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Ex-NFL Lineman Mike Pennel Linked to Dominican Republic Homicide Probe
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Ex-NFL Lineman Mike Pennel Linked to Dominican Republic Homicide Probe

Complex·Bernadette Giacomazzo·about 1 month ago
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Mike Pennel—a two-time Super Bowl winner—is now at the center of an international homicide investigation, after authorities in the Dominican Republic named him a person of interest in the death of a 22-year-old woman whose remains were found on property he once owned. According to ESPN, Carli Franchesca Guzmán Roche was reported missing in September 2021 after moving to Sosúa, a tourist town on the country’s northern coast. Her body was discovered in January 2026 when a worker digging a trench on the property uncovered human remains. Investigators later confirmed her identity through DNA testing using a sample from her now 8-year-old son. The property where the remains were found had been owned by Pennel at the time Guzmán disappeared but was sold last year. Authorities have not released a cause of death, but have classified the case as a homicide. Pennel, 34, most recently played for the Kansas City Chiefs and Cincinnati Bengals during the 2025 season and is currently a free agent.…

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