Today's episode is a fan favorite. The audio and the story has been remastered for today's episode.

On a fall evening in 1996, a young detective sped through the streets of Tucson, Arizona, towards an upscale

country club. All he knew was that someone had reported an explosion in the area, but he didn't know

what had caused it. Minutes later, the detective pulled

into the country club parking lot, and as he got out of his car, it almost felt like he had stepped

into a war zone. Car alarms were blaring, shattered glass covered the ground, and nearby, he saw a car

with its roof completely ripped off. The young detective quickly got to work searching the scene,

having no idea that he would

spend the next 13 years of his life trying to close this case, which would span across the

United States and all the way to Europe. But before we get into that story, if you're a fan of the

Strange, Dark and Mysterious delivered in story format, then you've come to the right podcast because

that's all we do

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Okay, let's get into today's story.

Okay. At about 5 p.m. on November 1st, 1996,

52-year-old Gary Triano stood on the 18th green at the La Paloma Country Club in Tucson, Arizona.

Gary crouched down to line up a short putt while three of his friends stood off to the side,

giving him a hard time for taking so long. Gary just blocked them out. Almost everywhere else,

Gary was known for being loud, impulsive, and never slowing down. But on the golf course,

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