A couple’s first date ends with an ambush. Both are shot. Can the only survivor identify the shooter? Erin Moriarty reports.
After you listen to this episode, don’t miss the "It Could've Been Me" companion episode in the 48 Hours podcast feed. Natalie Morales sits down with survivors to revisit the crime that nearly took their lives. Through in-depth interv ... Show More
Yesterday
Trapping the BTK Killer
When Vicki Wegerle, the mother of two young children, was strangled in Wichita, Kansas, in 1986, her husband Bill was considered by many to be the prime suspect. For the next 18 years, police lacked evidence to charge Bill, or anyone else with Vicki’s murder. Subsequently, a desi ... Show More
46m 24s
May 2025
MURDEROUS MINDS: ‘Doomsday Mom’ Lori Vallow Daybell Pt. 2
With a new conviction just handed down, ‘Doomsday Mom’ Lori Vallow Daybell is back in the headlines. In Part 2, we follow her twisted relationship with Chad Daybell, the murders that shocked the world, and the latest breaking news updates on her case. Killer Minds is a Crime Hous ... Show More
1h 2m
Sep 25
SERIAL KILLER: The Dating Game Killer Pt. 2
Rodney Alcala thought he was smarter than the police, the jury, and even the justice system. In Part 2, we follow the unraveling of "The Dating Game" Killer, from a failed attempt at self-defense to the discovery of a chilling trophy stash that linked him to more murders than any ... Show More
52m 3s
Aug 21
MURDEROUS MINDS: The Killer Step-Brother Pt. 2
Nathan Matthews murdered his 16-year-old stepsister Becky Watts—then helped her family search for her. In Part 2, we break down the failed cover-up, the forensic clues that exposed him, and how the truth about one of Britain’s most disturbing family murders finally came to light. ... Show More
40m 4s
Sep 22
SERIAL KILLER: The Dating Game Killer Pt. 1
Long before he appeared on "The Dating Game," Rodney Alcala was a violent predator. "Killer Minds" examines the early life and psychological unraveling of one of America’s most manipulative serial killers, revealing how Alcala's love of photography became a tool for stalking, con ... Show More
56m 22s
Apr 2025
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with guest host, Blayne Alexander. In Arizona, the prosecution plays phone calls Lori made to her insurance agent in the days after her husband's shooting. In Massachusetts, a jury is finally seated in the K ... Show More
27m 44s
Sep 24
KIDNAPPED: Sherri Papini
When Sherri Papini vanished during a jog in 2016, the search gripped the nation. Morgan and Kaelyn revisit the twists in this bizarre kidnapping case: a frantic husband’s 911 call, a nationwide hunt, Sherri’s shocking roadside reappearance, and the clues—DNA, text messages, and a ... Show More
1h 25m