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Letters from Sing Sing

Dateline presents: Mortal Sin

Letters from Sing Sing

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4.93.8K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2023

⏱️ 2 minutes

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Summary

As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Mortal Sin, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline. Dawn and Nick Hacheney are the perfect couple: spiritual, loving, and devoted to the church where Nick is a pastor. When Dawn is killed in a house fire the day after Christmas, the pastor and his flock are devastated. What few knew at the time was the dark prophecy that foretold it. In Dateline’s latest original podcast series, Josh Mankiewicz tells a twisted tale about sex, lies, religion…and murder. Listen to the first 2 episodes now for free or subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts to get access to new episodes 1 week early. Subscribers can also listen to all Dateline podcasts ad-free: https://link.chtbl.com/mtlsin_fdlw

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0:00.0

Pastor Nick Hackney and

0:06.0

Hackney and his wife Dawn seemed like a match made in heaven, faithful, friendly, and

0:11.9

committed.

0:13.1

They had a real, what seemed like a chemistry between them,

0:16.7

just a cute couple.

0:18.4

And then, the day after Christmas,

0:22.2

came a fire in their bedroom while Nick was away.

0:25.0

Dawn died. It was ruled an accident.

0:29.0

There was no indication that there was a concern that this was nothing more than a house fire

0:35.9

that resulted in the death of a young woman. It would take years for truth to

0:41.8

rise from the ashes.

0:44.0

And when it did, it was stunning.

0:46.8

The story has the trifecta of true crime.

0:48.5

It's got sex, religion, and a murder.

0:52.2

Our latest podcast takes us to a small church outside Seattle for a story about prophecies and

0:58.0

premonitions.

0:59.7

She said, I'm ready to go. She said, if I were to die I'm ready. She said if I were to die I'm ready and this was what a day before she passed.

1:08.0

A story about a seducer who used God as his wingman.

1:13.6

He felt like God wanted us to be together intimately.

1:17.8

And about a criminal trial unlike any we've ever seen,

1:22.0

where a jury would decide whether prophecy could rise to the level of proof.

1:27.0

You ever have a stranger case than this?

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