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Sal LaBarbera has been chasing bad guys for 27 years…REAL bad guys.

He talks about the myths and the truths about the job (our vision shaped largely from TV and movies).

Also joining is (friend of the show) Dateline NBC’s Josh Mankiewicz who reports on many of these murders and spins many a murder yarn.

They discuss high profile cases, from the “water tank” body discovery at The Cecil Hotel to Aaron Hernandez and then some cases that

Sal also gives us a sense of what a real crime scene looks like and how an actual investigation proceeds.

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Mark Thompson asks Josh why things are not going more quickly in the Jodi Arias trial.  Here’s a taste of Josh’s answer.

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Mark Thompson and Heather Ankeny welcome Dateline NBC’s Josh Mankiewicz.

Josh is the first guest in our new outdoor studio overlooking Los Angeles and the Pacific Ocean.

While he fills us in on Jodi Arias’ trial for murder (and helps Heather with her obsession about this case), he also reviews the murders of Jon Benét Ramsey who you may know from our maiden voyage show is Heather’s former neighbor in Colorado.

Heather asks for advice as to whether or not she should “lawyer up” after she murders her husband.

Mark busts one of Josh’s signature interview techniques and Josh explains it.

On a serious note: What does law enforcement believe are the three basic motives for murder?  Josh tells us.

He tells us of the network sending him for voice training from a famous voice coach in New York…it did not go well.

Josh is from a high profile family and has a famous goddaughter, Allison Williams (from HBO’s series GIRLS).  We work him for a few details.

Then we dance!

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Josh is whipped into submission by a top voice coach…Josh doesn’t react well and shares the story.

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