8/7c on Oxygen as one part of a three-day special in advance of Season 10 of “Dateline: Secrets Uncovered,” Mankiewicz reflects on the Ramos murder. The “Dateline” story originally premiered in 2014 in an episode called “Mystery In Orange County” and as it re-airs, he explains why it ranks among his most memorable stories. Maribel Ramos
In advance of the special, we break down the Ramos case.
Know the victim: Maribel Ramos worked in security at a department store after high school and had a long-term goal of joining law enforcement. She would need a college degree, though, and to afford that, she joined the Army. Ramos served two combat tours in Iraq, and was about to graduate from Cal State Fullerton with a degree in criminal justice in the spring of 2013. She’d even had her hair colored and styled for her commencement ceremony.