In Idaho, Bryan Kohberger faces a judge and the families of the students he murdered as he pleads guilty. In Kentucky, the prosecution calls more than a dozen witnesses in the case of a murdered mom of five. A verdict in Sean Combs's trial and new charges in the Kouri Richins case. Plus, in New Mexico, a new public alert system for the missing. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com
Jul 03, 2025•29 min•Ep. 250703
After more than 13 hours of deliberation over three days, the New York jury found Combs not guilty on a RICO conspiracy charge, not guilty on a sex trafficking charge involving Cassie Ventura, and not guilty on a sex trafficking charge involving his ex-girlfriend "Jane," who testified under a pseudonym. He was convicted on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution, then denied bond while he waits for his sentencing hearing. That hearing is scheduled for October but could move up. Th...
Jul 03, 2025•14 min•Ep. 24122128
Josh Mankiewicz catches up with Dateline producer Shane Bishop about their classic episode, “Cape Fear.” Young mother Allison Jackson Foy went missing after leaving a Wilmington, North Carolina bar in 2006. Two years later, a man walking in the woods three miles from that bar, found her remains. Just 10 feet away, another set of remains was found—another missing woman, later identified as Angela Rothen. Both women had been murdered. Both murders remain unsolved. Josh and Shane discuss the “Unsol...
Jul 02, 2025•22 min•Ep. 250702
Hey Dateline fans, here’s a special preview of the next episode of Dateline: Missing in America Season 4. In ‘Through the Cracks,’ Josh Mankiewicz reports on the disappearance of 16-year-old Tiffany Reid, who vanished in May 2004 on the 10-minute walk to her high school in Shiprock, New Mexico. Listen to the full episode in the ‘Dateline: Missing in America’ feed – you may know something that could help bring Tiffany home.
Jul 01, 2025•2 min
In this Dateline classic, one woman disappears, and two sets of bones are found near Wilmington, North Carolina. Is one suspect to blame for both deaths? Josh Mankiewicz reports. Originally aired on NBC on April 10, 2009.
Jul 01, 2025•41 min•Ep. 250701
After two hours of instructions from Judge Subramanian -- including how to gauge the credibility of witnesses and a reminder to not google anything -- the jury began deliberating. Combs appeared less stressed than he did during closings. After the jury left, the judge closed the courtroom to give him some time with his children. If you want to read NBC's coverage of the trial, check out our newsletter, “Diddy On Trial”: NBCNews.com/Diddy...
Jul 01, 2025•17 min•Ep. 24122127
Defense attorney Marc Agnifilo argued that Cassie Ventura was the winner of her relationship with Combs. "She is sitting somewhere in the world with $30 million," he said. "He's in jail." And he tried to make the prosecution of Combs relatable. "They take yellow crime scene tape, figuratively, and they wrap it around his bedroom," he said. "The crime scene is your private sex life." In its rebuttal, the prosecution said the defense "just spent a whole lot of energy trying to blame his victims an...
Jun 28, 2025•10 min•Ep. 24122126
"He won't take no for an answer," said prosecutor Christy Slavik. She said it over and over during a summation that lasted more than four hours. She argued that the "common purpose" of Combs and his "inner circle" -- his chief of staff, his bodyguards, and some of his assistants -- was to protect him from bad press and law enforcement. And she recounted the dramatic stories told in the courtroom in the past six weeks: Goodfellas -type scenes of alleged bribery, arson, and kidnapping. If you want...
Jun 27, 2025•16 min•Ep. 24122125
In Colorado, Barry Morphew is arrested for the second time for the murder of his wife, Suzanne, who disappearedon Mother’s Day in2020. In Bowling Green, Kentucky, two men go on trial for the murder of mom Crystal Rogers. Updates on Monica Sementilli and former MLB pitcher Dan Serafini. Plus, we've all seen age-progressedimagesofmissingchildren — can they actually help? See more of Dateline’s reporting on missing persons cases in which age-progressed images are featuredhere: https://www.nbcnews.c...
Jun 26, 2025•27 min•Ep. 250626
Blayne Alexander sits down with Andrea Canning to talk about her latest episode, “Center of the Storm.” The 2024 trial of Karen Read garnered national attention as she fought allegations that in 2022, she drunkenly backed her SUV into her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, and left him to die in the snow. After the jury was unable to reach a verdict, the judge declared a mistrial. This year, Read went back on trial and a new jury did deliver a verdict. Andrea tells Blayne what it was...
Jun 25, 2025•21 min•Ep. 250625
Today, after calling 34 witnesses over six weeks, federal prosecutors rested their case. After that, the defense put on their case. It took them only a half an hour. They called no witnesses. They did argue that the case should be dismissed because the prosecution didn't meet its burden of proof. But the judge reserved his decision on that, and the trial remains on track for the jury to hear summations on Thursday. If you want to read NBC's coverage of the trial, check out our newsletter, “Diddy...
Jun 25, 2025•13 min•Ep. 24122124
Hey Dateline fans, here’s a special preview of the next episode of Dateline: Missing in America Season 4. In ‘Mystery on Lovejoy Road,’ Josh Mankiewicz tells the story of the mysterious disappearance of 64-year-old Roy Whited, who was last seen in Sparta, Tennessee, in May 2024. Listen to the full episode in the ‘Dateline: Missing in America’ feed – you may remember something that could be the key to finding Roy. Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/3ZKq9Ym Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.c...
Jun 24, 2025•3 min
Andrea Canning reports on the verdict in the retrial of Karen Read in Dedham, Massachusetts.
Jun 24, 2025•1 hr 24 min•Ep. 250624
In the last days of the trial, the prosecution played more videos of the sexual encounters at the center of the case. Their summary witness also introduced texts and voice notes in which Combs's staff arranges travel for his girlfriends and Combs himself haggles over the price of escorts. In the morning, the defense announced it won't be calling any witnesses at all. If you want to read NBC's coverage of the trial, check out our newsletter, “Diddy On Trial”: NBCNews.com/Diddy...
Jun 24, 2025•12 min•Ep. 24122123
Listen to today’s episode of Here’s the Scoop, the new daily news podcast from NBC News. Click below to follow the podcast on your favorite platform and add it to your evening routine: Apple Podcasts Spotify Amazon Music...
Jun 23, 2025•15 min
The prosecution called one of its last witnesses -- personal assistant Brendan Paul, who testified he was arrested last spring because he covered for Combs when federal agents found something illegal in his bag. Plus an interview with Joe Tacopina, who represented Michael Jackson, Meek Mill, and ASAP Rocky, but turned down Combs's case. He rates both legal teams' performance so far and tells us what his closing argument would be. If you want to read NBC's coverage of the trial, check out our new...
Jun 21, 2025•17 min•Ep. 24122122
In Dedham, Massachusetts Karen Read's supporters gather outside the courthouse as the verdict is read. In a suburb of Charleston, SC, the retrial of a jeweler accused of killing his wife is stopped in its tracks. Plus, an update in the upcoming trial of children's author, Kouri Richins. And how to avoid tariff scams. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com
Jun 19, 2025•29 min•Ep. 250619
Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy sit down to talk about Keith’s classic episode "Secrets in the Mist.” Nearly 30 years after a young mother by the name of Carol Lubahn went missing from her California home, cold case investigators built a murder case against her husband, Mike, based on a fake Facebook account and his own words to detectives. Keith and Dennis discuss what happened to Mike after he went to prison and play an extra clip from Keith's interview with Mike's son who was torn between wa...
Jun 18, 2025•16 min•Ep. 250618
The day began with the judge interrogating both legal teams over the source of a leak. It ended with a closed-door discussion about a newly discovered juror issue. In between, the prosecution showed receipts, including some that showed Bad Boy Productions on the hook for an AMEX that paid for "hotel nights." The defense showed more text messages, including some where Cassie Ventura seemed receptive to Combs's requests for the sexual encounters they called Freak Offs. If you want to read NBC's co...
Jun 18, 2025•11 min•Ep. 24122121
Hey Dateline fans, here’s a special preview of the next episode of Dateline: Missing in America Season 4. In ‘Taking Teekah,’ Josh Mankiewicz delves into the disappearance of 2-year-old Teekah Lewis, who vanished from a bowling alley in Tacoma, Washington, in January 1999, and hasn’t been seen since. Listen to the full episode in the ‘Dateline: Missing in America’ feed – something you hear might jog a memory that could help authorities find Teekah. Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/3SUphN6 Liste...
Jun 17, 2025•2 min
In this Dateline classic, Carol Lubahn, a beautiful young mother of two, suddenly vanishes. Not long after, her husband reports some strange activity at their house. Keith Morrison reports. Originally aired on NBC on February 22, 2013. Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’ Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/4e91TVD Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4RVAcMsP0NAygzcOH0PCDu?si=51344e9a2e374179...
Jun 17, 2025•44 min•Ep. 250617
The prosecution called a paralegal and an investigator to introduce messages of all kinds between Combs's chief of staff, his other employees, his ex-girlfriends -- and him. The government alleges the messages show proof of a RICO conspiracy that involves the people who worked for him. On cross, the defense pointed out how many messages the government was ignoring and showed additional messages to contextualize the prosecution's exhibits. Combs was yawning. If you want to read NBC's coverage of ...
Jun 17, 2025•11 min•Ep. 24122120
Another former personal assistant of Combs was called by the prosecution. He testified that he set up -- and cleaned up -- "hotel nights," but on cross-examination said that he never saw "Jane" hesitant to participate or appear unhappy afterward. Plus Kanye West pulled up to the federal courthouse in a Maybach. He watched the testimony in an overflow room for about ten minutes. If you want to read NBC's coverage of the trial, check out our newsletter, “Diddy On Trial”: NBCNews.com/Diddy...
Jun 14, 2025•13 min•Ep. 24122119
Both sides have played voice messages Combs sent this witness, who's testifying under a pseudonym, over the course of their three-year relationship. They're trickling out to the press as exhibits are released days later. The defense says the ones made public on Thursday show "Jane" taking the initiative to set up "hotel nights" without Combs' requesting one. But she testified that the defense was missing the point of the messages. "The undertone of that is -- I hear these things entirely differe...
Jun 13, 2025•8 min•Ep. 24122118
Karen Read's retrial is entering its final days, but the drama in the courtroom shows no sign of slowing down. New charges for a former sheriff’s deputy in the Betsy Faria case. Updates in the cases of MLB pitcher Dan Serafini and Lori Vallow Daybell. Plus, how jury instructions can make or break a trial. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com
Jun 12, 2025•29 min•Ep. 250612
Defense attorney Teny Geragos pushed "Jane," who's testifying under a pseudonym, on her repeated choice to stay with Combs despite sexual performances that she says she was coerced to join. But "Jane" said Combs didn't make it easy for her to leave him. "He would offer a breakup," she said on the stand. "And then a week later he would be persistent, blow up my phone. Have other people blow up my phone. Be looking for me. Wanting to see me. And he'd be right back in my face." If you want to read ...
Jun 12, 2025•14 min•Ep. 24122117
Keith Morrison and Andrea Canning sit down to talk about Keith’s classic episode "The Other Side of Paradise.” In 2006, 27-year-old Sandra Galas was found strangled in her car at her home in Hawaii. It would take a combination of new technology, old-fashioned detective work and a father's determination to get closer to solving the case. Keith and Andrea talk about polygraphs, Greek philosophy and what led investigators to their suspect, Sandra's estranged husband, Darren. Plus, they play an excl...
Jun 11, 2025•23 min•Ep. 250611
The second witness using a pseudonym said on the stand that she "currently" loves Combs, even after telling her story of a brutal beating at his hands just one year ago. She then testified that she only participated in what she calls "hotel nights" because she didn't want Combs to feel judged for his sexual desires. And after her sexual performances were complete, she pampered him, including giving him foot rubs and turning on his favorite TV show. If you want to read NBC's coverage of the trial...
Jun 11, 2025•14 min•Ep. 24122116
Hey Dateline fans, here’s a special preview of the first episode of season 4 of Dateline: Missing in America. In 'Lost Lane,' Josh Mankiewicz tells the story of Danielle Lopez, a 37-year-old woman who vanished from New Jersey’s Pine Barrens in April 2024. Listen to the full episode in the ‘Dateline: Missing in America’ feed – something you hear might jog a memory that could help authorities crack the case. Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/4mSbZya Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/epis...
Jun 10, 2025•3 min
Keith Morrison follows a cold case for nearly 10 years, as a father in Hawaii fights to bring his daughter’s killer to justice despite one setback after another. Keith Morrison and Andrea Canning go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’ Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/4jKDuap Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7tyS19Ys4QzXyW4suOE9Sh?si=12808bb3234349d0
Jun 10, 2025•41 min•Ep. 250610
