Mystery on the Mississippi

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True Crime, Culture, Social, Society & Culture, News

4.4 • 38K Ratings

🗓️ 24 January 2020

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

In this Dateline classic, a mother of four dies unexpectedly on Valentine’s Day. Everyone in town assumes she died of natural causes until a detective suspects someone has gotten away with murder. Dennis Murphy reports. Originally aired on NBC on October 6, 2017.

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0:00.0	Very bubbly personality.
0:02.7	Huge smile.
0:05.0	It's a child's worst nightmare to lose a mom.
0:08.8	Every day I wanted answers.
0:11.0	Every day I was told it was unknown.
0:14.8	People don't just die.
0:19.2	She was a loving mother.
0:20.8	She was a crime-fighting prosecutor.
0:23.8	You are a pillar of that community.
0:26.0	I did what I thought was right.
0:27.6	Then one day the law was at his door.
0:30.6	His wife was dead in bed.
0:33.1	Her eyes were open. She was pale.
0:35.3	I just remember crying and not believing it.
0:38.6	Sudden, suspicious, but no evidence of a crime.
0:42.8	Any signs of a struggle?
0:44.3	No. It was case closed.
0:46.3	Years pass. New lives. Two new lives.
0:50.7	He's extremely charming.
0:52.4	We just had the most amazing time.
0:55.3	Then a new detective, dust off the old case.
0:59.3	What jumped out of you?
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