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Flight Conversation Exposes Illegal Hunts, Endangered Trophies

3/2/2025

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Byron Lee Fitzpatrick, 24, and Shannon Lee Price, 28, were apprehended after their boastful conversation on a flight from San Diego to Sacramento caught the attention of wildlife officials. The duo revealed their illegal hunts, including a mountain lion, and flaunted trophies from endangered species, such as a sea turtle skull, highlighting a shocking disregard for wildlife conservation.

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Byron Lee Fitzpatrick, 24, and Shannon Lee Price, 28, were apprehended after their boastful conversation on a flight from San Diego to Sacramento caught the attention of wildlife officials. The duo revealed their illegal hunts, including a mountain lion, and flaunted trophies from endangered species, such as a sea turtle skull, highlighting a shocking disregard for wildlife conservation.