Ky. police find woman scalped, other clues scant

[police brutality]

By Brett Barrouquere Associated Press LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Using the forensic science mimicked on television crime dramas, investigators in Kentucky revealed evidence of a gruesome crime: A woman shot to death and scalped, the only evidence the telltale markings on what remained of her skull. Detectives in a lab determined she was a tall woman, likely of Native American descent. And she was killed ...

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[Nicky2013]

Sounds like she might've been killed by another Native American? But I didn't think this sort of thing still went on. Even in Native American tribal areas or areas where there's a significant American Indian population. Scalping? Seriously...