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Cold Case Files

REOPENED: NCIS

Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.88.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 November 2023

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Ensign Andrew Muns disappeared from the Navy ship he was serving on during the Vietnam War. His disappearance was officially ruled a desertion, but Andrew's sister, and investigators, never believed that story. They believed he was murdered. And they held onto that belief for thirty years. Sponsors: Simplisafe: For a limited time, save up to 50% on any new system with a Fast Protect™ Plan. Visit simplisafe.com/COLDCASE. There’s no safe like SimpliSafe. Zocdoc: Go to Zocdoc.com/CCF and download the Zocdoc app for FREE. Then find and book atop-rated doctor today. Angi: Download the free Angi mobile app today or visit Angi.com  

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Ensign Andrew El Munz was a soldier in the U.S. Navy in Vietnam.

0:05.0

Now he's buried in Arlington National Cemetery.

0:09.0

He died in 1968 while serving aboard the U.S.S. Kacapon in the Philippines.

0:14.0

But his death didn't come by way of enemy fire.

0:17.0

His death was a mystery.

0:25.0

Some suspected foul play. Some called it an accident.

0:27.0

The Navy's officials stance was that Ensign Muns went AWOL,

0:31.0

that he was a deserter and a disgrace.

0:35.0

For Andrew's sister, Mary Lou Taylor, that was an answer she couldn't live with.

0:40.0

She knew, deep down on her gut, who her brother really was. And that kind of person he was.

0:45.0

She knew he would never desert his post.

0:48.0

And that meant he must have been murdered.

0:53.0

From A&E, this is Cold Case Files the podcast.

0:57.0

I'm Brooke, and this story, adapted from a classic episode of Cold Case Files

1:03.2

is told by the resplendent Bill Curtis.

1:05.6

Well, we're going to go up the hill to my brother's grave site. It's always hard to find it because there's so many.

1:20.0

Mary Lou Taylor walks past row after row of headstones.

1:24.0

Each marks the resting place of an American hero.

1:28.0

In at least one case, the headstone memorializes a murder victim.

1:34.0

This is it.

1:36.6

In memory of Andrew L. Muns, ensign, US Navy, Vietnam,

1:42.0

October 12,

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