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Jul 2020
41m 36s

The Killing in Cobb County

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In this Dateline classic, a story of obsession boils over into a brutal crime. Right away, one woman said she knew what happened. Yet, it takes years to bring the alleged killer to trial with a verdict that was far from the end of this case. Andrea Canning reports. Originally aired on NBC on November 29, 2013.

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