Talking Dateline: The Grudge
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Talking Dateline: The Grudge

B1IntermediateSeptember 9, 202630 min
  • Conversation
  • Crime & justice

Andrea Canning joins Blayne Alexander to discuss her episode, “The Grudge,” the story of federal judge Esther Salas, whose family was attacked at their New Jersey home in 2020 by a gunman posing as a delivery driver. Salas’s husband was seriously injured and their only child, Daniel, was killed. Andrea and Blayne break down the investigation that linked the killer to the murder of California men’s rights advocate Marc Angelucci just days earlier, and the chilling motive investigators uncovered. Andrea shares an extra clip from a later conversation with Judge Salas about grief and parenting. Plus, we answer your que...

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the city of Nordia is not a city of the island.

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In the middle of the hill, the city of Nordia is not a city of the island. The city is a city of the wild. The city is a city of the wild.

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The city is a city of the wild. The city is a city of the wild. What's the problem? One of the wilds is in the wild.

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My land is in the wild. The city is in the wild. The city is in the wild. I'm very happy to be here.

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