In October 1994 a young mom from a small town in South Carolina reported that she was carjacked on a rural road. Susan Smith claimed that an unknown Black man forced her out of her car at gunpoint and then drove away with her two toddlers in the backseat.
The search for the boys and Smith’s emotional pleas for their return drew media attention from around ... Show More
Feb 18
Ross Rebagliati and Snowboarding Revisited
Snowboarding exploded in popularity during the 1990s, but its road to legitimacy was anything but smooth. On this episode of History of the 90s, Kathy Kenzora traces the rebellious roots of snowboarding, from outlaw status at ski hills to its mainstream breakthrough and eventual ... Show More
35m 19s
Feb 2025
Talking Dateline: Return to the Lake
<p>Josh Mankiewicz and Craig Melvin sit down to talk about Craig’s episode, “Return to the Lake.” In 1994, the disappearance of two young brothers, Michael and Alex Smith, following an alleged carjacking in Union, South Carolina, was all anyone could talk about. The nation felt t ... Show More
26m 52s
Nov 2025
DNA at heart of Arizona trial. Aspiring model's killer fights to clear his name. Plus, Relisha Rudd.
<p>Thirty-one-year-old Allison Feldman was found dead in her Scottsdale, Arizona home in 2015. Ten years later, after a slew of delays over DNA, a man is finally on trial for her murder. In Illinois, a man and his parents were convicted of murdering his ex-wife in the ‘90s. He sa ... Show More
28m 40s
Mar 2023
The Scott Family Massacre
On November 2, 2015, the Anderson County Sheriff’s Office responds to a 911 call and walks into a horrific scene. The bodies of Mike and Cathy Scott, and their two elderly mothers, are sprawled across the blood-soaked floor of their Pendleton, SC home. Seven years later, the brut ... Show More
31m 44s
Sep 2021
Trailer | The Murdaughs: Murders, Money & Mystery
In June 2021, Alex Murdaugh (pron. mer-dock) called 9-1-1 to report he'd found his wife, Maggie, and youngest son, Paul, dead outside their home in rural Colleton County, South Carolina. Both Maggie and Paul had been brutally shot to death.As months have passed, what began as a c ... Show More
2m 14s
Nov 2024
the Murder of Brenda Tatlock - RCMP silence, domestic violence, and demands for change
In this episode of Nighttime, we delve into the tragic story of Brenda Tatlock whose life was cut short by her husband, former RCMP officer Mike Burke.
Brenda’s daughter, Ashley Whitten, joins us to share her mother’s story—a story that highlights the insidious, often hidden natu ... Show More
1h 4m
Dec 2022
The Murder of Laci Peterson Pt. 1
On Christmas Eve twenty years ago, a pregnant woman vanished from her Modesto, California, neighborhood. Relentless media coverage pulled at every thread in her case — most notably, her husband’s strange behavior. Decades since her body, and the body of her unborn son, were found ... Show More
43m 51s