The murder of investigative reporter Don Bolles shocked what was then a much smaller, sleepy Phoenix. He was a reporter killed for doing his job. It was — and still is — a rare incident in the United States. 

In the years before his murder, Bolles was known for his tenacity, like a character out of film noir. Driven to keep the city from becoming mob run, Bolles worked diligently to expose ties between the Funk family — which owned the horse and dog racing tracks in town — and the Mafia. 

He made few friends in doing so. Eventually, Bolles was told that the Funks had pawed through his bank accounts and wiretapped his phones to dig up dirt on him. 

The man who was determined to hold people accountable now had to discover if these allegations were true.

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