Dateline: True Crime Weekly
NBCUniversal Podcasts
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.
Location:
United States
Genres:
True Crime
Networks:
NBCUniversal Podcasts
Description:
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.
Language:
English
Episodes
Tech mogul's alleged killer takes the stand. Dentist's murder trial set to begin. Plus safety tips for holiday travel.
11/21/2024
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.com
Duration:00:26:09
Verdicts in both the Delphi murders trial and the case of a murdered Minnesota mom. Plus 20 years on, Keith Morrison talks about Scott Peterson.
11/14/2024
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.
Duration:00:28:03
Details emerge in a grisly Kentucky murder. Young Thug is free. And how to detect deception.
11/7/2024
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
Duration:00:27:20
A police interrogation in Delphi. A missing Texas mom. And what's next for the Menendez brothers.
10/31/2024
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 Man in the Black Mask."
Duration:00:26:38
Graphic evidence in Indiana. Explosive testimony in San Francisco. And how to stay safe trick or treating.
10/24/2024
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 out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com
Duration:00:26:27
A double homicide in Indiana. A high-profile trial in San Francisco. And Sean “Diddy” Combs faces news accusers.
10/17/2024
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 about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com
Duration:00:26:14
Fallout from the Karen Read trial. A pharmacist's elaborate Ponzi scheme. And for Domestic Violence Awareness Month: how to help.
10/10/2024
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://www.joinonelove.org/
Duration:00:27:23
A woman goes on trial for murder by suitcase. A man charged with concealing his wife's body. And a conversation about carjackers.
10/3/2024
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.
Duration:00:26:53
A mother-in-law's trial thrown into chaos. A pillar of Silicon Valley stabbed. And how to not get scammed.
9/26/2024
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.
Duration:00:26:45
Sean Combs arrested and held. A husband charged with a double murder. And innocent men in a maximum security prison.
9/19/2024
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.
Duration:00:29:06
A Mayo Clinic doctor accused of poisoning his wife. The latest in a 15 year investigation. And how to stay safe on campus.
9/12/2024
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.
Duration:00:27:16
A mom who says her 7-year-old pulled the trigger. And a medical examiner who speaks for the dead.
9/5/2024
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
Duration:00:25:01
A children's book author will stand trial for murder. Bryan Kohberger will too, but where?
8/29/2024
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.
Duration:00:24:54
An international kidnapping case. A bureaucrat on trial for killing a reporter. And the godfather of forensic science under fire.
8/22/2024
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.
Duration:00:25:37
A murder mystery in Kentucky. A prosecutor on a mission. And a murder weapon on the rise.
8/15/2024
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.
Duration:00:29:20
Olympians at the heart of murder trials. And if you're inspired by the Summer Games, running safety tips.
8/8/2024
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.
Duration:00:22:16
The ballerina is guilty. In a San Diego courthouse, unanswered 911 calls on trial. And the summer of deadlocked juries continues.
8/1/2024
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.
Duration:00:28:33
The Black Swan trial begins. In suburban Boston, a wrongful death suit against police. And what to keep in mind if you're under arrest.
7/25/2024
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
Duration:00:24:23
Ballerina heads to trial. Upheaval in a rap star's RICO case. And how to protect yourself in a rideshare.
7/18/2024
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.
Duration:00:23:37
UPDATE: Why Alec Baldwin's case was dismissed with prejudice.
7/16/2024
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.
Duration:00:10:28