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Jul 2024
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#374: Stalker Fan Sends Acid Bomb To Fam...

STEPHANIE SOO
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This was probably the strangest call the Hollywood police received.  A foul stench coming from an apartment unit. A dead man is found with his head painted green and red. He didn’t even look human - he looked like he was wearing a mask.  But in front of him is a tripod set up - with a camera. Someone had filmed his death. In fact, someone had filmed 20 hours ... Show More
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