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 Kathryn Bolkovac

Kathryn Bolkovac works on human rights reports in her office in the Ilidza International Police Task Force station in the early weeks of the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Bosnia. (Courtesy photo)

The Whistleblower book

Former Lincoln police officer Kathryn Bolkovac, who now lives in the Netherlands, wrote a book, "The Whistleblower," about her experiences as a human right investigator in Bosnia.

English actress Rachel Weisz portrays Kathryn Bolkovac in the movie "The Whistleblower." (Samuel Goldwyn Films)

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By L. KENT WOLGAMOTT / Lincoln Journal Star

Kathryn Bolkovac was looking for adventure when she left Lincoln in 1999 to join the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Bosnia.

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