The Family Plot
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The Family Plot

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 29, 20261 hr 21 min
  • Documentary
  • Crime & justice

Josh Mankiewicz reports on the shooting death of Matt Restelli at his mother-in-law’s home, which initially appeared to be self-defense but was soon suspected to be murder. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Corrupt people will always run for office, but we have to stand up to them. When a local journalist... If officers do something that's against the law, we're gonna write about it. ...takes on a sheriff.

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We began getting allegations of violence. Nothing's more dangerous than the truth. These stories really got him angry. It was a complete madhouse.

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It cost us everything. I knew they didn't like us. I had no idea they would talk about killing us. From producer Rachel Maddow, Killberry Print.

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