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Dec 2024
19m 29s

Talking Dateline: The Room Downstairs

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Josh Mankiewicz catches up with Andrea Canning about her episode, “The Room Downstairs.”  In March 2011, a suburban New Jersey home was suddenly engulfed in flames. When firefighters entered the basement, they found 59-year-old Robert Cantor dead on a bed.  An autopsy revealed that he’d been fatally shot before the fire was set. Andrea and Josh talk about the love triangle that pointed investigators to their prime suspect and the circumstantial case that resulted in his conviction – twice. Plus, Andrea shares two podcast-exclusive interview clips, one from the victim’s best friend and the other from his killer.

See the sweater Tung wore during his interview: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ijdpFw5AMm4?feature=share   

Listen to the full episode of “The Room Downstairs” on Apple: https://apple.co/41vjGSW

Listen to the full episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1Bp75v2QXrJwaeUlAVO8WJ

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