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Talking Dateline: Death at the Spa

2024/2/14
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Andrea Canning
经验丰富的《Dateline NBC》记者和主播，专注于真实犯罪报道。
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Josh Mankiewicz
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Andrea Canning：本案情节如同真人秀节目，充满戏剧性的人物关系和冲突，受害者Ildiko Krajnyak拥有复杂的情感生活，这为调查带来了许多线索，她的多种关系在凶杀案调查中被曝光，凶杀案调查往往会揭露许多人的秘密，即使他们与案件本身无关，Ildiko Krajnyak的案子有很多嫌疑人，Ildiko Krajnyak与她约会男子的妻子之间的关系，为案件增添了戏剧性，使用爆炸物作为谋杀手段，不仅危及目标，也危及他人，炸弹的设计使得无论谁打开包裹都会被炸死，爆炸威力巨大，对现场的其他人员造成了严重的身体和心理创伤，使用炸弹谋杀需要特殊的技能和周密的计划，检方证据中缺乏凶手明确表达杀意的证据，凶手Stephen Bell的过去也发生过可疑的死亡事件，向凶手女友Valery揭露真相，虽然让她痛苦，但也让她看清了现实。 Josh Mankiewicz：凶手妻子Elizabeth对Ildiko怀恨在心，并向她炫耀自己抢回了丈夫，凶手似乎更热衷于炫耀而非伤害他人，多项证据指向凶手Stephen Bell，包括他拥有制造炸弹的化学品和购买电池的视频证据，调查人员通过CVS监控录像找到了关键证据，证明了Stephen Bell购买了炸弹电池，凶手Stephen Bell主动向警方提供信息的行为令人费解，Stephen Bell主动与警方合作的行为增加了他的嫌疑，Stephen Bell的作案手法特殊，且与受害者关系密切，这增加了他的嫌疑，Stephen Bell没有处理掉制造炸弹的化学品，这增加了他的嫌疑，即使处理掉化学品，也可能留下痕迹，反而会增加嫌疑，Stephen Bell主动与警方合作，反而暴露了自己的罪行，凶手利用与女友的关系作为不在场证明，凶手与受害者之间的短信内容与凶手的不在场证明相矛盾，向凶手女友Valery揭露短信内容，导致她与凶手分手，凶手在警方确认受害者身份之前，就已经用过去时谈论受害者，暴露了其罪行，凶手Stephen Bell接受了大量的警方问话，无论是否有罪，主动与警方合作都是不明智的，测谎仪结果并不可靠，凶手妻子Christine的死亡事件虽然可疑，但缺乏足够的证据指控凶手，凶手女友Valery对凶手始终不离不弃的原因令人好奇，凶手女友Valery在凶手被捕后依然支持他，可能是因为当时没有其他选择，凶手女友Valery与FBI合作，试图让凶手认罪，凶手女友Valery对最终的判决感到惊讶

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Ildiko Krajnyak, owner of a California day spa, was killed by a package bomb in 2018. Investigators discovered several potential suspects with motives, but only one with the means and opportunity to commit the crime. The episode explores the complex web of relationships and the investigation that led to the killer's arrest.
  • Ildiko Krajnyak was killed by a package bomb.
  • The bomb was not remotely detonated, posing a danger to anyone who opened the package.
  • The explosion caused significant damage to the spa and injured two other women.
  • Investigators used surveillance footage and other evidence to identify the suspect.
  • The suspect had a history of suspicious behavior and a prior relationship with the victim.

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Andrea Canning interviews Josh Mankiewicz about his recent episode, “Death at the Spa.” In 2018, Ildiko Krajnyak was killed instantly when she opened a package bomb left at her California day spa. When investigators started digging into Ildiko’slife they identified several people who might have had a motive, but only one person with the means to commit the crime. Josh tells Andrea about getting to know the woman who stood by the killer for years, and why he decided to share information with her no one else had. Josh also shares an exclusive clip about another mysterious death in the killer’s past. Plus, Josh answers viewers’ questions posed on social media during the episode. 

Listen to the full episode of "Death at the Spa" here: https://link.chtbl.com/dl_deathatthespa)