IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser.

FRI 9/8c

COMING UP...

DATELINE FRIDAY SNEAK PEEK: In the Matter of Alex Murdaugh
May 15, 202600:53

PAID CONTENT
DATELINE FRIDAY SNEAK PEEK: In the Matter of Alex Murdaugh

00:53

PAID CONTENT
DATELINE FRIDAY PREVIEW: In the Matter of Alex Murdaugh

00:15

PAID CONTENT
DATELINE WEEKEND MYSTERY SNEAK PEEK: She Didn’t Come Home

01:55

PAID CONTENT
DATELINE WEEKEND MYSTERY PREVIEW: She Didn’t Come Home

00:56

PAID CONTENT
True-Crime Fans Pack Nashville’s Pinnacle for Dateline Live Event

00:29

In the Matter of Alex Murdaugh (5/15/2026)

Dateline

Breaking Point (5/8/2026)

Dateline

A Window of Time (5/1/2026)

Dateline

Book of Lies (4/24/2026)

Dateline

Open Water

Dateline

Shannon's Story

Dateline

Broken Circle

Dateline

Sex, Lies & Murder

Dateline

Trouble at the 7-11 Ranch

Dateline

Point Blank

Dateline

A Wanted Man

Dateline

Left for Dead

Dateline

The Grudge

Dateline

The Dead of Night

Dateline

Lone Star Obsession

Dateline

Voices for Vanessa

Dateline

A Promise to Helene

Dateline

What Happened to Amy?

Dateline

What Happened to Anton Black?

Dateline

Even the Devil Went to Church

Dateline

What shocked legal experts about Alex Murdaugh’s overturned murder convictions

Dateline

Meet the unlikely person who helped put Kouri Richins behind bars for her husband's murder

Dateline

A former MLB pitcher owed his in-laws hundreds of thousands of dollars. Now he's in prison for murder.

EXCLUSIVE

A death wish and a catfish: How an IRS agent lured his wife and an unsuspecting man to their murders

Dateline

An exonerated Idaho man finally had his freedom. What came next was 'incomprehensible.'

Dateline

She convinced police her husband died by suicide. His family helped convict her — twice.

Dateline

They doubted a new detective — and then she sent a husband killer to prison for life

EXCLUSIVE

She turned her father in for a double murder, but someone else close to her was charged

Dateline

It was almost the perfect crime — until a flat tire cracked the case

EXCLUSIVE

First came a custody battle and a bitter mother-in-law. Then, the hit men.

Dateline

A fake prince, secret recordings and overturned convictions: Untangling an art dealer's 17-year murder saga

Dateline

For years, a young woman trusted the detective now accused of killing her and staging her death

EXCLUSIVE

Arizona man accused of targeting exotic dancers repeatedly reversed course on plea deals

Dateline

Bryan Kohberger appears set to plead guilty in 4 Idaho college students' deaths

Dateline

Fired investigator in Karen Read case rejects claims that he's corrupt

Dateline

Idaho college murder suspect Bryan Kohberger's online habits emerge in new details

EXCLUSIVE

New video shows car resembling Bryan Kohberger's driving around the time of Idaho student murders

EXCLUSIVE

With insulin killings, the murder weapon is often hiding in plain sight

EXCLUSIVE

Karen Read put family of Boston officer boyfriend 'through hell,' relative says ahead of retrial

Dateline

After two murder trials and a conviction, future of woman accused of poisoning her boss is uncertain

Dateline

Lori Vallow Daybell grilled by Keith Morrison: 'Did you watch your children die?'

EXCLUSIVE

Tech titan's murder rocked Silicon Valley. For his loved ones, it was personal. 

Dateline

Decades after his father vanished, one man wonders what role a murderous boss may have played

Dateline

He faked his own death in 2020. A trail of rape and fraud allegations finally caught up to him.

Dateline

A former ballerina killed her husband. Was her trial testimony just another performance?

Dateline

Menendez brothers' prosecutors insist nothing has changed: 'They slaughtered their mother'

EXCLUSIVE

A daughter is plagued by her mother’s unsolved death while her father maintains his innocence from jail

Dateline

Robert Roberson, whose Texas execution was halted, may appear in person at legislative hearing

Dateline

Texas Supreme Court halts execution in 'shaken baby syndrome' death

Lethal Injection

Clemency bid rejected for Texas man set to be first executed in U.S. for 'shaken baby' death

Lethal Injection

Blayne Alexander announced as 'Dateline's' new correspondent

Dateline

Her spiraling addiction helped turn her into a killer — and a murder victim 

EXCLUSIVE

He mourned his missing fiancée for a decade. Then he was charged with her murder.

Dateline

Stream Dateline 24/7 Live

All Dateline. All the time. Discover curated episodes from The True Crime Original.

DATELINE IN-DEPTH

Remembering Morgan Fox
May 7, 202601:38

PAID CONTENT
Remembering Morgan Fox

01:38

PAID CONTENT
Remembering Tara Baker

03:57

PAID CONTENT
Chris Melton on testifying at the Tara Baker trial

01:07

PAID CONTENT
In the courtroom with Scott Aaron

02:18

PAID CONTENT
More of Dan Serafini’s Jailhouse Interview

04:23
FULL EPISODE: Behind Door 813
A Texas woman calls 911 in the middle of the night. She tells dispatch her boyfriend – Jonathan Crews -- has shot himself.
VIEW
FULL EPISODE: The Clearing
52-year-old Emily Noble disappears the day after her birthday in Westerville, Ohio. 
VIEW
FULL EPISODE: Sound and Fury
A family is rattled after 30-year-old Tiffany Pugh was found shot to death in her Atlanta suburb home.
VIEW
FULL EPISODE: Chameleon
After breaking her hip on her honeymoon in the Pocono mountains, 49-year-old Fran Smith disappears from her New Jersey condo.
VIEW
FULL EPISODE: Justice for Joy
12-year-old, David Hibbs, comes home from school to find his house on fire. His 35-year-old mother, Joy, is inside.
VIEW
FULL EPISODE: Shining Star
After a long night at work, an up and coming Baton Rouge defense attorney is found stabbed to death in her office.
VIEW
FULL EPISODE: A Deal with the Devil
19-year-old Kaysi McLeod disappears after an argument with her mother. Lori McLeod and her new husband, Scott Kimball, try desperately to find her.
VIEW

Editorial Standards

Latest News Today maintains rigorous editorial standards. Our team verifies information from trusted sources and provides context to help readers understand complex stories.

Last Updated: Sunday, May 17, 2026 at 12:21 PM
Category: Dateline

Editor's Note

Latest News Today provides comprehensive coverage and analysis of breaking news stories. This article is part of our ongoing coverage of dateline, bringing you verified information from trusted sources with added context and expert perspective.

Why This Matters: Understanding the full context of this story helps readers make informed decisions and stay updated on developments that impact our community.

Watch the Current Season

Access full episodes from the current season of Dateline on NBC.

WATCH

Stay Informed

Follow Latest News Today for comprehensive coverage of breaking news.

Stream now on Peacock TV!

Stream recent and classic episodes of Dateline now on Peacock TV. PLUS! The Dateline 24/7 channel, where it's all Dateline, all the time.

STREAM NOW

Dateline Weekly Newsletter

We know it's hard to keep up with our schedule... Get your Dateline weekly newsletter, so you don't miss a thing!

SIGN UP

Watch the Dateline episode “Breaking Point” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “A Window of Time” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Book of Lies” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Deadly Swagger” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Gorge” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Temptation” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Take Two" now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Professor & The Poet” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Malice" now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Bringing Jay Home” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Secrets in the Ashes” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Trouble with Sarah” now

In the News

The Myth of Closure

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Farmer’s Wife” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Ruse” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Raising the Dead” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Running Man” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Trouble in Bardstown” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Death of Dr. Schwartz” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Deadly Mischief” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “A Perfect Spring Morning” now

In the News

Kada Scott.

Suspect arrested in disappearance of Philadelphia woman Kada Scott

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Prince, The Whiz Kid & The Millionaire" now

In the News

Family pleads for answers in disappearance of Philadelphia woman Kada Scott

In the News

Texas prisoner Robert Roberson's execution halted by state's highest criminal court

Lethal Injection

Watch the Dateline episode “The Bucket Hat Mystery" now

In the News

Death row inmate Robert Roberson's lawyers claim new judicial misconduct evidence

Lethal Injection

Watch the Dateline episode “The Phantom" now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore" now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Night of the Audition" now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Secrets of Exam Room 9" now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode "Center of the Storm" now

In the News

Felony Charges for Former Deputy in Betsy Faria Murder Case

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Terrible Night on King Road” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Sean Combs on Trial” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Murder in Minot” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Devil’s in the Details” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Pin at Apartment 210” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Widow of Woodland Hills” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Deadly Obsession” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Last Mile” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Poison Twist” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Deadly Entanglement” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Lori Vallow Daybell: The Jailhouse Interview” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Haunted House Confession” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “A Walk Through the Woods” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Return to the Lake” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Under the Bay Bridge” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Devil Wore White” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode 'A Little Patch of Perfect' now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Killer Among Them” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Deadly Dance” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Menendez Brothers: Chance at Freedom” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “After the Halloween Party” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Deadly Omission” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Night of the Nor’easter” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Down the Rabbit Hole” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Wrong Turns” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Butterfly” now

In the News

Body of Missouri woman last seen in April found on property in De Soto

In the News

'Sing Sing' activist exonerated in retired NYPD officer's 1998 murder

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Shadow in the Window” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Day Akia Disappeared” now

In the News

No answers in death of Salinas, California woman almost 2 years later

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Breakup” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Dark Intentions” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “The Girl with the Hibiscus Tattoo” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Sound and Fury” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “If These Walls Could Talk” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode “Chameleon” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, “Evil Walked Through the Door” now

In the News

Parents hold memorial walk in Arizona on the first anniversary of Mercedes Vega’s murder

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, “Justice for Joy” now 

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, “The Night Time Stopped” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, “A Girl Named Egypt” now

In the News

Shannon Melendi

Family fighting to keep killer behind bars on 30th anniversary of Shannon Melendi’s murder

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, “Deadly Swap” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, "The Killer on Camera 4" now

In the News

MMIP featured in Dateline NBC’s Missing in America and Cold Case Spotlight

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, “A Life Interrupted” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, “True Confession” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, "The Secret in Black Rock Canyon" now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, “The Perfect Life” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, "Death at the Spa" now  

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, "The Sleepover" now  

In the News

Dateline Originals: A new destination for more than a dozen Dateline podcast series

In the News

Saginaw County Sheriff’s Office investigating new clues in January 2022 death of Michigan woman

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, "Family Matters" now  

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, “Ghosts Can’t Talk” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, "A Promise to Gloria" now 

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, “The Room Downstairs” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, “Down the Basement Stairs,” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, “The Last Weekend,” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, "Open Desert" now 

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, "The Day Alissa Disappeared" now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, “The Ultimate Betrayal” now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, "The Murdaugh Murders: Inside the Investigation" now

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, “Part of the Plan” now

In the News

Judge in Alex Murdaugh trial asks to step down from murder case

In the News

Watch the Dateline episode, “The Hunt for the Gilgo Beach Killer” now

In the News

Cold Case Spotlight

READ MORE

Missing in America

READ MORE

READ MORE

12 Years of Dateline: Missing in America

It’s been 12 years since Dateline began the Missing In America online series. Of the nearly 600 people we’ve featured in the last decade plus, 271 are still missing. These are their stories. Read and share them. You may be the key to bringing someone home.

Podcasts

  • Trace of Suspicion

    A healthy young Marine dies unexpectedly. His widow starts spending. Investigators start digging. Follow Josh Mankiewicz's latest original podcast now.

  • Something About Cari

    A deadly love triangle involving digital stalking, arson, and a mind-bending twist… Follow Keith Morrison's latest original podcast now.

  • The Last Appeal

    Is Texas about to execute an innocent man? Lester Holt examines Robert Roberson’s controversial death row case.

  • Deadly Engagement

    A love triangle that leaves one person dead and the other two pointing fingers. Binge the podcast now.

  • Dateline en español

    Misterios intrigantes, documentales contundentes, investigaciones a fondo.

  • Dateline: Missing in America Season 4

    Six stories of people who have simply vanished. Six chances for you to help bring somebody home.

  • Murder in the Moonlight

    Four suspects, three states, two murders, and one shiny gold clue lead to Keith Morrison’s original podcast.

  • Deadly Mirage

    Secrets about sex, friendship, and religion shatter shimmering illusions in Josh Mankiewicz’s original podcast.

  • The Man in the Black Mask

    Illusion, fantasy, deception and death collide in Keith Morrison’s original podcast.

  • Dateline: Missing in America Season 3

    Six more stories of people who have simply vanished. Six more chances for you to help bring somebody home.

  • Dateline: True Crime Weekly

    A weekly news podcast for the true crime junkie, from the true crime experts you’ve come to trust.

  • Murder in the Hollywood Hills

    Survivors take down a serial predator after his crimes turn deadly. A Keith Morrison original podcast.

  • Dateline Originals

    From ‘The Thing About Pam’ to ‘Mortal Sin,’ true-crime fans can now binge chart-topping ‘Dateline’ podcasts all in one place.

  • Mortal Sin

    A pastor’s wife. A deadly fire. A story of sex, lies and murder... Listen to Josh Mankiewicz’s original podcast.

  • Morrison Mysteries

    Keith Morrison lends his captivating voice to some of the most mysterious, suspenseful, and spine-tingling classics you will ever hear.

  • Murder in Apartment 12

    Who killed Nona Dirksmeyer? Listen to Keith Morrison's original podcast.

  • Dateline: Missing in America Season 2

    Six more stories of people who have simply vanished. Six more chances for you to help bring somebody home.

  • The Girl in the Blue Mustang

    One murder. Three trials. And a twist only Dateline’s Keith Morrison can tell...

  • Letters from Sing Sing

    A podcast hosted by Dateline Producer Dan Slepian tells the story of a man convicted of murder and the letter that changed their lives.

  • Murder & Magnolias

    A wealthy couple. A murder plot. An unlikely hero. Keith Morrison tells the twisted tale.

  • Internal Affairs

    When bad choices become a twisted tale of deadly obsession... A podcast from Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz.

  • Dateline Premium

    Subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts to get ad-free listening on every episode, early access to new originals, plus exclusive bonus content.

  • Dateline: Missing in America

    Six stories of people who have simply vanished. Six chances for you to help bring somebody home.

  • The Seduction

    Where lust and obsession lead to murder and a classic double cross... A podcast from Dateline’s Keith Morrison.

  • The Thing About Helen and Olga

    A mysterious trail of death follows Helen and Olga, two kindly old ladies determined to help homeless men in Los Angeles.

  • Killer Role

    Where does fiction end and reality begin? Dateline’s Keith Morrison with a haunting podcast worthy of a horror movie...

  • Mommy Doomsday

    Devotion. Darkness. Death. Buckle up, it’s “Mommy Doomsday,” the haunting podcast from Dateline NBC’s Keith Morrison.

  • Motive for Murder

    Original Podcast by Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz: The murders of Gelareh Bagherzadah and Coty Beavers, and the investigation into Ali Irsan.

  • The Thing About Pam

    Original podcast by Dateline’s Keith Morrison: Pam Hupp and the Missouri murders of Betsy Faria and Louis Gumpenberger

  • 13 Alibis

    Dateline NBC presents an original podcast on Richard Rosario, who was convicted of a 1996 murder in New York City.

  • Dateline NBC Showcast

    Current and classic episodes, featuring compelling true-crime mysteries, powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations.

Follow us on Instagram

Keep up with the latest from Dateline.

follow us

Follow us on Twitter

Get our latest stories and updates.

FOLLOW US

Like us on Facebook

Keep up with our stories and more.

like us
A Postcard from the Field: Europe’s Largest...
Learn about the biggest boat elevator in Europe: the Strépy-Thieu Boat Lift in Le Rœulx, Hainaut, Belgium – which connects two Belgian waterways with a 240 foot height difference.
VIEW
A Postcard from the Field: Salem Sue
New Salem, North Dakota local Allan Tellmann talks about Salem Sue, the 38-foot tall fiberglass cow on School Hill that was created to commemorate the dairy industry.
VIEW
A Postcard from the Field: Kafue National...
While the Dateline team was in Zambia, we took a tour of Kafue National Park, one of the most popular destinations in Africa that attracts visitors from all over the world.
VIEW
A Postcard from the Field: A Wisconsin-style...
While the Dateline team was in Wausau, Wisconsin for an all-new Dateline, they heard that Wisconsinites have their own recipe to make an Old Fashioned cocktail... So we had Kimm Weber, the owner of the Timekeeper...
VIEW
A Postcard from the Field: Hampton County...
While in South Carolina for an all-new episode of Dateline, our producers came across a sweet 80-year tradition in Hampton County: a festival with ceremonies and parades dedicated to celebrating the yearly watermelon...
VIEW
A Postcard from the Field: The Fort Worth...
Right in the center of downtown Fort Worth, Texas is a 5-acre park known as the Fort Worth Water Gardens. While in town for an all-new mystery airing Friday, September 23 at 9/8c, our producers learned all about the...
VIEW
A Postcard from the Field: A Surfer’s...
It’s a simple life: wake up, surf, repeat. Learn more about the little slice of paradise known as Santa Teresa, Costa Rica from a local and an ex-pat. And tune in Friday, September 16 at 9/8c to see the story that...
VIEW
A Postcard from the Field: Sounds of...
While in Asheville, North Carolina, for a new episode of Dateline, our producers met local musician, teacher and historian of Asheville: Wayne Erbsen. Wayne told our producers a little more about the history of...
VIEW
At the Desk of: Carol Gable, Dateline...
Producer Carol Gable typically works from her home office in South Carolina, but while she was in New York working on a story, we sat down at a guest desk to learn more about her (and her dog, Beau!)
VIEW
At the Desk Of: Alexandra Lo Re, Dateline...
Dateline sat down at the desk of program coordinator, Alexandra Lo Re to learn more about her.
VIEW
At the Desk Of: Rebeccah Glaser, Dateline...
Out on the West Coast, Dateline sat down at the desk of Rebeccah Glaser to find out a little bit more about her!
VIEW
At the Desk Of: Sarah Goode, Dateline...
We caught up with Sarah Goode at her desk to find out a little bit more about her!
VIEW
At the Desk Of: Brittany Morris, Dateline...
Learn more about Dateline assistant producer, Brittany Morris.
VIEW
At the Desk Of: Marissa Hoffman, Dateline...
During this game of "Fill in the Blank," learn more about Dateline associate producer, Marissa Hoffman.
VIEW
At the Desk Of: Linda Zhang, Dateline...
Dateline sat down at the desk of assistant producer Linda Zhang to learn more about her.
VIEW
At the Desk of: Justin Ratchford, Dateline...
Meet Justin Ratchford, an assistant producer for Dateline. We sat down at his desk to learn some more about him.
VIEW
Dateline Crime Capsule: The Colonial Parkway...
Between 1986 and 1989, at least eight people were murdered near or along Virginia’s Colonial Parkway by an apparent serial killer. In 2024, a suspect named Alan Wade Wilmer Sr. was positively linked to the murders of...
VIEW
Dateline Crime Capsule: The Golden State...
Joseph James DeAngelo has pleaded guilty to 13 murders ascribed to the California’s “Golden State Killer.” The serial killer attacked women and couples throughout the 1970s through 1980s.
VIEW
Dateline Crime Capsule: Amy Bishop
On February 12, 2010, shots rang out at the University of Alabama in Huntsville. The shooting was just the beginning of an investigation that would lead many to wonder if it could have been prevented.
VIEW
Dateline Crime Capsule: Jonestown
In 1978, the bodies hundreds of followers of the Reverend Jim Jones were found, poisoned, in Jonestown, a jungle compound established in Guyana, a small South American country.
VIEW
Dateline Crime Capsule: Phil Spector
In February 2003, a shot rang out in famed music producer Phil Spector’s California mansion. Actress Lana Clarkson was dead, and thus began a six year legal process to convict a killer.
VIEW
Dateline Crime Capsule: Drew Peterson
The Drew Peterson began in 2001 but ended up lasting more than a decade. Take a look back at the case in our Dateline Crime Capsule.
VIEW
Dateline Crime Capsule: Skylar Neese
In September 2012, the search for Skylar Neese was intensifying. The FBI was called to help, and her parents began advocating for Skylar's Law. Take a look back at the case in Dateline Crime Capsule.
VIEW
Dateline Crime Capsule: The O.J. Simpson Case
Ahead of next week's premiere of the new NBC show Timeless, we got to thinking... if you changed one moment in time, could you alter history? What about in the O.J. Simpson case? Timeless premieres Monday, October 3 at...
VIEW