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A Croatian Historian s Death Ultimately Put Our Profession on Trial Dominique K. Reill was called to testify at the murder trial of Croatian historian William Klinger, whose body was found in Astoria Park in 2015. Courtesy of hettie/flickr. by Dominique K. Reill | June 10, 2021 On May 14, 2018, I was led into a nondescript courtroom in Kew Gardens, Queens to testify at a murder trial. I am a historian who loves details, and the resources involved in getting me into that humdrum room to be questioned with a jury to my left, a judge to my right, and a murderer sitting in front of me astounded. An entire system of asking, telling, tracking, and filing for the grand finale of live community listening and judging: no wonder so many historians love to study court cases. ....