<div> <p>On a quiet summer afternoon in Inverness, Florida, a 911 call shattered the stillness of a lakeside home. Inside, Denise Hallowell was found barely alive in her bedroom, the victim of a brutal attack that made no immediate sense.</p><p>At first, the story pointed outward toward an unknown intruder. 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State of Florida”</a></p></div>