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WATCH: Texas Man Who Posed as Dead Boyfriend Arrested
He's accused of impersonating his neighbor, whose remains were found tied up in a plastic bag inside a concrete bunker in the dead man's backyard.
 Dawn Ennis
          
          Mar 15, 2016
          
        
Dawn Ennis
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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WATCH: Texas Man Who Posed as Dead Boyfriend Arrested

He's accused of impersonating his neighbor, whose remains were found tied up in a plastic bag inside a concrete bunker in the dead man's backyard.

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The Minneapolis City Council voted 12-0 to explore licensing facilities and ending a prohibition on adult sex venues in place since 1988.

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