Just like the Buzz Adams Morning Show, Dateline has been around for over 30 years. There are thousands of episodes. some spanning across multiple states, and some even happened across the pond. I've done my best research to try to compile as many of those episodes of Dateline that happened in New Mexico as I could.
The way Ray Kotomski died was no mystery.
The 65-year-old died on Aug. 16, 2009 of ethylene glycol poisoning the sugar-alcohol compound commonly found in antifreeze after being rushed to the hospital unconscious and unresponsive.
Dave Kroupa thought he had found a great match – until the Omaha, Nebraska mechanic soon found himself in a real life “Fatal Attraction” situation more bizarre than any movie.
It began in the fall of 2012 when Kroupa was struck by a “gorgeous” woman who came to the counter at his auto repair shop to get her SUV fixed. There were sparks between the pair, but Kroupa was at work, representing his company, and didn’t feel like he could make a move.
Life as a newlywed couple was just beginning for Lisa and Seth Techel.
The high school sweethearts, who got married on October 15, 2011, had settled into their first home a trailer on a beautiful piece of land in Agency, Iowa and were expecting their first child together, a daughter they planned to name Zoe Marie.