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The following episode contains disturbing acts of violence. Listener discretion is advised.

My son, Bobby, was only six and a half at the time of his father's death. Every policeman he saw, he would always ask,

would you find out who killed my daddy?

Freddie Farah was shot one time in the head and died as a result.

How do you forget something like this?

I took a bullet out of my pocket and I slid it across the table.

We were left with trying to figure out how, if at all, we could prove our case.

When you tell me that you were never there, then your denials are just as good as the confession.

So like, Mom, I'm not going to stop asking until they tell me to stop.

After 40 years, I had hoped that Bobby would move on, so just let it go.

But he never would.

He just wanted to know.

There are over 100,000 cold cases in America.

Only about 1% are ever solved. This is one of those rare stories.

It's May 22nd, 1974 in Jacksonville, Florida. It's the Wednesday before Memorial Day weekend, and Freddie Farah,

owner of the Grand Park Food Market, is busy ringing up his regular customers. Pam Hazel is

an assistant state attorney for the Florida State Attorney's Office.

A young man entered the store. That young man asked for a price check, and as Mr. Farrow was giving that response,

the young man pulled out a firearm. Detective Margaret Radigan is from the Jacksonville Sheriff's

Office. The suspect pointed it at Mr. Farah. Mr. Farah stepped to his right, kind of in front of

the register. The suspect made a couple statements, like, give it up, give me the money.

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