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Jan 2024
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Unsolved Double-Homicide: Neal and Brend...

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When a mild-mannered father and his 12-year-old son are shot execution-style inside their Bay Area home, there's no apparent motive. Investigators are puzzled by one of the most unlikely homicides in suburban California history in this episode of Last Seen Alive.

If you know anything about the murders of Neal and Brendan Abernathy, please call the Hercules Police Department at 510-799-8260.

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