Josh Mankiewicz

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,

They think they know who it is, so they're following them. And then they need to be ready to move and go to tactical right away if they see that the crime is going down. And sometimes that ends up in an arrest right there. So this was an unremarkable case for SIS because Monica and Baker were not in the process of committing any additional crimes.

They think they know who it is, so they're following them. And then they need to be ready to move and go to tactical right away if they see that the crime is going down. And sometimes that ends up in an arrest right there. So this was an unremarkable case for SIS because Monica and Baker were not in the process of committing any additional crimes.

And they were also completely oblivious to the fact that they were being followed. The guy that we interviewed, Rob Burke, is an old friend of mine. I mean, I've known him for a while. And very recently, he said to me, you know, what are you working on? And I said, oh, it's the, you know, the Simantilli case down the valley. He's like, oh, yeah, we followed her. I'm like, what?

And they were also completely oblivious to the fact that they were being followed. The guy that we interviewed, Rob Burke, is an old friend of mine. I mean, I've known him for a while. And very recently, he said to me, you know, what are you working on? And I said, oh, it's the, you know, the Simantilli case down the valley. He's like, oh, yeah, we followed her. I'm like, what?

I said, you didn't tell me that. He's like, I didn't know you were on it. Um, so then very sort of late in the game, um, I, I, I, uh, asked him if he would talk about, uh, SIS's role in, you know, following them and sort of, uh, uh, giving the primary investigators sort of the, you know, putting the pieces together so that they could understand Monica and Baker's relationship.

I said, you didn't tell me that. He's like, I didn't know you were on it. Um, so then very sort of late in the game, um, I, I, I, uh, asked him if he would talk about, uh, SIS's role in, you know, following them and sort of, uh, uh, giving the primary investigators sort of the, you know, putting the pieces together so that they could understand Monica and Baker's relationship.