In the late summer of 2014, the story of Brandon Zomalt, a 30-year-old Black or African American male, unfolded in a grim sequence of events. The first indication that something was terribly wrong emerged on August 13, when an off-duty federal agent stumbled upon a fire along Peasley Canyon Road in Auburn, Washington. Upon extinguishing the flames, the agent discovered a pile of blood-soaked carpeting, towels, and clothing. A man seen near the fire fled in a dark SUV as the agent approached. For
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