Josh Mankiewicz

Scarlet stained the front of his shirt, which was stiffening in the dry desert air. A few feet away lay a bullet and a line of broken fluorescent glass, white and powdery, like a line of drugs. For more than an hour, silence hung over this scene of death and disorder. A quiet broken only by the occasional sound of a big diesel rig out on the highway.

Scarlet stained the front of his shirt, which was stiffening in the dry desert air. A few feet away lay a bullet and a line of broken fluorescent glass, white and powdery, like a line of drugs. For more than an hour, silence hung over this scene of death and disorder. A quiet broken only by the occasional sound of a big diesel rig out on the highway.

Then shortly before 7 p.m., a man scheduled to work second shift walked in, and that silence was replaced by screams.

Then shortly before 7 p.m., a man scheduled to work second shift walked in, and that silence was replaced by screams.

This is the story of what happened that afternoon in 2014 and why. But it's also about much more. It's about long shadows cast by old sins.

This is the story of what happened that afternoon in 2014 and why. But it's also about much more. It's about long shadows cast by old sins.

It's about the pairings of flawed souls, unholy alliances that spiraled out of control.

It's about the pairings of flawed souls, unholy alliances that spiraled out of control.

It's about faith and faithlessness, murder, and the thrill of moral escapism.

It's about faith and faithlessness, murder, and the thrill of moral escapism.

In this podcast, you'll hear from people who loved that man found lying on the shop floor in August 2014.

In this podcast, you'll hear from people who loved that man found lying on the shop floor in August 2014.

And you'll hear from the newly minted homicide detective whose job it was to find the killer or killers responsible.

And you'll hear from the newly minted homicide detective whose job it was to find the killer or killers responsible.

It's a pretty big first case.

It's a pretty big first case.

I'm Josh Mankiewicz, and this is Deadly Mirage, a podcast from Dateline. And to listen ad-free.

I'm Josh Mankiewicz, and this is Deadly Mirage, a podcast from Dateline. And to listen ad-free.

Hi, everybody. It's Josh Mankiewicz, and we are talking Dateline today with Andrea Canning. Hi, Andrea. Hi, hi. So this episode is called The Killer Among Them. It's from 1996. An Atlanta millionaire named Lance Herndon was found bludgeoned to death in his home, and detectives dug into his life. It turned out one of the people closest to him was his killer.

Hi, everybody. It's Josh Mankiewicz, and we are talking Dateline today with Andrea Canning. Hi, Andrea. Hi, hi. So this episode is called The Killer Among Them. It's from 1996. An Atlanta millionaire named Lance Herndon was found bludgeoned to death in his home, and detectives dug into his life. It turned out one of the people closest to him was his killer.