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Problems rescheduling witnesses force prosecuting attorney to dismiss second-degree murder case from Hannibal

January 8, 2024 | By David Adam, MRN Editor

NEW LONDON, Mo. — A second-degree murder trial for a New London man was scheduled to begin Monday, but the closure of the Ralls County Courthouse complicated travel plans for witnesses and forced Marion County Prosecuting Attorney Luke Bryant to dismiss the case — for now. John M.R. Kurth, 24, was released from the Marion…