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pinstikfartherin

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8. They had a press conference about this. It was misinformation.

Reply to Jesus Malverde (Original post)

Wed Nov 18, 2015, 08:26 PM

Nov 2015

He didn't "go missing". He filled out an application to move to Washington, D.C. with family, was approved, and went.

The local Catholic Charities got death threats over this when it was something that started on a stupid "news" blog and did not reflect the entire truth.

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