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In Massachusetts, text messages take center stage at the trial of Matthew Farwell, the former Stoughton police officer accused of murdering pregnant teacher's aide Sandra Birchmore. In Orlando, Florida, police make an arrest in a 15-year-old cold case -- the disappearance of mom-of-three Michelle Parker, who went missing after appearing on the reality TV show "The People's Court" with her ex-fiancé. In Dateline Round Up, news in the O.J. Simpson and Alex Murdaugh cases. Plus, job scams targeting college students.                                                                                                                                 

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Blayne Alexander joins Andrea Canning to discuss her episode, “The Betrayal of Kirby Carpenter,” about a Mississippi businessman and father of two who was shot to death outside his home in November 2022. Blayne and Andrea explore the complicated family dynamics revealed in the episode, the evidence that led to a murder conviction, and the challenges of securing Andrea’s prison phone interview with the killer. Plus, Andrea shares a podcast-exclusive clip from her interview with Carolyn Aguayo, one of the killer’s daughters. Producer Rachel White and senior producer Allison Orr answer your questions from social media.

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When a self-made millionaire is found murdered, investigators initially suspect a robbery. As the investigation unfolds, they turn their attention closer to home. Andrea Canning reports.

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Hey Dateline fans, here’s a special preview of the final episode of our new podcast series, Before & After with Lester Holt.

In this episode, former congresswoman Gabby Giffords talks to Lester Holt about the assassination attempt that nearly took her life, her ongoing struggle with aphasia, and her mission to prevent gun violence.

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Hey, Dateline fans. The trailer for season 5 of Morrison Mysteries is waiting for you…

Enter the shadowy world of Edgar Allan Poe, brought to life by the unmistakable voice of Dateline’s Keith Morrison. In Season 5 of Morrison Mysteries, experience the mystery and madness of Poe's haunting classics, The Tell-Tale Heart, The Black Cat and The Murders in the Rue Morgue. 

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In Massachusetts, former Stoughton police officer Matthew Farwell is on trial for the alleged murder of 23-year-old pregnant teacher's aide Sandra Birchmore. His defense attorney says she died by suicide. In North Carolina, prosecutors are trying the man they say killed University of North Carolina student Faith Hedgepeth 14 years ago. Her roommate faces tough questions from the defense. In Dateline Round Up, updates in the case of Lee Gilley, the man accused of killing his pregnant wife and fleeing to Italy. And trial continues for Naresh Bhatt, accused of killing his wife in Northern Virginia. Plus, resources for students...

Keith Morrison sits down with Josh Mankiewicz to discuss his latest episode, “Heartless.”

When 53-year-old Talina Galloway went missing from her Oklahoma home in March 2020, her friends knew something was awry. Police began looking into her disappearance, as did a group of online sleuths who called themselves “Talina’s Army.” Eventually, the investigation led police to Talina’s body and to her killer, who was all too close to home. Josh and Keith discuss the ways armchair detectives can help and hurt investigations, as well as the sci-fi subculture that formed a major part of Talina’s life. Then, Jo...

When Talina Galloway goes missing during the early days of the pandemic in 2020, investigators and online sleuths calling themselves “Talina’s Army" search for answers. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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Hey, Dateline fans. Here’s a special preview of the fifth episode of our new podcast series, Before & After with Lester Holt.

In this episode, WNBA star Brittney Griner talks about her six-month detention in a Russian prison, the isolation of captivity, and the complicated experience of returning home.

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In New York State, tensions escalate on Cornell campus over allegations of sexual assault at the Chi Phi fraternity house in 2024. In Virginia, young nurse and mother Mamta Bhatt went missing two years ago. Her husband is now on trial for her alleged murder. In Ohio, former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn, convicted of murdering his wife, Ashley,  speaks at his sentencing. His daughters' letters to him were read in court. Plus, Dateline Senior Investigative Producer Dan Slepian discusses new Netflix documentary, "The Widower: ‘Til Death Do Us Part."

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Andrea Canning sits down with Blayne Alexander to talk about her episode “ Unmasking the Monster." In 1989, Dana Beatty, a successful young businesswoman, was sexually assaulted in her Cincinnati home by an unknown masked man. Even with several leads, investigators could not find the man responsible for the violent crime. Decades later, Dana’s daughter, Andra Beatty, reignited the investigation in the hope of getting justice for her mother. With advances in DNA technology, investigators had evidence from the scene retested and, through forensic genetic genealogy, learned that Dana’s attacker was someone she knew. Blayne and Andrea discuss the impact...

A sexual assault survivor’s decades-long fight for justice takes an unexpected turn when her daughter helps reignite the case. Blayne Alexander reports.

If you or someone you know is a victim of sexual assault, call the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-4673 or go to rainn.org

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Hey, Dateline fans. Here’s a special preview of the fourth episode of our new podcast series, Before & After with Lester Holt.

In this episode, University of Idaho professor Rebecca Scofield speaks with Lester Holt in detail for the first time about how a TikTok influencer falsely accused her of orchestrating the murders of four students, the toll those accusations have taken, and how she is still fighting to reclaim her name. 

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In Ohio, former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn is accused of murdering his wife and staging the scene to look like a break-in. His 24-year-old former lover took the stand against him before the jury delivered its verdict. In Delphi, Indiana, Richard Allen was convicted of the 2017 murders of teens Abigail Williams and Liberty German. His defense is now asking for a new trial. In Dateline Round Up, updates in the case of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother whose trial for killing her three children ended in a hung jury. Questions hang over Cornell University as prosecutors re-open their...

Keith Morrison joins Josh Mankiewicz to discuss his episode, “The Family Plot,” about the murder of Matt Restelli, who was lured from California to Utah and shot to death inside his mother-in-law’s home. Josh and Keith dig into the twisted details of the case, the mistakes that quickly unraveled the family’s story, and the powerful hold prosecutors said mastermind Tracey Grist had over her children. They also highlight the striking similarities to another Dateline case, one Tracey herself had been searching online before Matt’s murder. Plus, Josh plays a podcast-exclusive clip from Tracey’s police interview the night Matt...

Josh Mankiewicz reports on the shooting death of Matt Restelli at his mother-in-law’s home, which initially appeared to be self-defense but was soon suspected to be murder.

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Hey Dateline fans, here’s a special preview of the third episode of our new podcast series, Before & After with Lester Holt.

In this episode, Lester Holt talks to ballroom dancer Adrianne Haslet about losing her identity after she lost the bottom half of her leg when a bomb exploded at the Boston Marathon. And for the first time, she reveals a secret that helped her survive. 

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In Ohio, former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn is accused of killing his wife, Ashley, and staging the scene to look like a home break-in. Prosecutors reveal their theory of his motive – another woman. In Florida, plastic surgeon Tomasz Kosowski stands trial for the alleged murder of lawyer Steven Cozzi, who disappeared in 2023. Kosowski chose to represent himself in court. In Dateline Round Up, a major development in the case of Nolan Wells, a Mississippi teen who was found dead after a Fourth of July boat trip with friends, and updates in the murder case of University of North Ca...

Blayne Alexander sits down with Dateline senior producer Allison Orr and producer Kim Krawitz to discuss their latest episode, “The Man Who Loved Christmas.” As police investigated a burglary at the Indiana home of Marsha Allen, they were surprised to uncover a much bigger crime: murder.  One of the burglars told investigators that Marsha’s husband, Harold, who had supposedly died of natural causes nine months earlier, had actually been poisoned by his wife and stepdaughter using a root beer float laced with ethylene glycol. Blayne, Allison, and Kim discuss the devastating impact on Harold’s tight-knit family. They also shar...

A burglary leads investigators to uncover a plot to poison an Indiana man, with a mother and her daughter at the center of the investigation. Blayne Alexander reports.

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Hey, Dateline fans. Here’s a special preview of the second episode of our new podcast series, Before & After with Lester Holt.

In this episode, Lester talks to actor Jeremy Renner about the snowplow accident that nearly killed him, what he’s learned, and why he says it’s one of the best things that ever happened to him.

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In North Carolina, Joshua Hunsucker is accused of killing his wife, Stacy, by poisoning her with eye drops in 2019. He now faces new charges including witness intimidation. In Ohio, a flurry of defense motions in the case of divorce attorney Gregory Moore charged with the murder of his client Aliza Sherman in 2013. Prosecutors say Moore fatally stabbed her because he was not prepared to take her case to trial. In Dateline Round Up, controversy continues in the case of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother who says she killed her three children while suffering from postpartum psychosis. Singer D4vd...

When Diane Kyne is found dead in her bedroom, competing stories emerge about which of the two most important men in her life may have killed her. One of the stories must be true – but which one? Dennis Murphy reports.

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In this Dateline Special, New Yorkers whose experiences were captured in real time on September 11, 2001, reflect on what they saw, what they survived and how the attacks indelibly shaped their lives and the country. Former WNBC New York cameraman Ralph Patterson, World Trade Center Port Authority Police commanding officer Tim Norris, North Tower 82nd-floor Port Authority employees Daphne Carlisle and Muyiwa Onigbogi, NYPD detective and helicopter pilot Greg Semendinger, Newark Airport Port Authority Police officer John McDevitt, and FDNY paramedic Trinh K. Dinh share their stories of that day.

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Hey Dateline fans, here’s a special preview of the first episode of our new podcast series, Before & After with Lester Holt.  

In this episode, Lester Holt talks to former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick about his decision to take a knee during the national anthem and the unexpected consequences that changed his life.  

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In Massachusetts, the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy comes to an end after lengthy jury deliberations. What happens next for the 36-year-old mother and former nurse who says she killed her three children while suffering from postpartum psychosis? Eighteen-year-old Anna Kepner was found dead on a cruise ship last November. The Florida teen’s stepbrother, Timothy Hudson, is now heading to trial in connection to her murder. In Dateline Round Up, Barry Morphew, the Colorado man accused of killing his wife, Suzanne, is back in court for other alleged legal troubles before his trial. An update in the case of Micr...

Andrea Canning joins Blayne Alexander to discuss her episode, “The Grudge,” the story of federal judge Esther Salas, whose family was attacked at their New Jersey home in 2020 by a gunman posing as a delivery driver. Salas’s husband was seriously injured and their only child, Daniel, was killed. Andrea and Blayne break down the investigation that linked the killer to the murder of California men’s rights advocate Marc Angelucci just days earlier, and the chilling motive investigators uncovered. Andrea shares an extra clip from a later conversation with Judge Salas about grief and parenting. Plus, we answer your que...

Andrea Canning speaks with U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas about the deadly 2020 shooting at her home that killed her son, Daniel, and critically injured her husband, Mark.

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Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Before & After with Lester Holt, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline.  

Before & After with Lester Holt is a deeply personal interview series about moments that divide a life into before and after. In each conversation, Lester sits down with someone whose life was transformed in an instant by an unexpected twist of fate. The episodes explore what it takes to endure the unimaginable, rebuild a life, and find meaning and purpose in the aftermath.   

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In Massachusetts, a jury is deliberating the fate of Lindsay Clancy, a mother who says she was suffering from postpartum psychosis when she killed her three children. After California fire captain Rebecca Marodi was stabbed to death by her wife, Yolanda, investigators uncovered Yolanda's troubling past. In Dateline Round Up, there's a verdict in the murder trial of Duane "Keefe D" Davis, accused of orchestrating the 1996 Las Vegas shooting that killed rap legend Tupac Shakur. Courtroom surprise in the case of singer D4vd, accused of murdering 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. And updates in the case of Bryan Kohberger...

In part two of this special edition of Talking Dateline, NBC News’ Ellison Barber, host of the Netflix podcast “Allegedly," sits down with Josh Mankiewicz at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, for CrimeCon 2026. Josh tells Ellison what it’s like interviewing families who have gone through the unimaginable and how some have turned their pain into purpose. He also talks about a common thread of stalking in some of his recent episodes, and how the legal system could help protect victims before it’s too late. Plus, he takes questions from the audience. 

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When 21-year-old college student Helene Pruszynski is found murdered, the case remains cold for nearly forty years until a new detective uses an innovative method to catch Helene’s killer. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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Hey Dateline fans, here's a special preview of the next episode of Dateline: Missing in America Season 5. In “Breaking Point,” Josh Mankiewicz examines the disappearance of Bianca Carrasco, a 29-year-old oncology nurse and mother of three, who vanished from her home in San Antonio, Texas on May 1, 2016.  Listen to the full episode in the 'Dateline: Missing in America' feed - something you hear might jog a memory that could help authorities find Bianca.

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In Massachusetts, Lindsay Clancy's defense attorney grills final prosecution witnesses after they testify that she knew right from wrong when she killed her children. In Florida, a verdict has been reached in the trial of Mario Fernandez Saldana, a man accused of arranging the fatal shooting of his wife's ex-husband, Microsoft employee Jared Bridegan. In Dateline Round Up, the trial is underway for Duane "Keefe D" Davis, accused of orchestrating the 1996 shooting that killed rap legend Tupac Shakur. Donna Adelson, the Florida grandmother convicted of murdering her former son-in-law FSU law professor, Dan Markel, is asking for a new...

Keith Morrison sits down with Dennis Murphy and Dateline producer Michelle Madigan to discuss their episode, “Simply Diabolical.” In May 2016, 29-year-old Michelle Hadley allegedly sent several threatening emails to her ex-boyfriend, Ian Diaz, and his new wife, Angela. But it wasn’t until Angela called 911 to report that she had been sexually assaulted and that Michelle was responsible for setting it up, that Michelle Hadley was arrested and sent to jail. The only problem was Michelle wasn’t behind the emails, or the alleged plot to have Angela sexually assaulted. She’d been set up by Ian and Angela. Dennis and...

A bizarre cyber-revenge case lands a young woman in jail; an unexpected twist reveals the real culprit. Dennis Murphy reports.

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Hey Dateline fans, here's a special preview of the next episode of Dateline: Missing in America Season 5. In “No Ordinary Sunday,” Josh Mankiewicz reports on the disappearance of 28-year-old Marilyn “Niqui” McCown, who vanished in Richmond, Indiana, on July 22, 2001, just weeks before her wedding. Listen to the full episode in the 'Dateline: Missing in America' feed - something you hear might jog a memory that could help authorities find Niqui.

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In Massachusetts, Lindsay Clancy is on trial for allegedly murdering her three children. Her family and former colleagues testify for the defense. In New York, Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, while his lawyers seek to have the state murder case dismissed. In Dateline Round Up, Alex Murdaugh appears for a preliminary hearing ahead of his retrial for the murders of his wife and son. Plus, the trial begins for one of three people accused in the ambush murder of 33-year-old father Jared Bridegan. And an expert explains ghost...

In a special edition of Talking Dateline, NBC News’ Ellison Barber, host of the Netflix podcast, “Allegedly,” gives Josh Mankiewicz the third degree onstage at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, for CrimeCon 2026. Josh tells Ellison how he got his start covering true crime and what these cases can teach us about ourselves and others. He also talks about the genesis of his award-winning podcast series, “Dateline: Missing in America,” before taking questions from the audience.

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When Kelly Horn finds out her father, former FBI agent Scott Horn, has been murdered at his house, she is stunned. As police dig into Scott’s past, they begin to think the key to the mystery might be quite close to home. Josh Mankiewicz reports. 

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