Episode 46: The Flatline Murder

On February 20, 2015, Jose Mendoza was shot and killed at his favorite fishing spot. Mendoza was a husband, father, and popular hip-hop artist from Corpus Christi who went by the name Flatline. The killer admitted to shooting Flatline but claimed the act was in self-defense. It has been 4 years since Flatline's death and his friends and family are still wondering what actually happened that fateful night. 

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Sources:

1. Balfour, J. (2015, February 22). Texas Rapper Flatline Shot & Killed. HipHopDX. Retrieved from https://hiphopdx.com/news/id.32657/title.texas-rapper-flatline-shot-killed#

2. Fitzgerald, T. (2015, February 22). Flatline Shot and Killed in Texas, Family & Friends Hold Vigils. The Boombox. Retrieved from https://theboombox.com/flatline-shot-killed-texas-family-friends-vigils/

3. Liscano, A. (2018, October 24). Documentary Film and Petition Hope to Re-Open Local Rapper Murder Case. KZTV. Retrieved from https://www.kztv10.com/news/local-news/2018/10/24/documentary-film-and-petition-hope-to-re-open-local-rapper-murder-case/

4. Lopez, F. (2018, October 11). Corpus Christi Demands Reopening Of Flatline Murder Case After Emotional Documentary Releases. Medium. Retrieved from https://medium.com/@bycompoundfilms/flatlinemurdercase-ec7e873624ab

5. Lopez, F. (2018). The Flatline Conspiracy. Compound Films. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGNs_X-3Ptk

6. Petition · Reopening Of Flatline Murder Case. (2018). Retrieved from https://www.change.org/p/nueces-county-reopening-of-flatline-murder-case-corpus-christi

7. Torralva, K. (2017, February 17). Man pleads not guilty in rapper Flatline’s murder. Corpus Christi Caller Times. Retrieved from https://www.caller.com/story/news/local/2017/02/17/man-pleads-not-guilty-rappers-murder/98037904/

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