They called it the happiest place on the high desert, the perfect place to raise a family.

It was Palm Springs light, the big, spacious houses, families with kids running around, bikes in the streets. It looked like the American dream neighborhood.

It was a desert oasis, lush and green, home to a tight-knit group of 30-somethings who liked to party. Look, a run. And took to heart the biblical commandment to love thy neighbor.

My wife and I and Robin Sabrina would engage in sexual activities. If that's what a couple agrees with in their marriage, then that's their business.

Then one day, a handsome outsider crashed the party.

I started getting text messages saying, I would love to come hang out with you guys.

Soon, Discord ascended on this Eden east of Los Angeles.

The people were so cruel. I had to get a restraining order.

And a sudden death reveals the happiest place to be a mirage. I need someone here to press.

Okay, good. He knew his attacker. That's somebody knew intimate details about his life.

Our latest podcast takes us to a railroad outpost on the edge of California's high desert, where passion leads to murder, and a killer seeks God's help with the cover-up.

Whatever the crime lab has found, God, please help this to be a method, a mode that keeps our stories being told.

It's a story about love and betrayal. Does she know you guys cooperated?

Yeah. I didn't trust her from day one. From the first time I met her, I did not trust her.

It's about indiscretions and a string of bad choices.

Her frustrations became my frustrations. Her demons became my demons. Do you make decisions on your own at any point?

Yes, I sure do.

Apparently, many bad ones.

Most of all, it's about the danger of indulging delusions and allowing daydreams to become nightmares.

It had sex, religion, the seemingly perfect, beautiful family that had all these secrets. It had everything.

I'm Josh Mankowits, and this is Deadly Mirage, an all-new podcast from Dateland. Beginning Tuesday, December third, you can listen to the latest episodes completely free. Or to begin listening now, subscribe to Dateland Premium on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or datelandpremium. Com. Subscribers get early access to new episodes and can listen to all Dateline podcasts ad-free.

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