ESPN retracts article linking NFL player to dead woman in DR
ESPN pulled a June 18 report tying free agent Mike Pennel Jr. to the death of Carli Franchesca Guzmán Roche after key claims collapsed, reigniting debates over investigative rigor.
to the 2021 death of Carli Franchesca Guzmán Roche in the Dominican Republic. The now-deleted article claimed Pennel had an “ongoing relationship” with the victim and that her body was found on his property in January 2026. Both assertions were later exposed as baseless.
