My Father, the Hitman

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James “Doc” Dolan was a notorious criminal, dabbling in murder, arson, armed robbery, and various other cons. Murdered in 1984, this eye-opening article covers his son James’ attempts at seeking out the truth — of the circumstances of his death, and of what Doc’s life truly had been like. His leading suspicion is that Doc was killed by former associates after finding out that he’d taken up a deal to testify against them before a grand jury, seemingly trying to finally escape his life of crime. Read full article here

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