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Murder in Apartment 12

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Nona Dirksmeyer is a young beauty queen. Smart and talented, her future is bright. But just days before her 20th birthday, Nona is murdered in her apartment. Police quickly decide their primary suspect is the young man who found her – her boyfriend, Kevin. After all, his bloody palm print is at the crime scene. Case closed? Not by a long shot. In Dateline’s latest original podcast series, Keith Morrison tells the story of three trials, two suspects, and one small town where things are not always what they seem.

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  • S1 · E6
    Oct 12, 2023 · 44 min

    6 - Another Night in December

    Nearly 13 years to the day after Nona’s murder, a woman has a chilling encounter with a predator in the night.

  • S1 · E5
    Oct 10, 2023 · 40 min

    5 - Receipts

    A new suspect says he has an alibi, but can he prove it?

  • S1 · E4
    Oct 5, 2023 · 35 min

    4 - Ozark

    A jury holds the fate of Nona’s boyfriend in its hands.

  • S1 · E3
    Oct 3, 2023 · 34 min

    3 - The Talk of the Town

    When police name a suspect, the court of public opinion all but convicts him.

  • S1 · E1
    Sep 26, 2023 · 36 min

    1 - Death of a Beauty Queen

    The murder of 19-year-old Nona Dirksmeyer shakes the community of Russellville, Arkansas to its core.

  • Sep 15, 2023 · 3 min

    Introducing: Murder in Apartment 12

    Nona Dirksmeyer is a young beauty queen. Smart and talented, her future is bright. But just days before her 20th birthday, Nona is murdered in her apartment. Police quickly decide their primary suspect is the young man who found her – her boyfriend, Kevin. After all, his bloody palm print is at the crime scene. Case closed? Not by a long shot. In Dateline’s latest original podcast series, Keith Morrison tells the story of three trials, two suspects, and one small town where things are not always

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