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The Johnny Bobbitt saga: From feel-good story to money mystery

What started out as an effort to help a homeless man who did a good deed has become a criminal investigation into what happened to the $400,000 in donations raised to help him get back on his feet.

Johnny Bobbitt Jr., the homeless veteran who gave $20 to buy gas for Kate McClure, is  back on the streets, and cutoff from the money donors gave to help him. DAVID SWANSON / Staff Photographer .
Johnny Bobbitt Jr., the homeless veteran who gave $20 to buy gas for Kate McClure, is back on the streets, and cutoff from the money donors gave to help him. DAVID SWANSON / Staff Photographer .Read moreDAVID SWANSON