WATERTOWN, S.D. (KELO) — Three and a half years after her brutal death, the person who killed Kendra Owen is once again a mystery ... also question whether the crime scene was properly protected.

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So begins the story of Kendra Hoey's debut novel ... to when she was younger," Hoey said describing her main character's crime solving journey. "One of the main things that you'll find in ...