Dateline: True Crime Weekly

NBC News

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.

  • 26 minutes 45 seconds
    A mother-in-law's trial thrown into chaos. A pillar of Silicon Valley stabbed. And how to not get scammed.

    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.

    26 September 2024, 8:00 am
  • 29 minutes 6 seconds
    Sean Combs arrested and held. A husband charged with a double murder. And innocent men in a maximum security prison.

    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.

    19 September 2024, 8:00 am
  • 27 minutes 16 seconds
    A Mayo Clinic doctor accused of poisoning his wife. The latest in a 15 year investigation. And how to stay safe on campus.

    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.

    12 September 2024, 8:00 am
  • 25 minutes 1 second
    A mom who says her 7-year-old pulled the trigger. And a medical examiner who speaks for the dead.

    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

    5 September 2024, 8:00 am
  • 24 minutes 54 seconds
    A children's book author will stand trial for murder. Bryan Kohberger will too, but where?

    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.

    29 August 2024, 8:00 am
  • 25 minutes 12 seconds
    An international kidnapping case. A bureaucrat on trial for killing a reporter. And the godfather of forensic science under fire.

    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.

    22 August 2024, 8:00 am
  • 29 minutes 20 seconds
    A murder mystery in Kentucky. A prosecutor on a mission. And a murder weapon on the rise.

    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.

    15 August 2024, 8:00 am
  • 22 minutes 16 seconds
    Olympians at the heart of murder trials. And if you're inspired by the Summer Games, running safety tips.

    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.

    8 August 2024, 8:00 am
  • 28 minutes 33 seconds
    The ballerina is guilty. In a San Diego courthouse, unanswered 911 calls on trial. And the summer of deadlocked juries continues.

    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.

    1 August 2024, 8:00 am
  • 24 minutes 23 seconds
    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.

    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

    25 July 2024, 8:00 am
  • 23 minutes 37 seconds
    Ballerina heads to trial. Upheaval in a rap star's RICO case. And how to protect yourself in a rideshare.

    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.

    18 July 2024, 8:00 am
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