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Dead End on Reel Street: The Disappearance of Dean Schmidt

Dead End on Reel Street: The Disappearance of Dean Schmidt

A warm paper coffee cup found at 6:47 a.m. behind a padlocked gate shattered the timeline of a man who left a diner at 11:41 p.m. and never made the eleven-minute walk home - how did a lidded cup stay warm for seven hours in 54°F air? Who brought the Dolly's bag into a locked utility easement long after Dean vanished, and why was the cup warm when no footprints disturbed the wet gravel?

In this episode, we walk through the known facts of Dean Schmidt's disappearance: the receipts, the security footage, the scene behind Mather Lane…

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