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This March, a mysterious death in eastern New Mexico eventually led investigators to a 2003 episode of CSI: Crime Scene Investigation. Thomas Hickman, 55, a Red Lobster Regional Manager from Texas, was found dead southeast of Santa Rosa, New Mexico. Police originally believed the man, found with duct tape over his mouth, and shot in the back of the head, was the victim of homicide. Soon, though, balloons found in a cholla cactus, just 30 feet from the body, made investigators think otherwise. Tied to the balloons, they found a revolver missing its …read more

Episode 8.15 – Two and a Half Deaths
Air Date: 8 May 2008
Loads of fun, this episode was written by the people who bring us Two and a Half Men. It’s also quite funny, and packed with guest stars, including Diedrich Bader (Office Space, Drew Carey Show), Katy Sagal, and even Jon Cryer, Charlie Sheen, and Angus T. Jones. This is also a good example of a couple different shades of meta-fiction –various types of fiction portrayed within a work of fiction, or references to fiction. For the most part, I found the action to be funnier than the dialog.
Annabelle Fundt, …read more