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Antonio “Tony” Miller, 25: ‘My gentle giant’
Antonio “Tony” Miller was the ultimate prankster. One time, he convinced his young niece that he was talking to her through the TV, assuming the identity of SpongeBob SquarePants. Tony chatted with the stunned girl on the phone, describing exactly what she was wearing and watching. In reality, her father had fed Tony the information […]
Richard Davila, 47, loved to collect sneakers
Shoeboxes filled with more than one hundred sneakers are stacked neatly in the Davilas’ Fairhill home. Richard Davila, a 47-year-old originally from Puerto Rico, collected sneakers for fun. He loved having the newest Jordans and always kept his collection in pristine condition. The sneakers have remained untouched since January 3, 2016, when Richard Davila was […]
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