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A weekly news podcast for the true crime junkie, from the true crime experts you’ve come to trust. Every Thursday Dateline correspondent Andrea Canning and her guests dive into the biggest crime stories of the week, bringing you the latest on trials and investigations around the country. Whether she’s talking to reporters fresh from the courthouse, NBC News legal analysts or a Dateline team in the field, she’s got fresh insights and behind-the-scenes scoops. Stay up to date and in the know with Andrea and her guests as they listen in on court proceedings, swap story tips and dissect cases. And you never know when Josh Mankiewicz or Keith Morrison might drop in.
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A Florida woman is charged with killing her boyfriend by zipping him into a suitcase and refusing to let him out. She says it was an accident. And just outside Washington, D.C., a young mother vanished in July. Her husband was arrested a month later, and prosecutors now say they have evidence connecting her disappearance to his visits to dumpsters across Northern Virginia. He claims she’s still alive. And automotive expert Lauren Fix has tips on how to stay safe on and off the road.
3In Florida, the trial of Donna Adelson -- accused of masterminding a hit on her daughter's ex-husband -- is derailed. Hear jailhouse phone calls between her and her convicted son. And in San Francisco, the trial for the man accused of killing the co-founder of Cash App last spring is just around the corner. Plus how to avoid becoming one of the millions who fall victim to fraud.
The music legend once known as Puffy, Puff Daddy and Diddy was arraigned in open court this week. NBC News correspondent Chloe Melas was there. And in a northern Virginia suburb, did a man kill his wife and a stranger so he could be with their au pair? Plus, talking to longtime Dateline producer Dan Slepian about his book, "The Sing Sing Files", chronicling his decades uncovering wrongful convictions.
In Minnesota, arguments over evidence in the run-up to a poison specialist's murder trial, and, in South Carolina, a reckoning for the longtime girlfriend of a convicted killer. WMBF reporter Ashley Boles was in the courtroom for the suspenseful plea hearing. Plus, tips from Today show senior investigative correspondent Vicky Nguyen on dorm room dangers.
In suburban Boston, years after the death of a pregnant 23-year-old was ruled a suicide, the FBI arrest a former local detective for her murder. In Lake County, Florida, a mom on trial for her husband's murder is raising a wildcard defense: her daughter did it. And Dr. Mary Jumbelic answers our question: how can medical examiners reach different conclusions in the same cases?NBC Boston's coverage of Sandra Birchmore's case
In Utah, Kouri Richins fails in her bid to get her case tossed out. On Thursday Judge John Judge will hear arguments for and against moving the trial of the man accused of killing four University of Idaho students from their college town to the big city. And how to talk to your child about sexting.
An American woman vanishes from Madrid and the prime suspect -- her estranged husband -- tries to get out on bond. In Las Vegas, Robert Telles is on trial for the grisly murder of the man investigating him. And NBC Connecticut journalists dig into the controversial past of Dr. Henry Lee, who testified in the OJ Simpson and JonBenét Ramsey trials.You can watch NBC Connecticut's Traces of Doubt: The Forensics of Dr. Henry Lee here.
In a town of 4,000 people, a Facebook group of 10,000 asking what happened to a woman stabbed to death. 15 years after thousands of untested rape kits were found, Kym Worthy tells us how she's making sure a backlog like that never happens again. And why are there so many poisonings lately?If you or someone you know has experienced sexual assault, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 800-656-4673 or visit online.rainn.org for more resources.
Keith Morrison looks back on the trial of a woman who killed her bronze medalist husband. Oscar Pistorius, called the Blade Runner after the London Olympics, gunned down his girlfriend in 2013. Now he's out on parole. And a self-defense expert with advice for solo joggers.You can listen to Dateline's episode about Dave Laut and Jane Laubacher, called The Hometown Hero And The Homecoming Queen, here.
In a late night verdict, former dancer Ashley Benefield is convicted of manslaughter days after she testified about the night she shot her estranged husband to death. In San Diego, prosecutors ask if a delayed police response allowed a murder to happen. And after a third high-profile hung jury in two months, we ask a jury expert what's going on.
Openings in the Florida murder trial of Ashley Benefield, who married her husband 13 days after meeting him. She's accused of shooting him to death four years later. In Massachusetts, protestors take to the streets again -- this time for a woman whose family says was groomed and exploited by multiple local police officers. And a criminal defense attorney with some tips.More on Sandra Birchmore's case at NBC Boston and The Boston Globe
A Florida woman charged with second-degree murder claims self-defense in what some are calling The Black Swan Murder Trial. In Atlanta, the judge who'd been presiding over what's already the longest-running criminal trial in Georgia history -- Young Thug's -- has been replaced. Plus, a former Secret Service agent on what to consider before you get in a stranger's car.Read more of Meghann Cuniff's coverage of Young Thug's trial on her Substack.
After several jaw-dropping moments in court last week, the judge threw out the charge against him. NBC News' Chloe Melas breaks down the final hours of his trial.
A Santa Fe jury hears opening statements in the actor's trial for the 2021 on-set shooting death of cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. NBC News correspondent Chloe Melas tells us how the judge is taking control in the courtroom. In Wayne County, Michigan, a 29-year-old man is facing life in prison for a murder that someone else confessed to. And did you know that, according to the DOJ, as many as 600,000 individuals are reported missing to law enforcement every year?
A hung jury led a judge to declare a mistrial for Karen Read, but news keeps coming out. Dateline producer Sue Simpson is back with news about the lead investigator and the lead blogger. In New Mexico the Hollywood actor's trial, on an involuntary manslaughter charge for an on-set shooting, starts next week. NBC News correspondent Chloe Melas tells us what to look out for. And if travel is on your summer itinerary, advice from a former Secret Service agent can help keep you safe.
Dateline producer Sue Simpson reports from Dedham, Mass. where jurors in the trial of a woman accused of killing her police officer boyfriend couldn't reach a verdict.
Hundreds of people in pink shirts are on verdict watch in Dedham, Mass., where a jury is considering three charges against the woman accused of killing her police officer boyfriend with her SUV. In Arizona parents are demanding answers after a 16-year-old was beaten to death. They fear a gang of teenagers who call themselves the Gilbert Goons. And in Michigan, an ex-boyfriend calls 911 on himself. "I may have murdered my girlfriend and I don't remember it." He later retracts but video of his interaction with cops is a boon for the total stranger on trial the murder.
Outside Boston, the lead investigator might be an asset for the defense. His texts about Karen Read present a real obstacle for the prosecution's case. No physical evidence of actual murder? No problem. Why a judge says Dee Ann Warner's husband should go to trial in Michigan. Dateline's Josh Mankiewicz brings us up to speed and tells us why the case got under his skin. 13 years ago John Carter went on the Today show to beg the public for help finding his fiancée, Katelyn Markham. Now, on the eve of trial, another public statement from him upends the case.NBC10 Boston is covering Karen Read's trial.Listen to the Dateline: Missing in America podcast.WLWT Cincinnati has the latest on Katelyn Markham's case.
Dateline producer Mario Garcia reports from a Long Island courtroom just after prosecutors charged the alleged serial killer with the murders of Sandra Costilla in 1993 and Jessica Taylor in 2003.
Alleged serial killer Rex Heuermann is facing more charges. A TikTok influencer charged with murder finds out if his performance on the stand was convincing. NBC San Diego's Dana Williams tells us the courtroom erupted after the verdict was read. And just up the 5 in Orange County, a legal strategy is being tested in the case of Sam Woodward, charged with a hate crime in the killing of his high school classmate, Blaze Bernstein. The state says Sam killed Blaze for being gay. Defense says it's complicated. Reporter Louis Keene brings us his observations from the trial, now in its third month.For more of Louis Keene's reporting, read his work at The Forward.WNBC is following Rex Heuermann's case.Listen to Dateline's episode called "The Hunt for the Gilgo Beach Killer."
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