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Feb 2022
43m 29s

Death in the Family

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When 56-year-old David Lunz is gunned down in his Palm Harbor, Florida home, this laid back community fears the worst. It takes investigators more than two years and a surprise clue found 600 miles from the crime scene to nail a killer from David's past.


Season 1, Episode 15 originally aired on ID  on August 25, 2011.


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