The Prince, The Whiz Kid & The Millionaire
- Oct 14, 2025
- 1:23:36
- Full Episode
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Josh Mankiewicz reports on the disappearance of a retired art collector and Palm Springs socialite, one of the longest and most expensive missing-persons investigations in California history.
Lester Holt and Josh Mankiewicz go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’
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Brief Summary
Cliff Lambert's murder reveals a web of deceit involving friends and con artists in Palm Springs.
Key points
- The Disappearance of Cliff Lambert. Cliff Lambert vanished, leading to a complex and expensive missing persons case.
- A Twist of Fate. A bartender's arrest reveals a shocking twist in Cliff's disappearance.
- The Conspiracy Unfolds. Tyson Wrench uncovers a web of deceit involving Danny Garcia and Cliff Lambert.
- The Inheritance Mystery. Cliff Lambert receives a call about a potential inheritance worth millions, raising suspicions.
- A Shocking Revelation. Danny's cousin Dennis claims he thwarted a kidnapping plot against Cliff Lambert.
- Murder Charges Looming. Browning reveals intentions to pursue murder charges against Cashall, raising the stakes dramatically.
Episode highlights
- The Disappearance of Cliff LambertCliff Lambert vanished, leading to a complex and expensive missing persons case.“It was a disappearance that led to one of the biggest, longest, and most expensive missing persons cases in California.”3:07Oct 14, 2025
- A Twist of FateA bartender's arrest reveals a shocking twist in Cliff's disappearance.“Cliff had been lured to Mexico to buy some discounted paintings and was instead kidnapped.”19:17Oct 14, 2025
- The Conspiracy UnfoldsTyson Wrench uncovers a web of deceit involving Danny Garcia and Cliff Lambert.“Danny and his lawyer rounded up 22 street boys to say they had been molested by Thomas White.”26:36Oct 14, 2025
- The Inheritance MysteryCliff Lambert receives a call about a potential inheritance worth millions, raising suspicions.“Was that windfall too good to be true?”36:15Oct 14, 2025
- A Shocking RevelationDanny's cousin Dennis claims he thwarted a kidnapping plot against Cliff Lambert.“I thought, yeah, whatever they're going to do to this guy, it's not happening when I'm here.”40:35Oct 14, 2025
- Murder Charges LoomingBrowning reveals intentions to pursue murder charges against Cashall, raising the stakes dramatically.“I'm going to ask for murder charges.”51:06Oct 14, 2025
- The Shocking ConfessionCraig McCarthy reenacts the murder of Cliff Lambert, providing a chilling account of events.“Then, as if he was reliving the experience, McCarthy reenacted in horrific detail.”56:59Oct 14, 2025
- Text Messages UncoveredInvestigators discover thousands of incriminating text messages on Danny's phone, linking him to the crime.“Overall, we had a full set of 32,000 messages that were not deleted on that phone.”1:00:22Oct 14, 2025
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