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When 57-year-old Bruce Cucchiara was gunned down in the parking lot of a New Orleans East apartment complex in 2012 his murder devastated his family and stumped law enforcement. For more than a year CounterClock's Delia D'Ambra has investigated the case and unraveled a web of bizarre information and circumstances about his life and those who benefitted from his death.

On Tuesday April 24th, 2012 someone shot and killed 57-year-old Bruce Cucchiara in a New Orleans East apartment complex. Who was Bruce? His children, ex wife and widow reflect on the man who's murder is the focal point of CounterClock Season 5.

Louisiana's troubling history of political, racial and socioeconomic division leads Delia to understand New Orleans East better. NOPD's current cold case detective weighs in on the basic facts of the Bruce Cucchiara crime scene, a frustrating 'person of interest' sighting, and a code of silence that stunted the investigation from day one.

Delia tracks down employees at the Mark VII Apartments on April 24th, 2012, and visits the crime scene in-
person. A suspicious note found in Bruce's truck creates more questions than answers.

Why was Bruce even in New Orleans East on the day he died? The answer eludes everyone,
and Delia discovers some sketchy information tucked away in land and business records for the Mark VII Apartments.

Delia analyzes Bruce's cellphone records and discovers an extremely important clue as well as a major misstep by homicide investigators.