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Jul 2024
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Murder in A Porn Empire - July 12 2024

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July 12th: Jim Mitchell Dies (Mitchell Brothers) (2007)

Money and success don’t shield you from tragedy. On July 12th 2007 a man died inside his home years after he took the life of a man who he not only loved deeply, but helped him live a life of success.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_brothershttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mitchell_Brothers_O%27Farrell_Theatrehttps://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-02-20-mn-3543-story.htmlhttps://www.foundsf.org/index.php?title=Mitchell_Brothershttps://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/James-Mitchell-gets-35-to-life-for-killing-his-ex-2334979.phphttps://georgepallas.com/blog/2021/02/mitchell-brothers/https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2011/07/12/heir-to-mitchell-brothers-porn-empire-convicted-of-murder-kidnapping/https://patch.com/california/millvalley/james-mitchell-and-the-sins-of-the-brothers

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