Josh Mankiewicz

So profound. I mean... Those two loved each other. I think that's true.

So profound. I mean... Those two loved each other. I think that's true.

It's the worst. It's the worst. And I wish we never see it, but we see it all the time. That's it for this episode of Talking Dateline. Thank you, Andrea. Before we go, we wanted to tell you about something that we're trying now. You can now send us audio of your questions, and so your voice might be featured on an upcoming episode.

It's the worst. It's the worst. And I wish we never see it, but we see it all the time. That's it for this episode of Talking Dateline. Thank you, Andrea. Before we go, we wanted to tell you about something that we're trying now. You can now send us audio of your questions, and so your voice might be featured on an upcoming episode.

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Hey, it's Josh Mankiewicz from Dateline. Here's a special preview of our new podcast called Deadly Mirage. The body lay on the shop floor, the man's shaven head leaning against the front left tire of a service truck. There was a dime-sized hole in his chin and a pool of blood slowly congealing on the concrete floor.

Hey, it's Josh Mankiewicz from Dateline. Here's a special preview of our new podcast called Deadly Mirage. The body lay on the shop floor, the man's shaven head leaning against the front left tire of a service truck. There was a dime-sized hole in his chin and a pool of blood slowly congealing on the concrete floor.

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.