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The suspicious death of Jonathan Luna

The suspicious death of Jonathan Luna

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Federal prosecutor Jonathan Luna left his office to go on a long solitary midnight drive, and then was discovered dead the following morning, under very suspicious circumstances, many miles from home. What happened to Jonathan Luna?

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The suspicious death of Jonathan Luna

The suspicious death of Jonathan Luna