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ESPN Retracts Pennel Story; Records Place Him in Denver

7/1/2026

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ESPN removed its June 18, 2026 story about Michael Pennel Jr. after finding errors.
Pennel’s representatives provided records showing he was in Denver in September 2021 when Ms. Carli Franchesca Guzmán Roche disappeared.
Attorney Brian Wainger said the records confirm Pennel was receiving injury treatment in Denver, not in the Dominican Republic.
Wainger said Pennel’s surveillance footage captured trespassers on his Dominican property the night of the disappearance and was given to authorities.

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ESPN removed its June 18, 2026 story about Michael Pennel Jr. after finding errors.
Pennel’s representatives provided records showing he was in Denver in September 2021 when Ms. Carli Franchesca Guzmán Roche disappeared.
Attorney Brian Wainger said the records confirm Pennel was receiving injury treatment in Denver, not in the Dominican Republic.
Wainger said Pennel’s surveillance footage captured trespassers on his Dominican property the night of the disappearance and was given to authorities.