Mother seeks answers 10 years after son’s murder
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May 10, 2025

Mother seeks answers 10 years after son’s murder

By LADIMIR GARCIA lgarcia@yourmvi.com 

The 2015 killing of Drew Molinari at Minniti Motorsports in Rostraver Township remains unsolved.

Not a day goes by that Dawn Dutchko-Dunlop doesn’t think of her son, Drew Molinari.

Each Mother’s Day, the pain is especially hard to deal with, as tomorrow will mark 10 years since her son’s tragic murder.

Drew, 34, was fatally shot May 11, 2015, while working as a clerk at Minniti Motorsports’ former Rostraver Township location. Investigators at the time described it as a targeted killing by a...

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