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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

Killers Amongst Us: Real Life "Hell's Kitchen," Gorgeous Restauranteur Disappears. What happened to Dawn? (part 3)

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

News, True Crime

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 October 2020

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

Not only has Dawn Viens disappeared, but her husband David has apparently moved on. He has a new girlfriend who has taken Dawn's place in David's restaurant and his home. Some things just don't add up, especially after the new girlfriend is seen throwing away Dawn's clothes. Is Dawn's drinking to blame for her vanishing act? Will she come back after ski season as David Viens suggest? Police begin to look at all the evidence again.

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0:00.0

Hi guys, Nancy Grace here. Welcome back to Killers Amongst Us, a production of I Heart

0:09.4

Media and Crime Online.

0:11.1

Do you ever pull up at a red light and look around at the cars beside you also waiting

0:20.8

and wonder who are they or walk through them all as people pass you? You may or may not

0:28.2

catch their eyes and you wonder who are these people.

0:33.0

I'm Nancy Grace. Thank you for being with us and joining us Killers Amongst Us.

0:42.8

What happened to Dawn Vians? Beautiful, young, healthy and a fun, exciting marriage just

0:53.9

starting off a brand new hot restaurant, the place to be there in the California community

1:00.0

where they relocated. Then suddenly she disappears. Take a listen.

1:07.2

As the investigation continues, cops talk to Dawn's friends.

1:11.0

We're shunned happy lately or depressed. More exhausted. It's a tough business.

1:16.3

Did she ever mention like want to leave or leaving? All the time.

1:21.2

Well, you feel it's unusual for the disbelief. Yeah, unusual, but understandable.

1:27.1

Where do you think she might be? I'm hoping a ski lager the boy toy. Friends basically

1:32.8

back up with David says they're really sure that she took off on her own that she's somewhere

1:38.9

with a margarita on hand and enjoying herself and she'll come back when she's ready.

1:44.8

If Dawn really has taken a trip somewhere, then police should be able to track her.

1:49.7

They run her credit card. See if there's any credit card history.

1:52.9

Investigators also check US customs to see if maybe Dawn had taken a flight out of town.

1:57.6

There was no sign of Dawn. You're hearing our friend Bill Graves. They were at the perfect

2:01.3

murder. So did she just take off for the beach? Is she somewhere right now enjoying an awesome

2:07.8

margarita? Take a listen to what we learned from a friend named Monica.

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