Dateline: True Crime Weekly

Dateline: True Crime Weekly

Hosted by Josh Mankiewicz and Keith Morrison · NBC News

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84Podcast AuthorityScore out of 100 · How it is scored
170
Episodes
153
Transcribed
680
Ratings
Daily
Cadence
2024
First episode
9B
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About Dateline: True Crime Weekly

A weekly news podcast for the true crime junkie, from the true crime experts you’ve come to trust. Every Thursday Dateline correspondent Andrea Canning and her guests dive into the biggest crime stories of the week, bringing you the latest on trials and investigations around the country. Whether she’s talking to reporters fresh from the courthouse, NBC News legal analysts or a Dateline team in the field, she’s got fresh insights and behind-the-scenes scoops. Stay up to date and in the know with Andrea and her guests as they listen in on court proceedings, swap story tips and dissect cases. And you never know when Josh Mankiewicz or Keith Morrison might drop in. Listen to all episodes of Dateline: True Crime Weekly now completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium to listen ad-free: DatelinePremium.com

Publisher
NBC News
Category
true crime
Language
en
Explicit
No
First episode
9 May 2024
Latest episode
17 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

153 of 170 episodes have a transcript.

  1. 17 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Alleged eye drop murder. A divorce attorney on trial. Plus, criminal investigations at sea.

  2. 10 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    What's next for Lindsay Clancy? A teen's murder on cruise ship. Plus, does the insanity defense work?

  3. 3 Sept 2026TRANSCRIPT

    Verdict watch in a mother's murder trial. A firefighter's killer wife. Plus, extraditions 101.

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Alleged eye drop murder. A divorce attorney on trial. Plus, criminal investigations at sea.

Published 17 Sept 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] So that's the thing. We know that from the very beginning of this case, Hunsucker's defense team has argued that they would strenuously oppose the allegations. They pointed out Hunsucker had no criminal record, and in fact, he was released on bond a few days after his arrest. At a hearing in 2023, according to the local newspaper, the Gaston Gazette, Hunsucker's defense asked to do their own testing on that blood sample, but we don't know what happened with that or whether it was even tested. And what makes it hard to know much more about the defense and a lot of aspects of this case is that a judge has imposed a gag order. […]

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4.8 / 5
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Podcast Authority Score: 84 / 100

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Josh Mankiewicz and Keith Morrison host the show. Published by NBC News.

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