Podcast Episodes

Dateline Presents: The Last Appeal

Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing a special preview clip of The Last Appeal, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Lester Holt. 

In this series, Lester Holt takes lis…

Published on 1 week, 4 days ago

Sarah Hartsfield's trial begins. A mistrial in Mississippi. Plus, how to avoid spam texts and calls.

Episode 251002

Opening arguments in the trial of Sarah Hartsfield, the Texas woman accused of murdering her fifth husband. A mistrial in Mississippi for a man whose daughter and wife took plea deals. Updates in the…

Published on 2 weeks, 1 day ago

Talking Dateline: The Phantom

Episode 251001

Lester Holt sits down with Josh Mankiewicz to talk about his latest episode, “The Phantom.”  In the fall of 2023, Colorado mother Kristil Krug was found murdered after she was stalked for months. Inv…

Published on 2 weeks, 2 days ago

The Phantom

Episode 250930

Investigators initially think there is an obvious suspect in the murder of Colorado mother Kristil Krug, but uncover an elaborate plot that turns everything upside down. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

Leste…

Published on 2 weeks, 3 days ago

Introducing: The Last Appeal

Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for The Last Appeal an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Lester Holt.

In this series, Lester Holt takes listeners insid…

Published on 2 weeks, 4 days ago

A woman allegedly kills her fifth husband. A hookah bar owner on trial again. Plus, a Dateline LIVE preview

Episode 250925

In Texas, a woman accused of poisoning her fifth husband is gearing up for trial next week. A California hookah lounge owner was found guilty of murdering his girlfriend over a decade ago, but the co…

Published on 3 weeks, 1 day ago

Talking Dateline: The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore

Episode 250924

Lester Holt sits down with Andrea Canning to talk about her episode, The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore. In 2021, a young teacher’s aide named Sandra Birchmore was found dead in her bedroom in what app…

Published on 3 weeks, 2 days ago

The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore

Episode 250923

Sandra Birchmore vanishes after a February nor'easter. Days later, the young teacher’s aide is found dead in her home under mysterious circumstances. Andrea Canning reports.

Lester Holt and Andrea Ca…

Published on 3 weeks, 3 days ago

Arson and alleged fratricide in New Jersey. New 911 calls in Microsoft employee murder. And sentencing murderers.

Episode 250918

A New Jersey man accused of murdering his brother and his brother's entire family, then setting fire to both their homes to cover up his crimes, wants out of jail after seven years waiting for trial.…

Published on 4 weeks, 1 day ago

Talking Dateline: The Night of the Audition

Episode 250917

Blayne Alexander sits down with Keith Morrison to talk about his episode, The Night of the Audition. In 2014, 25-year-old Shannon Madill disappeared from Calgary, Alberta. The aspiring actress vanish…

Published on 1 month ago