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On today's MKD, we start the week off honoring Domestic Violence Awareness Month with retired Fire Captain, co-founder of The Gabby Petito Foundation, and Gabby's bonus dad, Jim Schmidt. We discuss his daughter's story, their foundation, and how Gabby's family is helping domestic violence victims around the world. 

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On today’s MKD, we cover unusual behavior with Rex Heuermann’s wife, how a family received remains from the Titan submersible implosion, a woman who dropped a knife on her foot while washing dishes, climbers running from an erupting volcano, and a potential new cancer cluster in New Jersey.

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On today’s MKD, we start the week off discussing the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Celeste Rivas’ autopsy report, lab-grown sperm, a fingertip found in Trader Joe’s juice, and road kill found in a restaurant freezer. 

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Celeste Rivas Autopsy Report, Road Kill Found in Restaurant Freezer, White House Correspondents' Dinner Shooting, Fingertip Found in Trader Joe’s Juice, and More! 

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