When Gertrude McCabe was brutally murdered in 1983, her niece, Jane Alexander, was one of the main benefactors of Gertrude's inheritance. A widow in her 70s, police suspected Jane and her live-in boyfriend, Tom O'Donnell, might have been involved in the crime. “48 Hours" Correspondent Bill Lagattuta reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 6/18 ... Show More
Apr 2025
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
<p>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 th ... Show More
27m 44s
Oct 29
Talking Dateline: Deadly Mischief
<p>Blayne Alexander talks with Dennis Murphy and Dateline producer Brad Davis about their episode, “Deadly Mischief.” In 2014, after esteemed FSU law professor Dan Markel was fatally shot, investigators uncovered a murder-for-hire plot orchestrated, according to prosecutors, by M ... Show More
27m 54s
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
Jan 2025
The Murders of Carol Caswell, Lisa Snyder & Sheila Holmes (New Hampshire)
<p>Carol Caswell, Lisa Snyder, and Sheila Holmes were forever connected when their names surfaced during the interrogation of a suspect who would later be charged and convicted in one of their murders. That same individual remains the primary suspect in at least one of the two ot ... Show More
46m 36s
Nov 12
CRIMES: The Murder of Charles Walton
In 1945, the quiet village of Lower Quinton, England, was rocked by a brutal killing. Seventy-four-year-old Charles Walton was found dead in a field — pinned to the ground with his own pitchfork, his body marked in what looked like ritual sacrifice. Was it a crime of passion… or ... Show More
45m 16s