Murder in the Moonlight

About Murder in the Moonlight

In Dateline’s newest podcast, Keith Morrison takes us to a quiet farmhouse on America’s Great Plains, where Sharmon and Wayne Stock have just celebrated Easter with their big, loving family. That night, under a pale moon, the couple is shot to death in their bedroom. The investigation includes four suspects, spans three states, and comes down to a single shiny clue: A gold ring found at the scene of the crime. Listen to all episodes of Murder in the Moonlight now completely free, or subscriber to Dateline Premium to listen ad-free: DatelinePremium.com

Publisher

NBC News

Category

true crime

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

6 Feb 2025

Latest episode

10 Jun 2026

Latest episodes

18 of 24 episodes have a transcript.

1. 

   10 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Dateline Presents: Five Miles From Home

   Keith Morrison investigates the disappearance of Micaela Costanzo, uncovering betrayal and rage in a Nevada casino town.

2. 

   3 Jun 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Introducing: Five Miles From Home

   Keith Morrison introduces the trailer for "Five Miles From Home," exploring the disappearance of Micaela Costanzo and the secrets uncovered in a Nevada town.

3. 

   10 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT

   Dateline Presents: Trace of Suspicion

   Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus, we’re giving you a special preview clip of our new podcast series, Trace of Suspicion. After seemingly healthy 23-year-old Marine Todd Sommer dies unexpectedly, his widow Cindy’s lavish spending, cosmetic surgery, and wild partying raise investigators’ suspicions. They accuse her of poisoning him with arsenic for his life insurance, setting off a criminal case that takes a stunning turn... Josh Mankiewicz sits down with the woman at the center of it all in Dateline’s newest podcast. If you like what you hear, just search Trace of Suspicion to listen to the first two episodes now, completely free. Or subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or DatelinePremium.com. Subscribers get early access to new episodes and can listen to all Dateline podcasts ad-free.

Inside a recent episode

Dateline Presents: Five Miles From Home

Published 10 Jun 2026 · Transcript excerpt

[…] Casinos, five of them, flashing away like some Vegas in miniature, a golf shot or two off the highway, the town of 4,000 or so spilling out onto the surrounding desert. And if tempted by a meal or a rest or a roll of the dice, if you pulled off that highway, you'd be welcomed by a great grinning cowboy for the improbable towering image of one, 63 feet high, garish and weirdly charming as it waves a welcome. A giant concoction in neon and steel they call Wendover Will, for West Wendover, name of the town. And a reminder of more innocent days. It's pretty much the only thing Wendover was known for. […]

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

8,878,956,433

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.5 / 5

653 ratings

Spotify

4.5 / 5

157 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 43 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

13

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

90

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