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Talking Dateline: The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore

Talking Dateline: The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore

Update: 2025-09-241
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Lester Holt sits down with Andrea Canning to talk about her episode, The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore. In 2021, a young teacher’s aide named Sandra Birchmore was found dead in her bedroom in what appeared to be a suicide. The news perplexed her family, who wondered if Sandra’s relationship with a married police officer could have something to do with her death. Lester and Andrea unpack how Sandra’s death led a local chief of police to investigate her own officers — and blow the whistle on their alleged misconduct. Plus, they answer viewers’ questions.

Have a question for Talking Dateline? DM us @DatelineNBC or leave a voicemail at (212) 413-5252. Your message might be featured in an upcoming episode.

Listen to the full episode of The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore on Apple: https://apple.co/46yRGyn

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1x6by4vR31XrbR1FKpA35D

To learn more about Dateline LIVE in Nashville on Sept. 28, and to get tickets, go here: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline-event


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Talking Dateline: The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore

Talking Dateline: The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore

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