A true crime story about fratricide.  The killing involves fraternal twins.  One twin, David Melfi along with a friend helped kill the other twin by stabbing him 45 times.  It is a shocking crime.  The Prosecutor in the case, Arthur A. Busch narrates the case from his vantage point.  This is a riveting story.  It remained in the local news for nearly two years from the time of the crime in 1995 until the sentencing in 1997.

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Read the news article about the resentencing of David Melfi:

Flint man who killed twin at age 16 will no longer serve life in prison--- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/radiofreeflint/message

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