Deadly Mirage

4.6 (930)
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Dateline’s newest podcast takes Josh Mankiewicz to Silver Lakes, a lush manmade oasis in California’s Mojave Desert, where Rob and Sabrina Limon seem to have the perfect life: two young children, a beautiful home, and a tight-knit group of friends who call themselves the “Wolf Pack.” But when Rob is found murdered, investigators uncover deep secrets about sex, friendship, and religion that shatter carefully crafted illusions. Listen to all episodes of Deadly Mirage now completely free, or subscriber to Dateline Premium to listen ad-free: DatelinePremium.com

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Introducing: Deadly Mirage

Dateline’s newest podcast takes Josh Mankiewicz to Silver Lakes, a lush manmade oasis in California’s Mojave Desert, where Rob and Sabrina Limon seem to have the perfect life: two young children, a beautiful home, and a tight-knit group of friends who call themselves the “Wolf Pack.” But when Rob is found murdered, investigators uncover deep secrets about sex, friendship, and religion that shatter carefully crafted illusions. Follow now to get the first two episodes on Tuesday, December 3 completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or DatelinePremium.com. Subscribers receive ad-free listening and early access to episodes. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Deadly Mirage

12/08/2025

Deadly Devoted

Deadly Mirage was a great watch
Deadly Mirage

09/22/2025

hunusrock

Jonathan & Sabrina were cold as ice. Her narcissism surpassed her humanity & intelligence. Unreal. Feigning ignorance, playing victim. Thank God for phone surveillance, shallow transparent testimony & friends’ with strong convictions. God bless & protect their families 🙏🙏❤️
Good

09/24/2025

Mishel88

The content is interesting and the podcast overall is good, but the reporter leans so heavily into clunky metaphors that it becomes distracting.
Great Podcast

08/19/2025

Teon77

The interrogation and trial is on UTube and worth watching

Dateline’s newest podcast takes Josh Mankiewicz to Silver Lakes, a lush manmade oasis in California’s Mojave Desert, where Rob and Sabrina Limon seem to have the perfect life: two young children, a beautiful home, and a tight-knit group of friends who call themselves the “Wolf Pack.” But when Rob is found murdered, investigators uncover deep secrets about sex, friendship, and religion that shatter carefully crafted illusions. Listen to all episodes of Deadly Mirage now completely free, or subscriber to Dateline Premium to listen ad-free: DatelinePremium.com