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Feb 2025
1h 23m

A Walk Through the Woods

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The high-profile case of two murdered Indiana teens takes a stunning turn after video of the killer, taken by one of his victims shortly before their deaths, is revealed. Andrea Canning reports.

 

Blayne Alexander and Andrea Canning go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’

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