‘Dateline’ investigates the eerie link between two Southern California murders

(NBC News) — Friday’s “Dateline” is an all-new two-hour mystery where investigators explore the possibility that two murders are connected.

When new father Justin Hilbert is found dead on the side of the road and a woman is stabbed a few weeks later, investigators reveal a dark plot where appearances are deceiving.

Here is a preview of Josh Mankiewicz’s report:

Nearly everybody in Southern California saw the police chase.

TONYA HILBERT:  I was watching the news.

MALLORY GOINS:  There’s a car chase.

TONYA HILBERT:  He wanted to talk to me while he was being chased, but I didn’t want to talk to him.

When you make a wrong turn, even by mistake, the results can be tragic.

TONYA HILBERT: I just remember her screaming. It was terrible.

Terrible doesn’t begin to describe this.

MALLORY GOINS: I couldn’t wrap my head around it, it didn’t make sense.

Making sense of what happened would take years.

LANCE STOYER:  There was a little bit of a web to untangle.

As investigators uncovered a sinister plot where nothing was as it seemed.

Watch “Dateline: Wrong Turns” Friday at 9 p.m. on NBC4.

About ‘Dateline’

“Dateline NBC” is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history and is in its 33rd season. Dateline is anchored by Lester Holt and features correspondents Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy.

The stories range from compelling mysteries to powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. When major news breaks, they go to the scene, putting the pieces together to bring the viewer the full picture. And in every story they tell, they help the real people who lived the events share their journeys with the viewer.

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