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Andrea Canning speaks with U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas about the deadly 2020 shooting at her home that killed her son, Daniel, and critically injured her husband, Mark. Andrea Canning and Blayne Alexander go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in 'Talking Dateline': https://swap.fm/l/talkingdatelinethegrudge

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