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PreviewA Lie To Die For: Jake Merendino's Friends Thoughs He Might Have Been Killed During A Robbery
Merendino was obviously well-off, and friends could imagine his death being a robbery gone wrong. A retired detective says he wouldn't have even been on the road at night "armed with a bazooka" in the area that Merendino's body was found.