Who Burglarized Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, and Why? (Video)

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Who Burglarized Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, and Why?
Orlando police report someone broke-in to the shuttered club after police released the premises back to its owner, almost a month to the day after the massacre.
 Dawn Ennis
          
          Jul 14, 2016
          
        
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The Advocate's news editor Dawn Ennis successfully transitioned from broadcast journalism to online media following another transition that made headlines; in 2013, she became the first trans staffer in any major TV network newsroom. As the first out transgender editor at The Advocate, the native New Yorker continues her 30-year media career, in which she has earned more than a dozen awards, including two Emmys. With the blessing of her three children, Dawn retains the most important job title she's ever held: Dad.
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Who Burglarized Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, and Why?

Orlando police report someone broke-in to the shuttered club after police released the premises back to its owner, almost a month to the day after the massacre.

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