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'Dateline' to re-examine 2006 murder of Mindy Morgenstern in North Dakota

Correspondent Keith Morrison will report on "Who Killed Mindy Morgenstern?" The 22-year-old college student was found dead in her off-campus apartment in Valley City.

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Mindy Morgenstern.
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VALLEY CITY, N.D. — A murder case that shocked North Dakota 16 years ago will be re-examined by “Dateline” on Friday night, Feb. 10.

Correspondent Keith Morrison will explore the killing of 22-year-old Mindy Morgenstern.

A student at Valley City State University in 2006, Morgenstern was found strangled with her throat cut in her off-campus apartment.

A neighbor, Moe Gibbs, was arrested a week later and charged with her murder.

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Moe Gibbs
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In 2007 Gibbs was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole for the murder.

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For Friday’s “Dateline” episode Morrison interviewed friends and family of Morgenstern, including her parents, Eunice and Larry Morgenstern.

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Mindy Morgenstern's parents Eunice and Larry are interviewed for "Dateline."
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Others interviewed include former North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation Agent Mark Sayler and prosecutor Jonathan Byers.

“Dateline” runs from 8 to 10 p.m. CST Friday on NBC.

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