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# A Death in St. Augustine
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/frontline/episode/frontline-death-st-augustine/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:53:16.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T15:21:53.000Z
- Description: What happens when police face the possibility of domestic violence within their ranks?
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: FRONTLINE, Season 2013, Episode 19, #ZZZ_Episode_ae6bba97-c28a-4f3d-9ec8-5461988a02b0, #episode, #news_program, #ZZZ_Show_8d45e56c-70b3-4c33-a2eb-1c2ac36ca879, #v1.16

On the night she broke up with her police officer boyfriend, Michelle O'Connell was found dead from a gunshot in the mouth. Next to her was her boyfriend’s semi-automatic service pistol. The sheriff's office ruled it suicide -- but was it? FRONTLINE and The New York Times investigate what can go wrong when the police are faced with domestic violence allegations within their own ranks.