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Andrea Canning reports on the verdict in the retrial of Karen Read in Dedham, Massachusetts.   Andrea Canning and Blayne Alexander go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’     Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/4luyDvL   Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6zzxf6dmWiTk69R8iiZQpG Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for informa...

In the last days of the trial, the prosecution played more videos of the sexual encounters at the center of the case. Their summary witness also introduced texts and voice notes in which Combs's staff arranges travel for his girlfriends and Combs himself haggles over the price of escorts. In the morning, the defense announced it won't be calling any witnesses at all. If you want to read NBC's cove...

The prosecution called one of its last witnesses -- personal assistant Brendan Paul, who testified he was arrested last spring because he covered for Combs when federal agents found something illegal in his bag. Plus an interview with Joe Tacopina, who represented Michael Jackson, Meek Mill, and ASAP Rocky, but turned down Combs's case. He rates both legal teams' performance so far and tells us wh...

In Dedham, Massachusetts Karen Read's supporters gather outside the courthouse as the verdict is read. In a suburb of Charleston, SC, the retrial of a jeweler accused of killing his wife is stopped in its tracks.  Plus, an update in the upcoming trial of children's author, Kouri Richins. And how to avoid tariff scams. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekl...

Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy sit down to talk about Keith’s classic episode "Secrets in the Mist.” Nearly 30 years after a young mother by the name of Carol Lubahn went missing from her California home, cold case investigators built a murder case against her husband, Mike, based on a fake Facebook account and his own words to detectives. Keith and Dennis discuss what happened to Mike after he...

The day began with the judge interrogating both legal teams over the source of a leak. It ended with a closed-door discussion about a newly discovered juror issue. In between, the prosecution showed receipts, including some that showed Bad Boy Productions on the hook for an AMEX that paid for "hotel nights." The defense showed more text messages, including some where Cassie Ventura seemed receptiv...

Hey Dateline fans, here’s a special preview of the next episode of Dateline: Missing in America Season 4. In ‘Taking Teekah,’ Josh Mankiewicz delves into the disappearance of 2-year-old Teekah Lewis, who vanished from a bowling alley in Tacoma, Washington, in January 1999, and hasn’t been seen since. Listen to the full episode in the ‘Dateline: Missing in America’ feed – something you hear might j...

In this Dateline classic, Carol Lubahn, a beautiful young mother of two, suddenly vanishes. Not long after, her husband reports some strange activity at their house. Keith Morrison reports. Originally aired on NBC on February 22, 2013.   Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’     Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/4e91TVD   Listen o...

The prosecution called a paralegal and an investigator to introduce messages of all kinds between Combs's chief of staff, his other employees, his ex-girlfriends -- and him. The government alleges the messages show proof of a RICO conspiracy that involves the people who worked for him. On cross, the defense pointed out how many messages the government was ignoring and showed additional messages to...

Another former personal assistant of Combs was called by the prosecution. He testified that he set up -- and cleaned up -- "hotel nights," but on cross-examination said that he never saw "Jane" hesitant to participate or appear unhappy afterward. Plus Kanye West pulled up to the federal courthouse in a Maybach. He watched the testimony in an overflow room for about ten minutes. If you want to read...

Both sides have played voice messages Combs sent this witness, who's testifying under a pseudonym, over the course of their three-year relationship. They're trickling out to the press as exhibits are released days later. The defense says the ones made public on Thursday show "Jane" taking the initiative to set up "hotel nights" without Combs' requesting one. But she testified that the defense was...

Karen Read's retrial is entering its final days, but the drama in the courtroom shows no sign of slowing down. New charges for a former sheriff’s deputy in the Betsy Faria case. Updates in the cases of MLB pitcher Dan Serafini and Lori Vallow Daybell. Plus, how jury instructions can make or break a trial.   Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com Hoste...

Defense attorney Teny Geragos pushed "Jane," who's testifying under a pseudonym, on her repeated choice to stay with Combs despite sexual performances that she says she was coerced to join. But "Jane" said Combs didn't make it easy for her to leave him. "He would offer a breakup," she said on the stand. "And then a week later he would be persistent, blow up my phone. Have other people blow up my p...

Keith Morrison and Andrea Canning sit down to talk about Keith’s classic episode "The Other Side of Paradise.”  In 2006, 27-year-old Sandra Galas was found strangled in her car at her home in Hawaii. It would take a combination of new technology, old-fashioned detective work and a father's determination to get closer to solving the case. Keith and Andrea talk about polygraphs, Greek philosophy and...

The second witness using a pseudonym said on the stand that she "currently" loves Combs, even after telling her story of a brutal beating at his hands just one year ago. She then testified that she only participated in what she calls "hotel nights" because she didn't want Combs to feel judged for his sexual desires. And after her sexual performances were complete, she pampered him, including givin...

Hey Dateline fans, here’s a special preview of the first episode of season 4 of Dateline: Missing in America.   In 'Lost Lane,' Josh Mankiewicz tells the story of Danielle Lopez, a 37-year-old woman who vanished from New Jersey’s Pine Barrens in April 2024.   Listen to the full episode in the ‘Dateline: Missing in America’ feed – something you hear might jog a memory that could help authorities cr...

Keith Morrison follows a cold case for nearly 10 years, as a father in Hawaii fights to bring his daughter’s killer to justice despite one setback after another.   Keith Morrison and Andrea Canning go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’     Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/4jKDuap   Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/7tyS19Ys4QzXyW4suOE9Sh?si=128...

On Friday the prosecution played three voice notes Combs sent his then-girlfriend -- testifying anonymously -- over the course of their three-year relationship. On Monday, she read out loud the texts she sent him after Cassie Ventura filed suit against him in 2023. "I feel like I'm reading my own sexual trauma," "Jane" wrote. "It makes me sick how three pages, word for word, is exactly my experien...

A second anonymous witness testified that Combs pushed her to perform with a succession of commercial sex workers. In one text message she sent to him she wrote, "I don't want to play this role in your life anymore. It's dark, sleazy, and makes me feel disgusted with myself. I feel it's the only reason you have me around and why you pay for the house. I don't want to feel obligated to perform thes...

The woman called Victim-2 in the government's third superseding indictment -- she's using a pseudonym to testify -- was dating him until his arrest last fall. She alleges he coerced her into a version of the sexual performances Cassie Ventura has testified about. She testified that Combs was paying her rent, and when she told him she didn't want to perform sexually anymore, he told her he'd stop t...

In Massachusetts, tension on the witness stand as Karen Read's defense team makes its case for a second time. Dateline correspondent Josh Mankiewicz shares updates on the case of Michigan grandmother Dee Ann Warner ahead of her husband's murder trial. And a courtroom sketch artist covering the Sean Combs trial on capturing what cameras can't.   Find out more about the cases covered each week here:...

Combs's team has said the allegation is "baseless," but the witness -- a friend of Cassie Ventura's -- also testified that Combs once got close to her face and said, "I'm the devil and I could kill you." She'll face more cross-examination tomorrow, and then the prosecution's last key witness will take the stand. If you want to read NBC's coverage of the trial, check out our newsletter, “Diddy On T...

Andrea Canning talks with Josh Mankiewicz about his episode, “The Last Mile,” which covers the 2018 murder of Mollie Tibbetts in her hometown of Brooklyn, Iowa. The 20-year-old college student disappeared while out for a run, sparking a massive search. Weeks later, Mollie’s body was found in a cornfield. Cristhian Bahena Rivera, a local farmworker, was charged with her murder. Andrea and Josh disc...

Eddie Garcia, who worked security at the hotel where Sean Combs was caught on video beating Cassie Ventura in a hallway, testified that Combs paid $100,000 for what he thought was the only copy of it. He also said on the stand that Combs called him "my angel." Plus an outburst by a Diddy supporter in the courtroom, and the judge puts restrictions on exhibits after Victim-4 is named publicly. If yo...

A college student home for the summer goes missing while jogging. Investigators discover security camera video that reveals a critical clue. Josh Mankiewicz reports.   Josh Mankiewicz and Andrea Canning go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’     Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/4dOinTa   Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3YvqhMsj8EzikWMSeay46t?s...