Josh Mankiewicz

I'm Josh Mankiewicz, and this is Deadly Mirage, a podcast from Dateline. Episode 6, He Said, She Said. On September 11th, 2017, the trial of Sabrina Limon opened in the packed Bakersfield courtroom of Judge John R. Brownlee.

She'd been up since before dawn, getting the kids dressed and fed and off to school. Then there was the two-hour drive she and her sister had made from Silver Lakes to the Kern County Sheriff's Department in Bakersfield. Inside the low-slung building, Sabrina followed Detective Randall Meyer down a bright hallway to a small interview room straight out of a TV drama.

She'd been up since before dawn, getting the kids dressed and fed and off to school. Then there was the two-hour drive she and her sister had made from Silver Lakes to the Kern County Sheriff's Department in Bakersfield. Inside the low-slung building, Sabrina followed Detective Randall Meyer down a bright hallway to a small interview room straight out of a TV drama.

She'd been up since before dawn, getting the kids dressed and fed and off to school. Then there was the two-hour drive she and her sister had made from Silver Lakes to the Kern County Sheriff's Department in Bakersfield. Inside the low-slung building, Sabrina followed Detective Randall Meyer down a bright hallway to a small interview room straight out of a TV drama.

And he knew that Sabrina Limon had lied to him about all of that.

And he knew that Sabrina Limon had lied to him about all of that.

And he knew that Sabrina Limon had lied to him about all of that.

The Kern County Sheriff's deputies who'd conducted the months-long investigation into Rob Limon's death were justifiably proud of their work.

The Kern County Sheriff's deputies who'd conducted the months-long investigation into Rob Limon's death were justifiably proud of their work.

The Kern County Sheriff's deputies who'd conducted the months-long investigation into Rob Limon's death were justifiably proud of their work.

She had an affair. Her husband found out about it. It caused some, sounds like some significant stress in that marriage. Yes. The detective did not know how those lives collided or why Rob Limon wound up dead on a shop floor in Tehachapi. In the months to come, The friends and family of all three filled in the blanks.

She had an affair. Her husband found out about it. It caused some, sounds like some significant stress in that marriage. Yes. The detective did not know how those lives collided or why Rob Limon wound up dead on a shop floor in Tehachapi. In the months to come, The friends and family of all three filled in the blanks.

She had an affair. Her husband found out about it. It caused some, sounds like some significant stress in that marriage. Yes. The detective did not know how those lives collided or why Rob Limon wound up dead on a shop floor in Tehachapi. In the months to come, The friends and family of all three filled in the blanks.

Shimmering dry heat causes visions of water to appear on sandy plains in front of you. Nevertheless, thousands of people live here, many in communities scattered along the highway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. One of those towns, about two hours east of LA, is Hellandale. It's the primary setting for much of the story you're about to hear.

Shimmering dry heat causes visions of water to appear on sandy plains in front of you. Nevertheless, thousands of people live here, many in communities scattered along the highway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. One of those towns, about two hours east of LA, is Hellandale. It's the primary setting for much of the story you're about to hear.

Shimmering dry heat causes visions of water to appear on sandy plains in front of you. Nevertheless, thousands of people live here, many in communities scattered along the highway between Los Angeles and Las Vegas. One of those towns, about two hours east of LA, is Hellandale. It's the primary setting for much of the story you're about to hear.

And you finally got your man and your woman. Yes. In the hours after his arrest, Jonathan said little to investigators beyond asking for a lawyer. Sabrina, on the other hand, seemed willing to talk, perhaps because her interrogators told her she was not under arrest. You are detained, but you're not under arrest. I want to make that perfectly clear to you, okay?

And you finally got your man and your woman. Yes. In the hours after his arrest, Jonathan said little to investigators beyond asking for a lawyer. Sabrina, on the other hand, seemed willing to talk, perhaps because her interrogators told her she was not under arrest. You are detained, but you're not under arrest. I want to make that perfectly clear to you, okay?

And you finally got your man and your woman. Yes. In the hours after his arrest, Jonathan said little to investigators beyond asking for a lawyer. Sabrina, on the other hand, seemed willing to talk, perhaps because her interrogators told her she was not under arrest. You are detained, but you're not under arrest. I want to make that perfectly clear to you, okay?

That's the voice of Olivia LaVoice. She covered the trial for NBC affiliate KGET in Bakersfield, which also live-streamed the trial online.