logo
episode-header-image
May 2025
8m 56s

Sean Combs: Opening statements and the f...

NBC NEWS
About this episode
Listen to this bonus episode of Dateline: True Crime Weekly, in which Chloe Melas describes the mood inside and outside the Manhattan courthouse on the first day of testimony. The record producer has denied the allegations against him, and in his defense's opening statement claimed the encounters described in the indictment were consensual. A security guard ... Show More
Up next
Yesterday
Verdict in double murder trial. Olympian accused of being drug kingpin. Plus, catfishing.
In Virginia, Brendan Banfield testifies at his double murder trial, and the jury returns a verdict. Former Olympian Ryan Wedding, who prosecutors say swapped his snowboard for the drug underworld, is now behind bars, facing multiple drug and murder charges. He says he's not guilt ... Show More
35 m
Feb 4
Talking Dateline: Bringing Jay Home
Andrea Canning and Blayne Alexander sit down to discuss Blayne’s latest episode, "Bringing Jay Home." When 20-year-old Jimmie "Jay" Lee -- a proud gay man, Ole Miss student, and loving son -- went missing in 2022, police put together a painful theory: Jay’s former classmate Sheld ... Show More
26m 9s
Feb 3
Bringing Jay Home
A University of Mississippi student vanishes from his apartment. Friends and family fear that his identity as a Black gay man may complicate the pursuit of justice. Blayne Alexander reports. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our c ... Show More
1h 22m
Recommended Episodes
May 2025
Sean Combs: Cassie Ventura's cross-examination wraps up.
<p>The defense goes on the attack, playing an audio tape of Cassie making threats and yelling. They get her to describe what she saw of Sean Combs's drug use and question her about her own, and try to poke holes in her rape allegation. After redirect from the prosecution, Cassie' ... Show More
9m 55s
May 2025
Diddy Day 7 Recap: Cassie Breaks Down on the Stand: “I’d Give It All Back” in Diddy Trial Bombshell
The fifth day of Sean "Diddy" Combs’ federal trial took a dark and undeniable turn. After four days of emotional, raw, and disturbing testimony from pop artist Cassie Ventura, prosecutors backed her story with hard evidence and a surprise witness. This video breaks down everythin ... Show More
17m 14s
May 2025
Diddy Trial Day 3: Cassie Shocks The Courtroom With Vile Stories Of A Demented Diddy
Diddy Trial Day 3: Cassie Shocks The Courtroom With Vile Stories Of A Demented Diddy On May 14, 2025, the courtroom was gripped by the emotional testimony of Cassie Ventura, the former partner of music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs. In a detailed account, Cassie alleged that in 2018, ... Show More
19m 2s
Feb 2025
WEALTHY FLORIDA REALTOR-BROTHERS' RAPE 'TROPHIES' REVEALED, NOW COURTROOM WIN
A court has dismissed one of the original cases against the Alexander brothers, who are accused of multiple sexual assaults. Angelica Parker alleged that the brothers assaulted her and a friend after giving them ecstasy without their knowledge. A federal judge dismissed the case, ... Show More
44m 33s
Sep 2025
Secrets in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read
After two trials, weeks of testimony, and a nation divided, Karen Read's fate is decided. Dr. Phil breaks down the verdict that shook Boston and beyond. In the final episode of "Secrets in the Snow: The Trial of Karen Read," Dr. Phil unpacks the dramatic end to one of the most po ... Show More
44m 9s
Apr 2025
Karen Read's retrial kicks off. A verdict in the "Mommy Doomsday" case. And Scott Peterson's blockbuster filing.
<p>Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with Andrea Canning. In Massachusetts, opening statements in the second trial of the woman accused of running over her police officer boyfriend. In Arizona, a jury returns a verdict at Lori Vallow Daybell ... Show More
30m 21s
Sep 2022
Trial by Ambush
Chapter 3 of 9 Facing the death penalty, Leo Schofield retains renowned Polk County defense attorney Jack Edmund, who must square off against an aggressive young prosecutor, John Aguero at trial. The prosecutor builds his case around testimony from numerous witnesses who describe ... Show More
53m 18s
Aug 2025
The Michael Proctor files. Parents of murdered daughter want answers. And behind the scenes with a CSI.
<p>Prosecutors at the Norfolk County Superior Court in Massachusetts share new details in the murder case against disgraced art salesman Brian Walshe, just two months after they finished one of the biggest trials of the year -- Karen Read. And Michael Proctor, the lead investigat ... Show More
28m 27s
Oct 2025
It's All About the Sentence
Diddy’s sentencing hearing featured a highly-produced video from the defense, tearful testimony from his children, and attorneys who gave statements testifying to his character. None of his victims appeared in court. The judge sentenced him to a little more than four years in pri ... Show More
20m 45s
Jul 2025
A verdict in Kentucky's "trial of the decade." Snapchat messages on the stand. Plus, Josh Mankiewicz drops by.
<p>In Kentucky, emotions ran high as the jury returned a verdict in the Crystal Rogers murder case a decade after she disappeared. In Iowa, Snapchat messages take center stage at the trial of a woman accused of murdering her husband. Closing arguments in the murder trial of MLB p ... Show More
28m 14s