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Trace of Suspicion

A Death in the Family

March 10, 2026·35 minnarrativetrue crime
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The episode investigates the sudden death of 23-year-old U.S. Marine Sergeant Todd Sommer in 2002, initially ruled a natural heart failure, but later re-examined due to suspicious circumstances, including his wife Cindy’s unorthodox grieving behavior and a delayed toxicology test that unc

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People

Todd SommerCindy SommerJosh MankiewiczRob TerwilligerSusan BeachYvonne Sommer

Companies

Naval Criminal Investigative ServiceArmed Forces Institute of Pathology

Topics

Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismTrue CrimeUs Politics

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