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Talking Dateline: Under a Full Moon
01September 03, 2025 5:00am

Talking Dateline: Under a Full Moon

Blayne Alexander and Keith Morrison sit down to talk about his episode “ Under a Full Moon.” Shauna Tiaffay, a cocktail waitress on the Las Vegas strip, was found beaten to death in her home in September 2012.  Authorities wondered if the k…

Under a Full Moon
02September 02, 2025 5:00am

Under a Full Moon

A Las Vegas cocktail waitress is found murdered in her home, leading authorities to wonder if there is a predator at large. Keith Morrison reports.

The Adelson children take the stand. A missing woman's husband is arrested. And a deep dive on DNA.
03August 28, 2025 6:48am

The Adelson children take the stand. A missing woman's husband is arrested. And a deep dive on DNA.

Two of Donna Adelson's children testify this week for the prosecution. In Northern California, a missing woman's husband is indicted for her murder more than a year after she vanished -- and a year and a half after he was indicted on felony…

The Last Dance
04August 27, 2025 5:00am

The Last Dance

A mother of two vanishes from her home, leading investigators to uncover a disturbing connection between her recent weight loss and her mysterious disappearance. Andrea Canning reports. 

Secrets & Lies
05August 26, 2025 5:00am

Secrets & Lies

Early one frigid morning, in a small rural New York town, a house burns to the ground, and a woman is found dead in the debris. It's called an accident, but is it? Andrea Canning reports. 

A TikTok teen charged with murder. A defense team requests evidence testing. Plus, interrogation tactics.
06August 21, 2025 5:56am

A TikTok teen charged with murder. A defense team requests evidence testing. Plus, interrogation tactics.

17 year old Sarah Grace Patrick is accused of gunning down her mother and stepfather in Georgia. The defense team of the man accused of killing UNC Chapel Hill student Faith Hedgepeth in 2012 has filed motions that raise new questions about…

Talking Dateline: In a Lonely Place
07August 20, 2025 5:00am

Talking Dateline: In a Lonely Place

Blayne Alexander sits down with Keith Morrison to talk about his episode, "In a Lonely Place,”  about the disappearance of Chris Smith, a California entrepreneur who vanished in June 2010. For months, his family believed he was traveling th…

In a Lonely Place
08August 19, 2025 5:00am

In a Lonely Place

After California entrepreneur Chris Smith abruptly leaves his business, his family initially believes he is traveling the world until the shocking truth comes to light. Keith Morrison reports.

A grandmother's trial is set to start. An international fugitive faces a jury. And digital go bags.
09August 14, 2025 11:42am

A grandmother's trial is set to start. An international fugitive faces a jury. And digital go bags.

After more than a decade, Donna Adelson, the matriarch of a prominent Florida family, is about to go on trial for murder. International fugitive Nicholas Rossi stands trial in a Utah courtroom after allegedly faking his death to avoid prose…

Talking Dateline: Open Water
10August 13, 2025 5:00am

Talking Dateline: Open Water

Blayne Alexander sits down with Josh Mankiewicz and Dateline producer Michelle Madigan to discuss their episode, “Open Water.”  When Micki Kanesaki’s ex-husband Lonnie Kocontes invited her on a European cruise in 2006, she thought it would …

Open Water
11August 12, 2025 5:00am

Open Water

A romantic Mediterranean cruise, intended to rekindle the love between Micki Kanesaki and her ex-husband, turns into a tragedy when she vanishes. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

The Michael Proctor files. Parents of murdered daughter want answers. And behind the scenes with a CSI.
12August 07, 2025 6:25am

The Michael Proctor files. Parents of murdered daughter want answers. And behind the scenes with a CSI.

Prosecutors at the Norfolk County Superior Court in Massachusetts share new details in the murder case against disgraced art salesman Brian Walshe, just two months after they finished one of the biggest trials of the year -- Karen Read. And…

Talking Dateline: The Intruder
13August 06, 2025 5:00am

Talking Dateline: The Intruder

Dennis Murphy and Andrea Canning sit down to talk about Andrea’s episode “The Intruder,” about a violent 2014 home invasion in Saco, Maine, that left Rachel Owens fighting for her life. Rachel survived but was left to deal with another deva…

The Intruder
14August 05, 2025 5:00am

The Intruder

When a violent home invasion rocks a small town in Maine, local police and the FBI launch a complex investigation that spans three states. Andrea Canning reports. Originally aired on NBC on June 2, 2017.

A verdict in the Colorado dentist trial. An epidemic of teen violence in a Phoenix suburb. Plus, Ghislaine Maxwell and the Epstein files.
15July 31, 2025 6:16am

A verdict in the Colorado dentist trial. An epidemic of teen violence in a Phoenix suburb. Plus, Ghislaine Maxwell and the Epstein files.

James Craig was accused of poisoning his wife Angela, and then trying to orchestrate a cover up from behind bars. A 16-year-old's death after a house party has created a sprawling -- and slow-moving -- legal case. Seven people were charged,…

Talking Dateline: Out There in the Dark
16July 30, 2025 5:00am

Talking Dateline: Out There in the Dark

Blayne Alexander and Dennis Murphy sit down to discuss Dennis’s episode “Out There in the Dark.” After Brandy Daniels was found gunned down inside her car in the driveway of her home in Zanesville, Ohio, investigators quickly zeroed in on a…

Out There in the Dark
17July 29, 2025 5:00am

Out There in the Dark

In this Dateline classic, Dennis Murphy reports on the mysterious death of a young mother in Ohio and the ensuing investigation that spans years and multiple states. Originally aired on NBC on January 26, 2018. Blayne Alexander and Dennis M…

Bryan Kohberger's sentencing. Dentist's girlfriend takes the stand. And a Wisconsin 30-year old cold case.
18July 24, 2025 6:31am

Bryan Kohberger's sentencing. Dentist's girlfriend takes the stand. And a Wisconsin 30-year old cold case.

In Idaho, families of the University of Idaho students murdered in their beds confront their killer Bryan Kohberger with words of anger and defiance, paying tribute to their loved ones. In Colorado, Dr. James Craig's girlfriend takes the st…

Talking Dateline: Secrets of the Sliding Door
19July 23, 2025 5:00am

Talking Dateline: Secrets of the Sliding Door

Josh Mankiewicz and Keith Morrison sit down to discuss Keith’s episode “Secrets of the Sliding Door.” When beloved Staten Island teacher Simeonette “Sissy” Mapes-Crupi was found murdered in her home, investigators never imagined an escort b…

Secrets of the Sliding Door
20July 22, 2025 5:00am

Secrets of the Sliding Door

After a beloved teacher is found murdered in her home on New York’s Staten Island, investigators uncover cracks in her seemingly idyllic life and unearth her killer. Keith Morrison reports. Josh Mankiewicz and Keith Morrison go behind the s…

A dentist on trial for poisoning his wife. And detectives' doubts about the case of a Virginia dad accused of conspiring with his au pair.
21July 17, 2025 6:30am

A dentist on trial for poisoning his wife. And detectives' doubts about the case of a Virginia dad accused of conspiring with his au pair.

In Colorado, security video takes center stage at the murder trial of dentist James Craig. In the D.C. suburbs, a dramatic pre-trial hearing in the case of Brendan Banfield, accused of plotting to kill his wife and a stranger with the help …

Secrets of Lake Seminole
22July 16, 2025 5:00am

Secrets of Lake Seminole

Dennis Murphy reports on the case of a man who disappeared after a duck hunting trip in Florida.

What Happened to Sophie Reeder? Preview Dateline: Missing in America Season 4
23July 15, 2025 7:00am

What Happened to Sophie Reeder? Preview Dateline: Missing in America Season 4

Hey Dateline fans, we’re sharing with you a special preview of the final episode of an all-new season of Dateline: Missing in America. Josh Mankiewicz reports on the disappearance of Sophie Reeder, a 15-year-old girl who left her Fort Laude…

Sean Combs: The Insiders Speak
24July 15, 2025 5:00am

Sean Combs: The Insiders Speak

Andrea Canning speaks to insiders and reports on the verdict in the Sean Combs trial.

A verdict in Kentucky's "trial of the decade." Snapchat messages on the stand. Plus, Josh Mankiewicz drops by.
25July 10, 2025 9:54am

A verdict in Kentucky's "trial of the decade." Snapchat messages on the stand. Plus, Josh Mankiewicz drops by.

In Kentucky, emotions ran high as the jury returned a verdict in the Crystal Rogers murder case a decade after she disappeared. In Iowa, Snapchat messages take center stage at the trial of a woman accused of murdering her husband. Closing a…

Talking Dateline: Twisted Tale
26July 09, 2025 5:00am

Talking Dateline: Twisted Tale

Blayne Alexander talks with Josh Mankiewicz about his episode, “Twisted Tale.” In March 2015, Aaron Quinn called the Vallejo Police Department to report that someone had broken into his home, drugged him and kidnapped his girlfriend, Denise…

What Happened to Nancy Snow? Preview Dateline: Missing in America Season 4
27July 08, 2025 7:00am

What Happened to Nancy Snow? Preview Dateline: Missing in America Season 4

Hey Dateline fans, here’s a special preview of the next episode of Dateline: Missing in America Season 4. Josh Mankiewicz tells the story of 44-year-old Nancy Snow, a Republican National Committee staffer, who vanished after returning home …

Twisted Tale
28July 08, 2025 5:00am

Twisted Tale

An abduction appears to have been a hoax until a similar case pops up. Josh Mankiewicz reports.Josh Mankiewicz and Blayne Alexander go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/3G…

Bryan Kohberger's bombshell plea. A double prosecution in Kentucky. Plus, a verdict for Sean Combs.
29July 03, 2025 6:48am

Bryan Kohberger's bombshell plea. A double prosecution in Kentucky. Plus, a verdict for Sean Combs.

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 …

Sean Combs: The verdict.
30July 03, 2025 12:13amExplicit

Sean Combs: The verdict.

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 invo…

Talking Dateline: Cape Fear
31July 02, 2025 5:00am

Talking Dateline: Cape Fear

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 i…

What happened to Tiffany Reid? Preview Dateline: Missing in America Season 4
32July 01, 2025 7:00am

What happened to Tiffany Reid? Preview Dateline: Missing in America Season 4

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-…

Cape Fear
33July 01, 2025 5:00am

Cape Fear

 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. Josh Mankiewicz a…

Sean Combs: The jury gets the case.
34June 30, 2025 7:52pmExplicit

Sean Combs: The jury gets the case.

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. Af…

Sean Combs: The defense’s closing and the prosecution's rebuttal.
35June 27, 2025 9:32pmExplicit

Sean Combs: The defense’s closing and the prosecution's rebuttal.

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 relata…

Sean Combs: The prosecution's closing argument.
36June 26, 2025 9:03pmExplicit

Sean Combs: The prosecution's closing argument.

"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…

Husband arrested for murder - again. Kentucky's "trial of the decade." Plus, age-progression images.
37June 26, 2025 6:48am

Husband arrested for murder - again. Kentucky's "trial of the decade." Plus, age-progression images.

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 S…

Talking Dateline: Center of the Storm
38June 25, 2025 5:00am

Talking Dateline: Center of the Storm

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 …

Sean Combs: Prosecution and defense rest.
39June 24, 2025 8:27pmExplicit

Sean Combs: Prosecution and defense rest.

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…

What happened to Roy Whited? Preview Dateline: Missing in America Season 4
40June 24, 2025 7:00am

What happened to Roy Whited? Preview Dateline: Missing in America Season 4

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 …