MYSTERIOUS DEATH OF: Kyle Antonacci
When Navy sailor Kyle Antonacci was found dead in his barracks in 2010, investigators quickly ruled it a suicide. However, discrepancies pop up right away and his family is left with one critical question: did Kyle really die by suicide, or was it something more sinister?
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Episode Source Material
- Service Women Action Network
Military Sexual Trauma: The Facts - Patch 10-11-11
Family: Navy Son’s Death Was Murder (5-part series from Patch)
1 2 3 4 5 - ABC News 10-25-11
Was Navy Sailor Kyle Antonacci’s Death Suicide or Murder? - LA Times 4-6-13
As Navy rape case unravels, questions of homicide appear - Inspector General US Department of Defense 10-28-14
Evaluation of Matters Related to the Death of Navy Seaman Kyle Antonacci - Navy Times 12-18-14
Report: NCIS bungled rape, suicide investigations - UNITED STATES NAVY-MARINE CORPS COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. MICHAEL J. PINEDA SEAMAN (E-3), U.S. NAVY
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