Dateline NBC

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  • Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Follow now to get the latest episodes of Dateline NBC completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium for ad-free listening and exclusive bonus content: DatelinePremium.com
    2019 NBC News
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  • An alleged "murder dentist" in Colorado. Hawaii husband takes the stand at his second murder trial. And Keith talks about his latest podcast series.
    Feb 20 2025

    Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with guest host, Blayne Alexander. A dentist already facing murder charges for allegedly poisoning his wife is back in court. This time he's accused of plotting to murder four other people from behind bars. In Honolulu, a man accused of murdering his wife's acupuncturist ex-lover takes the stand in his own defense. More from the courtroom ahead of the trials of Karen Read and Bryan Kohberger. Plus, Keith Morrison talks about the unusual clue that broke the case wide open in his latest podcast series, "Murder in the Moonlight".

    Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com

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    27 mins
  • Talking Dateline: Return to the Lake
    Feb 19 2025

    Josh Mankiewicz and Craig Melvin sit down to talk about Craig’s episode, “Return to the Lake.” In 1994, the disappearance of two young brothers, Michael and Alex Smith, following an alleged carjacking in Union, South Carolina, was all anyone could talk about. The nation felt their mother’s despair as she told the harrowing story of a man who drove off with her two young boys after threatening her at gunpoint. Nine days after Michael and Alex disappeared, Susan Smith confessed to the unimaginable – she had killed her sons. Josh and Craig discuss Craig’s heartbreaking interview with David Smith about the deaths of his sons 30 years ago and his ex-wife’s recent bid for parole. Dateline Producer Carol Gable joins Josh to discuss the letters she and Susan Smith have exchanged for the past 20 years and to answer questions from social media.

    Listen to the full episode of “Return to the Lake” on Apple: https://apple.co/3CM39jz

    Listen to the full episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/13y8ZWq4lKB5kM9ZY7Crli

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    27 mins
  • Return to the Lake
    Feb 18 2025

    Exclusive new details in the case of Susan Smith, who murdered her two young boys in 1994. Craig Melvin speaks with David Smith about his ex-wife’s recent attempt to be released from prison.

    Craig Melvin and Josh Mankiewicz go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’

    Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/3Qp5q7l

    Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6xSyGrJDc8FdlonPPNxwSW

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    1 hr and 23 mins

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I listen every night. I love this podcast and its story telling is narrated in an interesting way.

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I enjoy Dateline.

The stories are interesting and the narration quality is on point. I would recommend this podcast to anyone who likes thrillers.

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Dateline is a huge favorite of mine

I could listen or watch dateline anytime. the podcasts are as great as the show and I'd suggest it to anyone.

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help

where is part 2 of "The plan" that aired in October 2019? please direct

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I loved it.. the narration was great

I listened all the story in one moment, keep me there.
the narration, the narrator.

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Always engaging narration!

Dateline is a favourite. The stories are so interesting they have been keeping me up too late at night!

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the most outstanding podcast period

Can't get enough of Lester Holt and Keith Morrison. Absolutely the best podcast out there ever.

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old and stale

I used to look forward to dateline every week. but now it's like watching the same reruns over and over AND OVER. if it's not an actual rerun you are actually telling us the same story trying to make it sound new . they say there's a murder every 33 minutes in the United States and yet you cannot manage to find ONE new one to report? are you that old?

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