Crime History: Toddler killed in ‘Wrong Way’ murder

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On this day, Sept. 17, 1995, in Los Angeles, 3-year-old Stephanie Kuhen was shot to death when the car she was traveling in turned the Wrong Way onto a dead-end street and was ambushed by a street gang.

The “Wrong Way” murder shocked the nation as symbol of lawless city streets and led to a federal crackdown on gangs.

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