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Aug 2024
1h 21m

Young Lords of Chaos

NBC NEWS
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A rare look at the frightening power of a charismatic killer, just 18 years old -- a teenage mastermind who convinces other kids to kill. Would even a hardened reporter covering his story get caught up in the spell?  Keith Morrison reports.

 

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

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Keith Morrison catches up with Jim Greenhill, the reporter at the center of the story, to see where life has taken him and to learn his thoughts on the Lords of Chaos today. “After the Verdict” is available exclusively to Dateline Premium subscribers: https://dateline.supportingcast.fm/listen/dateline-nbc-premium/after-the-verdict-young-lords-of-chaos

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