The medical examiner ruled the death in accident,

but a forensic detective disagreed.

The final resolution took three long years

and raised questions about the accuracy of an autopsy.

The final resolution took three long years

and raised questions about the accuracy of an autopsy.

Patterson, New Jersey, is an industrial suburb outside New York City,

which has its share of violent crime.

One of the town's most unusual cases happened in 1980.

I would personally rank it as being one of the most interesting

challenging cases I ever had.

29-year-old Frankie Pullion was found dead on a deserted road

underneath an abandoned car.

Apparently, the person driving the vehicle hit Frankie

then fled the scene, leaving the vehicle behind.

Frankie Pullion worked for a local funeral home as a handyman.

Before that, he served a brief stint in the US military.

He would run errands for the funeral home,

and the funeral home was also kind of a stopping off point

for the police as well.

And it was one of the more successful black funeral homes

in Patterson.

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