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Jul 2021
41m 53s

The Cliff’s Edge

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In this Dateline classic, a romantic night out goes terribly wrong when Jody Scharf falls from the edge of a cliff. But was it an accident -- or was she pushed? Chris Jansing reports. Originally aired on NBC on August 12, 2011. 
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