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Yesterday · 34 min
Alleged eye drop murder. A divorce attorney on trial. Plus, criminal investigations at sea.
A husband allegedly poisons wife with eye drops. Divorce attorney faces trial for allegedly stabbing client Aliza Sherman to death 13 years ago. Plus, crime scene investigations on boats.
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Wednesday · 40 min
True Lies
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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Tuesday · 41 min
Facing Ground Zero: A Dateline Special
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 Auth
Monday · 2 min
Preview: Colin Kaepernick on Before & After with Lester Holt
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. Search Before & After with Lester Holt to listen to the full episode now, completely free. Or subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Datel
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September 10 · 32 min
What's next for Lindsay Clancy? A teen's murder on cruise ship. Plus, does the insanity defense work?
Dramatic final hours of the Lindsay Clancy trial. Jurors speak out. Eighteen-year-old Anna Kepner died on a cruise ship. Her stepbrother is accused of her murder. Plus, how common is the insanity defense?
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September 9 · 30 min
Talking Dateline: The Grudge
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.
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September 8 · 40 min
The Grudge
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. Andrea Canning and Blayne Alexander go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in 'Talking Dateline': https://swap.fm/l/talkingdatelinethegrudge
September 7 · 1 min
Introducing: Before & After with Lester Holt
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 meanin
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September 3 · 33 min
Verdict watch in a mother's murder trial. A firefighter's killer wife. Plus, extraditions 101.
Verdict watch in the trial of Lindsay Clancy, a mother accused of murdering her three children. A California woman pleads guilty to killing her firefighter wife. Plus, how does extradition work?
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September 2 · 24 min
Talking Dateline: Conversations at CrimeCon Part 2
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 l
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September 1 · 40 min
A Promise to Helene
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.
August 31 · 2 min
What happened to Bianca Carrasco? Preview Dateline: Missing In America Season 5
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. Follow now to get each episode completely f
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August 27 · 33 min
Showdown in mom's murder trial. Verdict in Microsoft employee murder. Plus, what is postpartum psychosis?
Defense attorney confronts experts in Lindsay Clancy trial. A verdict in trial of man accused of hiring a hit man to kill a father of four. And what to know about postpartum psychosis.
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August 26 · 24 min
Talking Dateline: Simply Diabolical
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 beh
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August 25 · 40 min
Simply Diabolical
A bizarre cyber-revenge case lands a young woman in jail; an unexpected twist reveals the real culprit. Dennis Murphy reports. Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in 'Talking Dateline': https://swap.fm/l/talkingdatelinesimplydiabolical
August 24 · 2 min
What happened to Niqui McCown? Preview Dateline: Missing In America Season 5
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. Follow now to get each episode completely free. Or
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August 20 · 35 min
Lindsay Clancy’s defense. Luigi Mangione’s bombshell courtroom confession. Plus, ghost guns.
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 th
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August 19 · 24 min
Talking Dateline: Conversations at CrimeCon Part 1
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. Have a question for Tal
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August 18 · 40 min
The House
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.
August 17 · 2 min
What happened to Haleigh Murphy? Preview Dateline: Missing In America Season 5
Hey Dateline fans, here's a special preview of the next episode of Dateline: Missing in America Season 5. In "Haleigh's Secret," Josh Mankiewicz reports on the disappearance of 22-year-old Army veteran and mother Haleigh Murphy, who was last seen leaving a bar in Round Rock, Texas with a male friend on June 16, 2023. Her family has not heard from her since that night. Listen to the full episode in the 'Dateline: Missing in America' feed - something you hear might jog a memory that could help aut

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