Early Beginnings 

 

• July 13, 1980 - Cory Lee Mills born near Tampa, Florida to Christopher Lee Mills and Teresa Gail Pearson

• January 9, 1981 - Christopher Lee Mills and Teresa Gail Pearson divorced 

• June 9, 1990 - Teresa Gail Pearson got remarried to Sean Austin Bennett when Cory Mills was 10 years old

• 1994-1996 - In some interviews and campaign materials, Mills claimed his grandparents adopted him; court records show they were granted temporary guardianship on 11/08/1994 and that the guardianship was discharged on 12/19/1996. See court documents here.

• 1994-1998 - Cory attended Auburndale Senior High School; address of record 3321 Avenue R NW, Winter Haven, FL

• 1997-1998 School Year - Cory Mills dropped out of Auburndale High School his senior year 

• Mills claims to have been a wrestler and football player at Auburndale HS; he does not show up in the yearbooks for either sport.

  • 1994-1995: Freshman at Auburndale Senior High School

  • 1995-1996: Sophomore at Auburndale Senior High School

  • 1996-1997: Junior at Auburndale Senior High School

  • 1997-1998: Senior at Auburndale Senior High School - did not graduate, was not in the yearbook

• 1998-1999: Cory enrolled at Lake Regions Senior High School where he graduated in May of 1999

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