The Hole in the Wall. I'm Rebecca Lebe. I'm Jason Horton. And this is Ghost Town.

Greg Flaniken was a man of habit, a 55-year-old oil man who enjoyed the quiet predictability of his life.

On the evening of September 15, 2010, he checked into the MCM Elegante Hotel in Beaumont, Texas, just as he often did while managing his business ventures.

That night, he retired to his

room, cigarette in hand, and settled in to watch television. It was a routine that promised nothing

out of the ordinary, yet by morning, Flaniken was dead. At first glance, the scene in his hotel room

puzzled the authorities. Flaniken lay fully clothed on the floor, his body bearing no avert signs of

struggle or foul play. The door was locked from the inside, and nothing appeared to be disturbed or

stolen. To the casual observer, it might have seemed like a sudden medical event, a heart attack,

perhaps, but the autopsy revealed a far more complex story. Flaniken had suffered a perforated heart

and ruptured liver, injuries that

suggested significant trauma, yet there were no external wounds to explain their origin. It was a

mystery as perplexing as it was tragic. The case drew attention of Ken Brennan, a no-nonsense

private investigator with a knack for unraveling the seemingly unsolvable. Brennan was a former cop with a sharp eye for detail and relentless determination.

As he delved into the circumstances surrounding Flaniken's death, the evidence or lack thereof,

began to paint a picture of what might have transpired.

One detail stood out, a small, almost imperceptible hole in the wall of Flaniken's room.

Did not see that coming.

The hole connected Flenikin's room to the neighboring suite, where a group of men had been staying the night.

Interviews revealed that they had been drinking and playing with a small caliber handgun, recklessly firing into the air as part of their drunken antics.

Unbeknownst to them, one of the bullets had passed through the

shared wall striking Flaniken as he sat on the edge of his bed. The impact caused internal

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