Episode

A Flight to Nowhere
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20:26
Published: Tue Feb 28 2023
Description

In this Dateline classic, an airplane mechanic goes missing. His wife says he left on a flight with a mysterious passenger. But when details emerge about the mechanic’s life on the ground, police begin to question his marriage. Keith Morrison reports. Originally aired May 30, 2008.

Chapters
Rob Boughton, a successful aircraft mechanic, builds his dream house with a white picket fence and a mountain view and starts a family.
00:00 - 02:13 (02:13)
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Success
Summary

Rob Boughton, a successful aircraft mechanic, builds his dream house with a white picket fence and a mountain view and starts a family.

Episode
A Flight to Nowhere
Podcast
Dateline NBC
Rob Endres disappeared after allegedly being offered a job paying $10,000 under the table to work on airplanes for a month by a man named Ramos.
02:13 - 07:43 (05:30)
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disappearance
Summary

Rob Endres disappeared after allegedly being offered a job paying $10,000 under the table to work on airplanes for a month by a man named Ramos. A note was found on his hangar door stating he would be gone for the day.

Episode
A Flight to Nowhere
Podcast
Dateline NBC
Karen Bodden killed her husband, an aircraft mechanic, and attempted to hide his body in a remote desert area by using a cherry picker to move the corpse.
07:43 - 15:06 (07:23)
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True crime
Summary

Karen Bodden killed her husband, an aircraft mechanic, and attempted to hide his body in a remote desert area by using a cherry picker to move the corpse.

Episode
A Flight to Nowhere
Podcast
Dateline NBC
Defense Attorney Jim Wilson undermines the prosecution's claims that Karen murdered her husband to avoid going to prison, belittling their lack of evidence and speculations.
15:06 - 18:47 (03:41)
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Law
Summary

Defense Attorney Jim Wilson undermines the prosecution's claims that Karen murdered her husband to avoid going to prison, belittling their lack of evidence and speculations.

Episode
A Flight to Nowhere
Podcast
Dateline NBC
In this episode, we hear the story of Karen Bodden, a woman who was convicted of first degree murder of her husband.
18:47 - 20:17 (01:29)
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Crime
Summary

In this episode, we hear the story of Karen Bodden, a woman who was convicted of first degree murder of her husband. The evidence was circumstantial, but the jury's decision was unanimous.

Episode
A Flight to Nowhere
Podcast
Dateline NBC