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In this sixth installment of The Mank Files, Josh Mankiewicz answers even more questions from patreon listeners and plays a “who said it?” game with Kimberly and Katie. He also finally weighs in on some of the most pressing topics for A Date with Dateline friends. Such as: Is a hot dog a sandwich or what? How do you say “caramel” officially? And, does our pocket square fashion aficionado have any opinions of the interview apparel choices of his guests?  We talk Secrets Resorts, Farmers Only.com and much more in this very very very special last segment of THE MANK FILES!

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The Pocket Square Prince returns! In this very personal episode of The Mank Files, Josh Mankiewicz dishes on his brother Ben, the complete lack of Dateline merchandise in the “biased and failing” NBC store, and we ask him some questions from Patreons! And speaking of failing, Mank unknowingly opens a long-standing wound on Katie’s soul that Kimberly wasn’t even aware existed. Will their friendship recover? It’s possible, but Kimberly probably needs to take Katie to Chili’s for apology appetizers.

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It’s back! Presenting the second installment of Kimberly and Katie’s series of interviews with the incomparable Josh Mankiewicz. In this episode of The Mank Files, we ask Josh about the Cowboy Church in The Pink Gun Mystery, the Missy Bevers case, Unraveled and… the wolfpack. That’s right, we have a return to the Silver Lakes. Included with this segment is our recap of “Secrets in Silver Lakes” to refresh your memory on the wolfpack, the trial and what the bible says about reasons that it may or may not be OK to commit murder. Please enjoy this very special episode of A Date with Dateline: The Mank Files.

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Join us and Queen Canning for a Kimberly’s Favorite repeat recap! Learn along with us that paintball leagues are an actual thing, that defending yourself in court never fails except when it does and that when you change horses in midstream you run the risk of disappointing the most important judge of all… no, not Judy…Andrea. So pop in some chewing gum to make yourself look cool and issue a blanket apology to your family- you’re busy listening to A Date With Dateline’s latest most specialist of special episodes The Killing in Cobb County (with a side of French dressing and murder)!

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A beautiful young mother, Karmen Smith is murdered. Her 5 year old son, Nick, is also attacked and fights for his life. Their upstairs neighbor Lottie Spencer alerts the police that she believes she knows who did it—her teenage stalker Waseem Daker.

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What happens when you cross and hankie clad Mankie with a fancy southern cosmetologist, sprinkle in a few more hankies, then throw the whole thing off with a shockingly long rat tail? Well, my friends you get a Deadly Detour. Please enjoy this very, very, very special episode of A Date with Dateline.

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When a prominent attorney claims to have accidentally shot his wealthy wife, the local prosecutor questions his story. Was it an act of murder? Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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Our hero Keith meets a Hawaiian hero named Larry who spends almost a decade trying to put his daughter’s murderer behind bars. In this very special UNCUT episode of A Date with Dateline Kimberly and Katie dissect what is behind a name, what’s in a song and what paradise justice means to them. Please enjoy this very special recap of a very special Dateline: Island Edition.

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Keith Morrison follows a cold case for nearly 10 years, as a father in Hawaii fights to bring his daughter’s killer to justice despite one setback after another.

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Something big is happening in this episode, according our beloved yet persistently cryptic Keith Morrison. But something big is also happening to Kimberly and Katie. Much like the detectives in this case, they are discovering new things, uncovering new clues and figuring out the logistics behind an mysterious activity scrawled on on the white board calendar of a promising young lawyer. Tune in to find out the truth in this very special episode of A Date with Dateline.

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In this very, very, very special BONUS episode Kimberly and Katie recap the ID Network Special “He Lied About Everything”.  Find out what the Pope, Elton John and Bill Clinton share in common. Find out if a tiny house can solve all your laundry problems. Find out if Kimberly is truly catching all the red flags she should be in Katie’s marriage to the mysterious Dutchman. Pretty much, find a bunch of answers to questions you never thought to ask in this extra segment of A Date with Dateline.

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Dateline takes a break from murder to bring its viewers into the dangerous, thrilling yet gritty underground espionage world from across the pond.  OK, so that’s all a lie. But so is every word this week’s title character The Mystery Man utters.  Will almost 20 women across two continents really fall for his baloney? Does a New Jersey mom provide us with a deeper insight into the complicated internal monologue of one of the hosts?  Has Dennis is Enough missed his true calling as an intelligence man? Will Kimberly and Katie make a million dollars on their new full transparency matchmaking website called Ihaveaboringnormaljobandtwomaxedoutcreditcardslikemostpeople.com? And can Kimberly get freedictionary.com to add a silent “K” in front of tonsils to save herself from ridicule? Find out all the questions to these extremely confusing life issues and more in this very special episode of A Date with Dateline.

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A woman looking for love meets Mr. Right. But when her whirlwind romance morphs into a mind-bending mystery with government agents, cryptic messages and international spies, she launches a secret mission of her own to uncover the truth. Dennis Murphy reports.

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Has Dateline fooled us once again, interviewing a confident husband who reveals himself to be a knave, literally, running from the truth?  Will the real chill in this winter’s tale be from Andrea Canning’s icy stare toward an adulterous couple? What does a person’s scent say about them, and can you tell a white knight from a mere jester by his choice of cologne? Is Polo Sport still a thing? Will Katie be able to talk Kimberly into a shopping spree at Gottschalks to find out? And for all the marbles, if the game you are addicted to on your phone has “Camelot” or “Einstein” in the title what is the maximum amount of hours a player is allowed per week on the aforementioned game? (Hint: there is no right answer- there are games in our phones- humanity will never look up again)  Please enjoy this very special Kimberly’s Favorite and highly requested recap from  A Date With Dateline!

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Dateline’s Andrea Canning reports on the sudden disappearance of a wife and mother of three children just two weeks before Christmas, sending a chill through a quiet town in upstate New York.

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In this Part 2 of an in-depth dive into the Laci Peterson Story, Kimberly and Katie delve into the A&E Docu-series “The Murder of Laci Peterson” as Katie presents all the alternative theories in an attempt to make Kimberly’s head explode with over-info sharing. Also up for debate in this second episode: who is the mysterious other friend of Laci’s, why do there appear to be no actual treatments happening at a SPA weekend, and seriously, how cold is a moose? Will Katie ever win a bet against Kimberly? Will Kimberly consistently rub Katie’s face in her shameful display of memory lapse? Is there truly any justice in this world? Press play to find out… in the conclusion of this very special epistravaganza of A Date With Dateline?

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In a new two-hour special, Dateline takes a comprehensive look at the infamous case of Laci Peterson, after reporting on it for more than a decade. Newly unearthed interrogation video of Scott Peterson and an interview with retired Modesto Police Detective Allen Brocchini are featured. Keith Morrison reports.

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What happens when the poster child for a University is suddenly the main suspect in the murder of a young single mom? Will his girlfriend leave him high and dry? (SPOILER! no…no she won’t). What hi-jinx did Dennis get up to in his Alaskan adventure? If you rob a man in a purple top hat will you really receive 6 years of bad luck?  Will Kimberly and Katie finally reach the friendship breaking point all over the cascading locks of a well meaning hair stylist? And finally, what is actually out there in the dark? Pretty much all the same stuff that was there in the light?  Find out the answers to all these questions and more in this very chilly episode of A Date with Dateline.

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Dennis Murphy reports on the mysterious death of a young mother in Ohio and the ensuing investigation that spans years and multiple states.

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Should Dateline perhaps be more careful when crafting their carefully thought out titles, as on first glance this title could immediately put the viewer in mind of some unfortunate potty humor? Has Keith, yet again, ventured into the completely non-treacherous land of Orange County, CA and still hasn’t called Kimberly and Katie for a fro-yo date? Is there finally a Dateline victim who deserved what they got? Could a lack of manicure really lead this conman to his eventual doom? Has Kimberly finally learned the most valuable elementary lesson of never judging a book by it’s cover? Will Katie finally have to catch up on The Walking Dead? The world of podcasts and Dateline come together in this very special, decidedly not meta, episode of A Date With Dateline.

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Keith Morrison reports on conman John Meehan, who made national headlines last year after his crimes and their final, deadly culmination were featured in the popular podcast, ‘Dirty John.’

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Has the 7 year itch been misinterpreted by a young newlywed as a 7 month itch with the deadliest of consequences? Will Dennis have walked away from his small town Iowa interviews with a new appreciation for the sport of bowling, as well as taking a young deputy under his wise wing? Has Katie realized that there is millions to be made in the young adult  T-shirt slogan business thus making this her last episode with A Date with Dateline? Will a simple pb&j sandwich blow this whole case wide open? Or just drive Kimberly and Katie to madness? A Date with Dateline opens the new year with a new recap of an old case, filled with high drama and bad (and some really bad) theories of what really happened in this tragic tale. Side note:  If you found this podcast by accident thinking “Before Dawn” is a Twilight prequel… our apologies… we don’t pick the episode titles, we just give helpful suggestions.

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Newlyweds Seth and Lisa Techel are expecting their first child, but a shotgun blast shatters their dreams on Memorial Day weekend, 2011. Dennis Murphy reports.

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Will a rascally rabble of bandits from unsavory parts of east Texas get away with the the first ever non-murder? Does Andrea have the energy to keep up with the amped up antics of one of her interview subjects? Will we ever learn that if the term ‘pillar of the community’ is used in Dateline context, that the next logical conclusion is the person being described as such is a scalawag of the highest possible order?  Did you know there is such a thing as a Scrapbook Retreat? How much glitter would be too much glitter to pack for that event? Will Katie be able to finally decode the mysterious hitman price by state discrepancy? Did Kimberly rise to victory in Whamagendon? (Hint- No. No, she did not and her friendship with Katie may be forever tainted). Find out the answers to all the vital questions above and more in this very holiday episode of A Date With Dateline.

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While away on business in California, Frank Howard, a high flying accountant from Carrollton, Texas, learns that his wife has been brutally attacked in their home. Andrea Canning reports.

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Will the mysterious death of a beloved chiropractor finally be the case that pulls Dateline viewers into two warring camps? How many twins did you spot in this episode? Is google seeing a spike in searches for a potentially dangerous gout medication? If you were one of those searches did you search the smart way? (hint- find out how in this episode!)  Are Kimberly and Katie finally completely stumped? Will they lose their self imposed status of the greatest amateur professional slueths on the Dateline circuit? Would that be Adam shame?  Andrea Canning returns to us with one of her favorite mysteries. To celebrate, please enjoy this extra long episode of A Date With Dateline.

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The unexplained death of a beloved chiropractor becomes a criminal investigation when authorities discover she’d been poisoned. Andrea Canning reports.

Donation Link: For the Kimberly and Katie very important December Fund! 15% to charity this month. Let us know where you want us to donate! Charity chosen on December 22nd.

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When a family takes an investigation into their own hands does it surprise anyone when the case hinges on just that, a hand? Does this Dateline episode finally reveal that Andrea is indeed a mannequin come to life? Did Kimberly and her twitter friends uncover the real whereabouts of Tommy from MTV’s Tru Life- I Have a Summer Share? Will Long Island’s hottest new P.I. Delia solve this murder once and for all? Have Katie and Kimberly overestimated not only Delia’s prowess, but also the magnifying strength of her see-all binoculars? And finally, a very frustrated defense attorney wants to know… Dateline viewers- have you or have you not been keeping up to date on your photoshop skills?  Please enjoy this latest installment of A Date with Dateline.

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When the youngest sister of a large, tight-knit family on Long Island goes missing, they go to extraordinary lengths to find her. Andrea Canning reports.

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Upon seeing this week’s episode title, is your first instinct that Dateline is covering a murder at a mid-America mall involving mad shoppers killing for killer deals? A shopping spree turned murder spree, as it were? So, how long is too long to wait in line for a Wetzel’s pretzel? Why aren’t there more BINGO halls in Los Angeles? Is an Amerian Eagle store manager about to be discovered by a big time Hollywood agent and have his life forever changed? Have Kimberly and her twitter friends cracked the code to prison hair? So grab a Cinnabon or a Hot Dog on a Stick and settle in for this special shopping edition of A Date With Dateline…

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On Black Friday, Fort Worth, TX police are called to the scene of a brutal murder. The victim is beloved by her friends, girlfriends, and co-workers. She had no enemies – or did she? Keith Morrison reports.