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The ‘Dexter’ copycat who botched his own plan

This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A deranged teenager takes a woman’s life as a twisted tribute to a TV character but calls authorities after injuring himself. Benjamin Day lured Maria Saceanu to a “kill room” inspired by “Dexter.” During the brutal act, Day accidentally ... Show More

57m 20s

Oct 9

They tried to execute her twice. She survived. | Man faces trial 14 years after student’s slaying – TCN Sidebar

In this episode of True Crime News The Sidebar Podcast: Dave Aronberg joins host Joshua Ritter to break down the biggest cases making headlines across the nation. They discuss next steps for death row inmate Christa Pike after her botched execution, Miguel Salguero-Olivares’ tria ... Show More

22m 39s

Oct 7

‘American Idol’ contestant staged wife’s murder to avoid divorce

This Week on True Crime News The Podcast: A pastor callously kills his wife to continue an affair with his mistress. Former “American Idol” contestant Caleb Flynn claimed intruders broke into the family home and killed his wife, Ashley. However, after sitting through a nine-day t ... Show More

55m 7s

Oct 2024

The Delphi Murders Trial. A tech mogul's stabbing. And Sean “Diddy” Combs faces new accusers.

Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with Andrea Canning. Seven years after two middle school girls are found stabbed to death near the banks of an Indiana creek, spawning rumors of a pagan sacrifice, a local man stands trial. Across the cou ... Show More

26m 32s

Oct 2024

A double homicide in Indiana. A high-profile trial in San Francisco. And Sean “Diddy” Combs faces news accusers.

Two long-awaited trials begin. A local Indiana man is accused of stabbing two middle schoolers to death and leaving their bodies next to a creek. He says he’s innocent. And in Silicon Valley, another stabbing death. After a tech executive was stabbed through the heart in 2023, ... Show More

26m 14s

Jan 2025

An accused killer's surprising defense. A pharmacist on trial for poisoning. And a medical examiner's strategy for cracking cold cases.

Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with Andrea Canning. In Tennessee, the defense attorney for a man accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death makes an unexpected admission. In West Virginia, a pharmacist already serving time for scammin ... Show More

28m 12s

Nov 2024

Details emerge in a grisly Kentucky murder. Young Thug is free. And how to detect deception.

Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with Andrea Canning. A prosecutor reveals new details in the disturbing murder of Kentucky restaurant hostess Amber Spradlin. A dramatic conclusion in the longest-running criminal trial in Georgia history ... Show More

27m 39s

Dec 2024

Arrest in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder. Drama at a Georgia sentencing. And Josh Mankiewicz on "Deadly Mirage."

Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with Andrea Canning. What we know about the man suspected of gunning down UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week in Manhattan. At her sentencing, a Georgia grandmother convicted of murder points th ... Show More

28m 14s

Dec 2024

Dramatic closings in the tech exec trial. Debate over DNA analysis in a quadruple homicide. And Dennis Murphy on Amanda Knox.

Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with Andrea Canning. A jury in San Francisco begins deliberations in the trial of the accused killer of the Cash App co-founder. And in suburban New Jersey, science takes center stage in the courtroom ahe ... Show More

28m 35s

Jun 2019

Killigraphy

A man considered unstable by his neighbors is accused of killing his wife. But a medical detective holds a different view.To learn more about how HLN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Ac ... Show More

20m 14s

Jul 2025

S4|E39: Operation Sideswipe | Part 2

After a federal witness is gunned down on his mother‘s doorstep, investigators began unraveling a murder conspiracy at the heart of operation sideswipe. In this episode, Reporter Mike Perlstein walks us through a dramatic bond hearing and the shocking details that finally brought ... Show More

32m 41s

Mar 2025

Emotional testimony from a killer. A murder defendant's unusual defense. And travel scam safety tips.

Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with Andrea Canning. A California jury hears chilling details about the murder of hairstylist Fabio Sementilli from the man who admits he helped kill him. In Kansas, the lead detective on a double murder ... Show More

28m 52s

Oct 2024

Delphi Murders Latest. The Sister of Bob Lee's Accused Killer. And the Death by Suitcase Defendant Testifies.

Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with Andrea Canning. Emotions are running high in a Delphi, Indiana courtroom as the prosecution starts building its case against a man accused of murdering two middle schoolers. Across the country in San ... Show More

26m 45s

Man on trial for murder breaks down; You...