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The episode investigates the sudden death of 23-year-old U.S. Marine Sergeant Todd Sommer in 2002, initially ruled a natural heart failure, but later re-examined due to suspicious circumstances, including his wife Cindy’s unorthodox grieving behavior and a delayed toxicology test that unc
The episode investigates the sudden death of 23-year-old U.S. Marine Sergeant Todd Sommer in 2002, initially ruled a natural heart failure, but later re-examined due to suspicious circumstances, including his wife Cindy’s unorthodox grieving behavior and a delayed toxicology test that unc
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People
Todd SommerCindy SommerJosh MankiewiczRob TerwilligerSusan BeachYvonne Sommer
Companies
Naval Criminal Investigative ServiceArmed Forces Institute of Pathology
Topics
Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismTrue CrimeUs Politics
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