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Gone cold, but not forgotten: Searching for answers in unsolved murder cases

By DEANNA BOYD

December 23, 2017 05:00 AM

Donald Rodgers, 14, died in his best friend's house on Aug. 7, 1973 - shot in the face and stabbed seven times - but was an intruder to blame?
Donald Rodgers, 14, died in his best friend's house on Aug. 7, 1973 - shot in the face and stabbed seven times - but was an intruder to blame? Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Donald Rodgers, 14, died in his best friend's house on Aug. 7, 1973 - shot in the face and stabbed seven times - but was an intruder to blame? Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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