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Sep 23
41m 2s

The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore

NBC NEWS
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Sandra Birchmore vanishes after a February nor'easter. Days later, the young teacher’s aide is found dead in her home under mysterious circumstances. Andrea Canning reports. Lester Holt and Andrea Canning go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’ Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/427dT5A Listen on Spotify: https://open.spoti ... Show More
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