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Feb 2020
1h 25m

Under the Prairie Sky

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In this Dateline classic, a mother of three mysteriously disappears. The only clue is her abandoned vehicle on a lonely Montana highway. Josh Mankiewicz reports. Originally aired on NBC on May 21, 2017. 
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