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The Man Who Loved Christmas S.34 Ep.75

Sep 23, 2026 · 1h 10m

Summary

This Dateline pre-season episode, "The Man Who Loved Christmas," investigates the suspicious death of Harold Allen, a generous computer programmer who died of a heart attack shortly after marrying Marcia Buxton. Detectives uncover a scheme where Marcia allegedly hired a felon to stage a burglary of her home to steal guns and jewelry for insurance fraud. As investigators review text messages between Marcia and her daughter Ashley, they discover coded conversations suggesting they may have poisoned Harold with marijuana-laced brownies, leading to a homicide investigation.

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