Finding Rita

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When a Colorado mother vanishes without a trace, the detective investigating her disappearance discovers a connection to a previous assault. Keith Morrison reports. If you or someone you know is experiencing domestic violence, sexual assault, or is in crisis, please contact the following for help and resources:National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or www.thehotline.orgNational Sexual Assault Hotline: 1-800-656-4673 or https://rainn.org/Suicide & Crisis Lifeline: Call 988 or go to https://988lifeline.org/ Keith Morrison and Josh Mankiewicz go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’:Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/4faquseListen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7tacgOR2BeTQTTJiZFL1BW Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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