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Jul 2025
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A dentist on trial for poisoning his wif...

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Security video is shown at the murder trial of a Colorado dentist. In the D.C. suburbs, a local police department is at odds over the evidence Brendan Banfield catfished a man to lure him to his death. Plus, a scam involving fake cops. 
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