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Dateline NBC

The Night Lynsie Disappeared

Dateline NBC

NBC News

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

4.438K Ratings

🗓️ 26 July 2022

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

The mystery of a college student who disappeared after a night out clubbing stumps investigators for years. Her mother thought she was at a sleepover with friends and it took an eagle-eyed detective to find the truth buried in a pile of lies. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I don't go undercover every day. That's what made me nervous.

0:06.7

They had a secret plan, we armed. Yes.

0:10.1

And you were wearing a wire. Yes.

0:12.0

To solve a baffling case, a college student on a Friday night out who vanished.

0:18.1

She was a very shy girl, but she was something special.

0:22.0

The possible suspects just about everyone. The friend. The boyfriend.

0:28.2

The mysterious older man. Even her mom.

0:32.4

I was shocked that they even suspected me.

0:35.5

So why were police at a dead end? Enter this guy.

0:40.3

Do you see things other cops don't see?

0:42.6

Phenomenal.

0:43.8

They call him the evidence whisperer.

0:46.5

He's about to crack this case before your eyes.

0:49.9

The answer was in the details. It was right there.

0:52.2

And you won't believe how.

0:54.4

You walk out of there thinking I spooked him. It worked.

0:57.2

I hope. I wasn't quite sure.

0:59.5

The night Lindsey disappeared.

1:02.6

Sometimes the facts are as clear as the Southern California sky.

1:09.6

But other times you have to know where to look to see the truth.

1:15.4

This man has made a career of noticing what others do not.

1:20.6

What's his reputation?

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