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Jul 2024
19m 15s

Talking Dateline: The Ranch

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Josh Mankiewicz and Keith Morrison discuss Keith’s episode, “The Ranch,” about the harrowing 2007 kidnapping of Eduardo Valseca in the small city in Mexico where he lived with his wife, Jayne, and their three young children. As Jayne worked to meet the ransom demands for her husband, Eduardo endured seven months of deprivation and torture before finally being released. Keith reflects on the strength of the Valseca family and their unbreakable bond in the face of tragedy. He also shares an extra clip from his interview with Jayne Valseca in which she speaks about how she met Eduardo, the man who would become the love of her life. Keith and Josh answer viewer and listener questions from social media. 

 

Listen to the full episode of “The Ranch” on Apple: https://apple.co/4gcoxwS

Listen to the full episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7thY9RK3h32mmYVu47Il8T

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