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The Trail Went Cold

The Trail Went Cold - Episode 3 - David Cox

The Trail Went Cold

Robin Warder

True Crime, Tv & Film

4.53.2K Ratings

🗓️ 16 March 2016

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

January 5, 1994. A former Marine named David Cox vanishes from his home in Medfield, Massachusetts and is found shot to death three months later. In 1986, Cox had been involved in a controversial “Code Red” hazing incident while stationed at Guantanamo Bay, which would inspire the hit movie, “A Few Good Men”. When Cox saw the movie, he organized a lawsuit and became an outspoken critic of both the film and the U.S. military’s activities in Cuba. Did Cox’s actions eventually lead to his death? Join me for a new episode of “The Trail Went Cold”, as I analyze the unsolved murder of David Cox. Additional Reading: https://unsolved.com/gallery/david-cox/ https://www.baltimoresun.com/news/bs-xpm-1994-04-10-1994100064-story.html The Trail Went Cold is produced and edited by Magill Foote. All music is composed by Vince Nitro.

Transcript

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0:00.0

July 1986, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

0:04.0

A marine is nearly killed during a controversial hazing incident,

0:08.0

which inspires the hit movie A Few Good Men.

0:11.0

David Cox, one of the Marines involved in the incident, speaks out against the movie and files a lawsuit.

0:18.0

In January 1994, Cox disappears from his home before he is found murdered.

0:24.0

After that, the trail went cold. Oh, uh, yeah. Oh, uh, uh, and uh,

0:35.0

uh, uh, uh, uh, uh,

0:38.0

uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, yeah. Oh, uh, there's, uh,

0:44.0

there, uh,

0:45.0

uh, uh, uh, uh,

0:48.0

uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, Did you order to order to code ray? You don't have to answer that question? I'll answer the question. You want answers? I think I'm entitled. You want answers? I think I'm entitled. You want answers. I want the truth. You can't handle the truth.

1:15.0

Son we live in a world that has walls and those walls have to be guarded by men with

1:20.3

guns who's gonna do, you, Lieutenant Weinberg? I have a greater

1:26.4

responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago and you curse

1:31.8

the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not

1:35.8

knowing what I know, that Santiago's death while tragic probably saved lives and my existence

1:42.1

while grotesque and incomprehensible to you saves lives.

1:47.0

You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties.

1:51.0

You want me on that wall. You need me on that wall. We use words

1:57.4

like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline.

2:07.0

I have neither the time or the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide

2:15.1

and then questions the manner in which I provide it.

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