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ESPN Retracts Article Linking NFL Free Agent Mike Pennel Jr. to Dominican Republic Death

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ESPN published a report on June 18 linking NFL free agent Mike Pennel Jr. to the death of Carli Franchesca Guzmán Roche, a woman who disappeared in 2021 and whose body was found on Pennel's property in the Dominican Republic in January 2026. The article, bylined by T.J. Quinn and Juan Recio, claimed Pennel had an ongoing relationship with the victim. ESPN later retracted the article and issued a brief statement, though the original report remains accessible via an archived link.

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ESPN published a report that connected NFL free agent Mike Pennel Jr. to the death of a woman in the Dominican Republic.

The network retracted the article and issued a brief statement.

The article, bylined by T.J. Quinn and Juan Recio, claimed that Pennel had 'an ongoing relationship' with Carli Franchesca Guzmán Roche.

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On June 18, ESPN published a report that connected NFL free agent Mike Pennel Jr. to the death of a woman in the Dominican Republic. This week, the network retracted the article and issued a brief statement. The article, bylined by T.J. Quinn and Juan Rec

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