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Before he disappeared last month, missing basketball player Patrick Dennehy (search) and his roommate were so worried about threats to their safety that they armed themselves for protection, a longtime friend said Wednesday.

Could this be an important clue in the investigation? We’ll ask prosecutor Shawndya Simpson and Joanne Adlerstein, defense attorney.

How is Patrick Dennehy's family handling his disappearance? We’ll get insight from Dennehy’s former high school basketball coach, Steve Filios.

There’s a brand new twist in the Laci Peterson murder case: Modesto police are investigating a theory that Laci was the victim of a serial killer. How could this impact the case? Steve Adubato, author of Speak From the Heart, weighs in.

Plus, in an effort to combat classroom violence, should teachers be allowed to carry guns in our schools? We’ll get a fair and balanced debate from Robert Surgeonor, author of No Fear: A Police Officer's Perspective, and Bill Stanton, former New York Police officer and security expert.

And, a nip here, a tuck there. Tom O’Neil, senior editor of In Touch Weekly, and Pamela Lipkin, New York plastic surgeon, blow the lid of which Hollywood celebrities have had help from a plastic surgeon.

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