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Mar 2023
1h 23m

Finding Rita

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About this episode

When a Colorado mother vanishes without a trace, the detective investigating her disappearance discovers a connection to a previous assault. Keith Morrison reports.

 

If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, or is in crisis, please contact the following for help and resources:

National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or  www.thehotline.org

National Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 or https://rainn.org/

Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call 988 or go to https://988lifeline.org/

 

Keith Morrison and Josh Mankiewicz go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’:

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