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Mummy's Mystery, Pistol Packing Mom, Missing Woman
Crisco still missing, a new mall opens, FanGate and other stories from Florida Patch.

Patch operates 23 daily news sites in the state of Florida. Here is a roundup of top headlines from around the state for Oct. 16:
- Florida Doctors Unravel 2,100-Year-Old Mummy’s Mystery
- Driver in Fatal Hit-and-Run May Have Sold Car
- Pregnant Woman Critically Injured in Pedestrian Crash
- Wanted: 36,000 Pounds of Stolen Crisco
- Good Samaritan Cop Helps Stranded Motorist, Lands Arrest
- Troopers Launch ‘Intensive Patrols’ to Stop Wrong-Way Drivers
- Pistol Packing Mom Goes to Jail for Shooting Venomous Snake
- Chlorine Leak on USF Campus
- Sarasota Police Say Goodbye to K9 Officer Nero
- Charlie Crist Using ‘FanGate’ to Drum Up Donations
- Mall at University Town Center Opens
- Missing Charlotte County Woman Has Local Ties
Photo Credit: Doctors at St. Mary’s Medical Center performed a CT scan on a 2,100-year-old mummy. Photo from the St. Mary’s Medical Center Facebook page.
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