students refuse to participate in Wi-Fi tracking program
The university began tracking attendance through the Wi-Fi on students’ phones and other devices in November after entering into a one-year agreement with vendor Degree Analytics.
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| Orhan Gunduz memorial | Completed | City of Somerville - Records Access Officer | Somerville, MA |
| Student death investigation | Rejected | Suffolk Public Schools | Suffolk, VA |
| Mask Mandate Correspondence (Virginia Beach City Public Schools) | Awaiting Acknowledgement | Virginia Beach City Public Schools | Virginia Beach, VA |
| Mask Mandate Correspondence (Henrico County Public Schools) | Awaiting Acknowledgement | Henrico County Public Schools | Henrico County, VA |
| Mask Mandate Correspondence (Alexandria City Public Schools) | No Responsive Documents | Alexandria City Public Schools | Alexandria, VA |
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| RPS FOIA policies | Completed | Richmond Public Schools | Richmond, VA |
| Field of Lost Shoes application | Completed | Virginia Film Office | Virginia |
| Dorothy Height FBI file | Completed | Federal Bureau of Investigation | United States of America |
| Field of Lost Shoes funding | Completed | Virginia Film Office | Virginia |
| FOI Request Log | Completed | Department of Corrections | Virginia |