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Jul 2024
45m 10s

Patrick Mullins // 424

Dark West Productions
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In January of 2013, a 52-year-old high school librarian from Florida headed out on his boat for a quick afternoon ride. When he didn’t return home, an intense search ensued, leading investigators to his remains tied to an anchor. His body was found floating in the water, but he hadn’t drowned...he had been shot. And with the circumstances around his strange death, his family pushed for justice. This is the story of Patrick Mullins.

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