Episode Details

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 late. Plus, he takes questions from the audience. 

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Links to Dateline episodes mentioned in this session:

“Haunting” about the murders of Tom Hunter and Shirlee Sherman: https://swap.fm/l/dl_haunting

“Complicated” about the murders of Tori Vienneau and her 10-month-old baby, Dean: https://swap.fm/l/dl_complicated

Josh catches up with Tori’s mother, Danya Heroz, on “After the Verdict, available to Dateline Premium subscribers: https://dateline.supportingcast.fm/listen/dateline-nbc-premium/after-the-verdict-complicated

“Breaking Point” about the murder of FedEx mom, Morgan Fox: https://swap.fm/l/dl_breakingpoint

“The Phantom” about the murder of Kristil Krug: https://swap.fm/l/dl_thephantom

Kristil’s cousin, former prosecutor Rebecca Ivanoff, talks about stalking, coercive control, and the fight for safety: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/former-prosecutor-rebecca-ivanoff-on-stalking-coercive-control-and-the-fight-for-safety-248448581562 

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