About this episode

The episode discusses the freak accidental death of 14-year-old Trey Cooley during a shooting competition in Dallas, Texas.

Send us Fan Mail In the summer of 1991, 14 year old Trey Cooley attended a shooting competition with his father at a shooting range in Dallas, Texas. Before the day was over, a freakish series of one in a million incidents would lead to Trey's death. Support the show

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Host: Dawn of Mantis Podcast

Topics covered

• accidental death
• shooting competition
• true crime
• freak incidents
• family tragedy

Keywords

• Trey Cooley
• accidental death
• shooting range
• Dallas
• 1991
• true crime
• family tragedy

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Dallas, Texas

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