A California jury hears chilling details about the murder of hairstylist Fabio Sementilli from the man who admits he helped kill him. In Kansas, the lead detective on a double murder case is called to the witness stand by the woman charged with the murders. She's representing herself. We've got the latest on the investigation into the death of Hollywood actor Gene Hackman. Plus, NBC News' Vicky Nguyen is back with tips on how to avoid travel scams.
Mar 06, 2025•29 min•Ep. 41
An officer goes undercover with an alleged killer in the Hollywood hair stylist case. We're listening in. A woman's third murder trial in three decades is underway. This time, she's acting as attorney and defendant — and cross-examining her own children. We've got updates on Karen Read and Adnan Syed, and a verdict in Hawaii. Plus, the latest on a new texting scam targeting drivers. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com
Feb 27, 2025•29 min•Ep. 40
A dentist already facing murder charges for allegedly poisoning his wife is back in court. This time he's accused of plotting to murder four other people from behind bars. In Honolulu, a man accused of murdering his wife's acupuncturist ex-lover takes the stand in his own defense. More from the courtroom ahead of the trials of Karen Read and Bryan Kohberger. Plus, Keith Morrison talks about the unusual clue that broke the case wide open in his latest podcast series, "Murder in the Moonlight."...
Feb 20, 2025•27 min•Ep. 39
Three months after the husband of a woman who went missing in Spain is charged with her murder, investigators have questions about his brother, too. Years after a young woman's death in Pennsylvania, her parents persuade local officials to take a second look at how she died. And the judge from the Jason Chen murder trial on why he allows jurors to question witnesses during trial. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com...
Feb 13, 2025•31 min•Ep. 38
In a Los Angeles courtroom, prosecutors play police interviews with a woman accused of conspiring to kill her celebrity hairstylist husband. NBC News investigative reporter Rich Schapiro shares his reporting on a Bay Area-based group that investigators believe may be tied to deaths starting back in 2022. And JonBenét Ramsey's father talks to the new Boulder police chief. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com Read Rich Schapiro's NBC News article Ho...
Feb 06, 2025•29 min•Ep. 37
Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with Andrea Canning. In West Virginia, there was emotional testimony last week from the children of the pharmacist accused of poisoning her husband. This week the jury returned its verdict. KHNL reporter Mark Carpenter has details on a Hawaii man standing trial - again - for allegedly shooting his wife's acupuncturist lover. And Bryan Kohberger's defense team urges a judge to throw out a key piece of the prosecution's case....
Jan 30, 2025•28 min•Ep. 36
In Tennessee, a jury worked over the long weekend and arrived at a verdict in the murder trial of Jason Chen. Eight years ago, in an upscale neighborhood in Los Angeles, celebrity hair stylist Fabio Sementilli was stabbed to death. This week, the trial finally begins for one of the suspects in the case: his wife, Monica. And Karen Read is making headlines again. Plus, how to avoid scammers trying to take advantage of natural disasters. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.da...
Jan 23, 2025•29 min•Ep. 35
In Tennessee, the defense attorney for a man accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death makes an unexpected admission. In West Virginia, a pharmacist already serving time for scamming her family and friends out of millions is back in court. This time she's accused of murdering her husband. And Alec Baldwin sues the prosecutors on the Rust trial. Plus, a medical examiner discusses the art of investigating cold cases. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweek...
Jan 16, 2025•28 min•Ep. 34
Did a Tennessee mom's search for her missing daughter imperil the prosecution of the man accused of killing her? In an emotional courtroom, multiple members of an Ohio family are sentenced for their roles in the Pike County massacre. Karen Read's expert witness testifies about dog bites. Plus what to expect when you're expected -- for jury duty. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com
Jan 09, 2025•27 min•Ep. 33
Listen to this week's special lookahead episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast. What's next for music mogul Sean Combs? The latest on the highly anticipated trial of Bryan Kohberger, the suspected killer of four Idaho college students. Plus, tips on how to stay safe from AI scams. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com
Jan 02, 2025•29 min•Ep. 32
Listen to this week's special episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast. Andrea Canning is joined by Keith Morrison, Josh Mankiewicz and Dennis Murphy to talk about their highlights from covering crime in 2024. Plus, a round up of the true crime moments that went viral in 2024. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com
Dec 26, 2024•24 min•Ep. 31
The body of missing Ole Miss student and gay activist Jay Lee has never been found, but prosecutors charged his secret lover with his murder. The man pleaded not guilty and last week at his trial, the jury weighed in. In August, a dad took his kayak out to go fishing on Wisconsin's deepest lake. He didn't come home until December. Plus a new charge for alleged Gilgo Beach killer Rex Heuermann, and Vicky Nguyen is back with tips on how to keep your house safe while you're traveling for the holida...
Dec 19, 2024•27 min•Ep. 30
An Ivy League tech graduate is in custody for the fatal shooting of the CEO of UnitedHealthcare in Midtown Manhattan last week. At her sentencing, a Georgia grandmother convicted of murder points the finger at her own son. And Josh Mankiewicz stops by to talk about his latest podcast, "Deadly Mirage." Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com
Dec 12, 2024•28 min•Ep. 29
A jury in San Francisco begins deliberations in the trial of the accused killer of the Cash App co-founder. And in suburban New Jersey, an innovative method to analyze DNA is on trial in the case of a man accused of killing his brother and his brother's family. Plus Dennis Murphy recounts his early reporting on the Amanda Knox case. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com...
Dec 05, 2024•29 min•Ep. 28
Tech exec Bob Lee's accused killer, Nima Momeni, takes the stand for three dramatic days in San Francisco. In suburban Denver, dentist James Craig is accused of putting potassium cyanide in his wife's protein shakes. He was arrested the day after Angela Craig died, pleaded not guilty, and his trial is set to begin in early December. Plus Vicky Nguyen is back with helpful tips — this time for safe holiday travel. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.co...
Nov 21, 2024•26 min•Ep. 27
A double murder trial in a small town in Indiana ends a seven-year saga. A four-count murder trial in Minnesota concludes a push for justice for a 26-year-old mother of two. Plus, Bryan Kohberger is back in court with his life on the line and Keith Morrison remembers a story he's covered from the start.
Nov 14, 2024•28 min•Ep. 26
Details emerge in the grisly Kentucky murder of restaurant hostess Amber Spradlin. Rapper Young Thug is released from custody after taking a plea in Georgia's longest-running criminal trial. And, a former secret service agent on how to detect deception. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com
Nov 07, 2024•27 min•Ep. 25
In Delphi, Indiana, a jury watches video of police interrogating the man accused of killing two school girls in 2017. An Olmos Park, Texas, mother of four is missing — but was she murdered? Plus, the DA's decision in the Menendez brothers case, and a verdict in the so-called suitcase murder trial. And former Secret Service agent Evy Pompouras stops by with tips on what to do if you suspect you're being followed. Find out more about the cases covered each week . Listen to Keith Morrison's "The Ma...
Oct 31, 2024•27 min•Ep. 24
Details of the investigation into the Delphi Murders trickle out in court. And what the jurors are shown is disturbing. In the trial of the man accused of killing a tech executive, the defendant's sister undercuts his theory -- and the prosecution's. Khazar Momeni has been on the stand all week. Plus Sarah Boone, charged with killing her boyfriend by zipping him into a suitcase, is testifying. And NBC News's Vicky Nguyen is back with advice for your kids as they roam the streets in costume. Find...
Oct 24, 2024•26 min•Ep. 23
Two long-awaited trials begin. A local Indiana man is accused of stabbing two middle schoolers to death and leaving their bodies next to a creek. He says he’s innocent. And in Silicon Valley, another stabbing death. After a tech executive was stabbed through the heart in 2023, his killer admitted he did it. The question at trial is why? Plus, six new lawsuits are filed against Sean “Diddy” Combs and Keith Morrison drops by to talk about his new podcast, "The Man in the Black Mask." Find out more...
Oct 17, 2024•26 min•Ep. 22
Since a Massachusetts State Trooper's "regrettable" text messages were revealed on the stand in June, a defense attorney is asking what he texted about other investigations, including the disappearance of Ana Walshe. In West Virgina, a scam turns into a poisoning by insulin charge. And for Domestic Violence Awareness Month, some tips on how to help friends in an abusive relationship. Get resources on domestic violence: https://www.thehotline.org/ Learn more about the One Love Foundation: https:/...
Oct 10, 2024•27 min•Ep. 21
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.
Oct 03, 2024•27 min•Ep. 20
In 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.
Sep 26, 2024•27 min•Ep. 19
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.
Sep 19, 2024•29 min•Ep. 18
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.
Sep 12, 2024•27 min•Ep. 17
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...
Sep 05, 2024•25 min•Ep. 16
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.
Aug 29, 2024•25 min•Ep. 15
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....
Aug 22, 2024•25 min•Ep. 14
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.
Aug 15, 2024•29 min•Ep. 13
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 ....
Aug 08, 2024•22 min•Ep. 12
