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2112: The Stalker - New Charges part 21


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Rick Fernandez—yes, the same Rick who thought he’d escaped six felonies—just got slapped with brand-new criminal charges in Phoenix Municipal Court. I flew in a court-runner to watch the hearing, dug through fresh police files, and pieced together how a self-published book and two midnight phone calls may blow up Rick & Tanya’s “clean-slate” diversion deal.


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Binge the entire 20-part series first: The Stalker — Season 12 playlist on Spotify. Start there, then come right back.


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  • PDF of the new criminal complaint

  • Snippet from Layers of Attack

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      Host / Reporting: Javier Leiva
      Court-runner: Tore Lynn
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