The Blackout
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MatureComplete Wed, May 14, 202546m
In this installment of THE CHUCK HARDING CASE FILES, 21 year old Conrad Hauser is arrested and charged for the murder of his sweetheart Anna Rasmussen.
His defense team's investigation unveils a conspiracy leading all the way up to the city's upper echelons..
Conrad's father Richmond is outraged at his son's treatment, and endeavors to take the law into his own hands..
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