# DOM Ep376 - Saving Face: Alex Mengel's Reign of Terror

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Podcast: [Dawn of Mantis: True Crime, Mysteries and More](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dawn-of-mantis-true-crime-mysteries-and-more-2993341)
Published: 2026-05-01T13:00:00+00:00
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Duration seconds: 3675

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Send us Fan Mail In February of 1985, in Yonkers, New York, Alex Mengel quickly escalated a routine traffic stop to the murder of a police officer. Followin that, he engaged in a short lived crime spree that took the life of an innocent woman, and didn't end until he himself was finally killed. (Subject Matter Begins @ 5:37) Support the show

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