i told her karlyn's gone. she's gone. >> she was a beautiful young mom doing important work. >> she was an intelligence specialist. >> some of her work was very sensitive. top secret. >> i believe she had top secret clearance. >> when she was found dead, everyone wondered, did her work cost her her life? >> i remember them telling me did she come into a lot of money she couldn't explain? >> maybe she was selling secrets? >> maybe. >> that's like out of a spy novel. >> what about other secrets? the personal kind. >> we knew they were having issues. >> right before they got married she found out that he was cheating. >> but somewhere out there was a stranger keeping secrets too. >> my data guy starts going through her facebook. >> she made reference to firearms in her social media. >> we saw that they were communicating her gas mileage. what a weird thing to do. >> a mystery that would drag on for months. and then, one final secret uncovered by science. >> you start peeling the layers back until the number is vi

karlyn's sister put a recording of her singing inside a teddy bear.? you'll never know dear?? how much i love you? >> we are at this point the constant in her life. we want her to feel protected, loved, everything that i know her mom would have given her. >> that's all for this edition of "dateline. " i'm natalie morales. thank you for watching. as we near the end of the year, there's a lot on my mind. as usual, most of it having to do with politics. i wonder, for instance, if the democratic party has learned any of the correct lessons from the midterms. a lot more congressman, pat ryan about, it just ahead. and it won't be long until the russian invasion of ukraine reaches the one year mark. we'll ukraine be able to keep forcing russia back? what do the off-ramps for peace look like now? plus, from abortion rights to protests in iran, some of the biggest and most impactful social movements this year have is often the case been led by women. that's all coming up in the special year end addition of the program, so let's start the show. welcome to the show, what a year it has be

karlyn the gentleman from new york is recognized. >> what did i say? i met new jersey. i'm sorry. mr. -- i'm from new jersey too, all right? >> originally? >> yeah see. mr. pressley from new jersey is recognized. >> -- that's a big mistake. we will discuss that later. good afternoon. i'm honored to be here today. i want to thank our panel. i thought you were excellent, on target, and i am thrilled to see my friend, garden states own hall hogrogian. long been a tremendous leader for our mail handlers. we've tried to get substantive postal reform done for over a decade at least we finally passed the postal service reform act into law this year i thought it was a major victory for the congress. our reforms will free up a lot of money. we finally got rid of the pre-funding strangulation that should've been done and could've been done several years ago to help our postal service flourish i think we have to think bigger and bolder there must be affordable, fast, and reliable mail first and foremost. i know that that is what all of you want. the current postmaster general, i think they h

karlyn the gentleman from new york is recognized. >> what did i say? i met new jersey. i'm sorry. mr.i know that that is what allf you want. the current postmaster general, i think they have put together a good plan. our post office is a public utility. we cannot sacrifice timely delivery of mail. we must also ensure our postal workers have the benefits of compensation and their support to thrive. i stand by that statement. postal employees do not receive locality play. postal workers in manhattan, kansas, and in manhattan new york are treated and paid the same way. the postal service has struggled to hire workers for the peak season. that locality pay, the post office can't compete in areas with higher cost of living. where where i live, in north jersey. mr. hogrogian, why doesn't post a leadership raise wages for high cost of living areas? how important is this change for a state like new jersey? >> that is an interesting question, congressman. it seems very simplistic. i believe people in the new york metropolitan area have high cost areas who should get more money making more.