Josh Mankiewicz
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No, no. I mean, Chet Najoshi, Jessica DeVera, Michelle Madigan. The producers who worked on this, Allison Orr, the senior producer, like these are the people whose names you don't know at Dateline. The people you don't see on TV are the big stars here. And as a result of the incredible organization of this team, we were completely ready to
No, no. I mean, Chet Najoshi, Jessica DeVera, Michelle Madigan. The producers who worked on this, Allison Orr, the senior producer, like these are the people whose names you don't know at Dateline. The people you don't see on TV are the big stars here. And as a result of the incredible organization of this team, we were completely ready to
No, I mean, I think nobody did. You know, I have friends who live in. lived in that part of Woodland Hills. And they knew the Sementilli family, not very well, but they knew them. Both my friends described life over there as extremely happy.
No, I mean, I think nobody did. You know, I have friends who live in. lived in that part of Woodland Hills. And they knew the Sementilli family, not very well, but they knew them. Both my friends described life over there as extremely happy.
It was a house that seemed to be full of love, not full of anger, not full of distrust, which is why nobody, certainly nobody at first thought that Monica could have had anything to do with this because she seemed happy. He seemed happy. Nobody detected this.
It was a house that seemed to be full of love, not full of anger, not full of distrust, which is why nobody, certainly nobody at first thought that Monica could have had anything to do with this because she seemed happy. He seemed happy. Nobody detected this.
He was killed. I mean, you know, I mean, it's a tragedy. I mean, this guy never made it to 50. And he, you know, he, yeah, he got his start cutting hair in the basement. His sister was showing him how, you know, and the next thing you know, he's this big hairdresser. And the next thing you know, he's got this huge job with Wella and he's moving to Los Angeles.
He was killed. I mean, you know, I mean, it's a tragedy. I mean, this guy never made it to 50. And he, you know, he, yeah, he got his start cutting hair in the basement. His sister was showing him how, you know, and the next thing you know, he's this big hairdresser. And the next thing you know, he's got this huge job with Wella and he's moving to Los Angeles.
And, you know, that is, you know, that's the kind of life people dream of. And he was living it. He just didn't live it long enough.
And, you know, that is, you know, that's the kind of life people dream of. And he was living it. He just didn't live it long enough.
We don't know how it started. There's so much yardage between I met this guy at the gym and I'm going to fool around with him because I'm bored. My husband isn't around to I'm in love with that guy. I'm planning a life with him and I'm going to have him stab my husband. I mean, it's incomprehensible. And here's one more thing that's incomprehensible. This is.
We don't know how it started. There's so much yardage between I met this guy at the gym and I'm going to fool around with him because I'm bored. My husband isn't around to I'm in love with that guy. I'm planning a life with him and I'm going to have him stab my husband. I mean, it's incomprehensible. And here's one more thing that's incomprehensible. This is.
in some ways, a familiar story on Dateline. Someone has an affair, and the person they're having the affair with decides, I want them for myself, so I'm going to get rid of the partner. That certainly has happened before on Dateline. Here's the part that hasn't happened before, or at least hasn't happened in the stories that I've done, is he takes the fall.
in some ways, a familiar story on Dateline. Someone has an affair, and the person they're having the affair with decides, I want them for myself, so I'm going to get rid of the partner. That certainly has happened before on Dateline. Here's the part that hasn't happened before, or at least hasn't happened in the stories that I've done, is he takes the fall.
You know, this guy knows how the criminal justice system operates. He's been in it before. She doesn't. But he goes in and says, I did it. And she didn't have anything to do with it. She didn't even know it was being done. That, to me, is very unusual. Why he did that? I don't know. I would have loved to have asked him. I'm like, what's going on there? Is that love? I mean, what is that?
You know, this guy knows how the criminal justice system operates. He's been in it before. She doesn't. But he goes in and says, I did it. And she didn't have anything to do with it. She didn't even know it was being done. That, to me, is very unusual. Why he did that? I don't know. I would have loved to have asked him. I'm like, what's going on there? Is that love? I mean, what is that?
No, he pled to the top count. That's it.
No, he pled to the top count. That's it.
Yeah, it's not spoken of that often. Um, but they are an absolutely an elite unit. They're part of the robbery homicide division. They've been around for a while and their specialty is surveilling like robbery crews, people who are, who are, who are, they think are going to knock over a bank or are going to, you know, go into somebody's house for a home invasion. And they,
Yeah, it's not spoken of that often. Um, but they are an absolutely an elite unit. They're part of the robbery homicide division. They've been around for a while and their specialty is surveilling like robbery crews, people who are, who are, who are, they think are going to knock over a bank or are going to, you know, go into somebody's house for a home invasion. And they,