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Josh Mankiewicz and Keith Morrison discuss Keith’s episode, “The Ranch,” about the harrowing 2007 kidnapping of Eduardo Valseca in the small city in Mexico where he lived with his wife, Jayne, and their three young children. As Jayne worked to meet the ransom demands for her husband, Eduardo endured seven months of deprivation and torture before finally being released. Keith reflects on the strength of the Valseca family and their unbreakable bond in the face of tragedy. He also shares an extra clip from his interview with Jayne Valseca in which she speaks about how she met Eduardo, the man who would become the love of her life. Keith and Josh answer viewer and listener questions from social media.

Listen to the full episode of "The Ranch" here: https://link.chtbl.com/dl_theranch

As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for season 3 of Dateline: Missing in America. The chart-topping podcast series is back with a brand-new season and brand-new cases.   
 
Are you the key to solving a mystery? Correspondent Josh Mankiewicz reports on perplexing missing person cases brought to Dateline’s attention by our social media followers. Each episode focuses on one person’s story, as told by those left behind. Listen carefully to the details, descriptions and clues offered by family, friends and investigators. Something you hear might jog a memory that could help authorities crack a case.   
 
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The Valseca siblings' lives are changed when their father is taken hostage in an orchestrated abduction. Keith Morrison reports.

Listen to Keith Morrison and Josh Mankiewicz as they go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’: https://link.chtbl.com/tdl_theranch

SUBSCRIBER EXCLUSIVE: In March 2017, Lisa Tokes's life was shattered when her 21-year-old daughter, Reagan, was sexually assaulted and murdered. The killer was a registered sex offender on parole, wearing an ankle monitor at the time of the crime. The circumstances of Reagan’s murder led Lisa to channel her grief into advocacy, determined to prevent similar tragedies from happening to others. In this episode, Andrea Canning sits down with Lisa to talk about her fight to change the laws in Ohio and the two discuss how Lisa’s family is doing today.

Listen to the full episode of "Unchecked Evil" here: https://link.chtbl.com/dl_uncheckedevil

Josh Mankiewicz sits down with Andrea Canning to discuss her episode, “Facing the Music.” 25-year-old teacher Christy Mirack was found murdered in her Lancaster, Pennsylvania apartment in 1992. Police began an investigation that would go cold for 25 years, until new technology ruled out initial potential suspects and pointed to a surprisingly familiar face as the killer. Andrea and Josh discuss the role of DNA in cold case investigations and Andrea talks about having her own composite portrait generated using her DNA. Andrea also shares an extra clip from an interview with one of Christy’s former students and answers viewer and listener questions about the episode from social media.

Listen to the full episode of “Facing the Music” here: https://link.chtbl.com/dl_facingthemusic

Listen to the episode about Brittani Marcell Andrea mentions: https://link.chtbl.com/dl_thematch

When a young schoolteacher in Pennsylvania is murdered, her friends wonder if the killer will be caught. Following years without an arrest, investigators discover a new tool that may finally help unlock the murderer’s identity. Can police work fast enough to catch the suspect? Or will the killer slip away again? Andrea Canning reports.

Listen to Andrea Canning and Josh Mankiewicz as they go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’: https://link.chtbl.com/tdl_facingthemusic