Dateline NBC Dateline presents: The Man in the Black Mask
Oct 16, 2024
A summer evening walk takes a terrifying turn when a masked attacker confronts a passerby. The chilling case of Johnny Altinger unfolds, revealing unsettling connections to a filmmaker and the mystery of his disappearance. Investigators face complex challenges as they unravel emails pointing to dark truths. With critical evidence emerging in a garage linked to the film crew, tensions rise amidst a perplexing lack of leads. Suspense builds as detectives continue their relentless pursuit of answers in this gripping tale of crime and horror.
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Terrifying Alley Encounter
- Marissa Gurini and Trevor Hossinger encountered a stumbling man and a masked attacker during an evening walk, which left Marissa terrified and convinced it was staged.
- Trevor stayed to help while Marissa fled, and the masked man calmly walked away into an alley, deepening the mystery.
Missing Persons Often Dismissed
- Missing-person calls in Edmonton often resolve as drunks returning, so homicide detectives rarely take them unless foul play is suspected.
- Detective Bill Clark was reluctantly assigned Johnny Altinger's case and initially expected little to come of it.
Johnny Vanishes, Emails Claim Costa Rica
- Johnny Altinger, a 39-year-old oil-field worker, vanished while friends received emails claiming he was in Costa Rica with a woman named Jen.
- His messy condo showed no crime scene signs, but his red Mazda was missing, prompting police to search airports and parking lots.