A rising young director is shooting a frightening film about a serial killer in a hockey mask. But when a man goes missing near the set, a real-life horror story unfolds. Keith Morrison’s latest Dateline original podcast series takes us into a mysterious netherworld of illusion, fantasy, deception and death.
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Dateline correspondent Josh Mankiewicz interviews Cindy Sommer about the suspicious death of her husband and the ensuing investigation into her alleged poisoning.
3 Mar 2026TRANSCRIPT
Introducing: Trace of Suspicion
Dateline correspondent Josh Mankiewicz interviews Cindy Sommer about the suspicious death of her husband and the ensuing investigation into her alleged poisoning.
17 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT
Introducing Season 4 of Morrison Mysteries: The Snow Queen
Hey, Dateline fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Morrison Mysteries: The Snow Queen, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Keith Morrison. In season 4 of Morrison Mysteries, Keith introduces you to best friends Kay and Gerda, who are tested when an evil mirror pierces Kay's heart, slowly turning it into ice. Gerda sets out to save him, but must conquer an old wizard woman, a thieving robber girl and finally, the powerful spell of the Snow Queen herself. Tune in to Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen to hear what happens. Follow Morrison Mysteries now and listen to all episodes on Friday, December 19.
2 Dec 2025TRANSCRIPT
Dateline Presents: Something About Cari
Hey, Dateline fans! As a bonus, we’re giving you a special preview clip of our new podcast series, Something About Cari. Keith Morrison takes us to America’s heartland, where single mom Cari Farver disappears just weeks into a new romance. What follows is a series of strange and terrifying events, including taunting texts and threatening emails to Cari's boyfriend and his ex that escalate to stalking, arson and murder. But nothing could prepare friends, family, and investigators for the mind-bending twist that would come next…
If you like what you hear, just search Something About Cari 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.
25 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT
Introducing: Something About Cari
Hey, Dateline fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Something About Cari, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Keith Morrison.
In this podcast Keith Morrison takes us to America’s heartland, where single mom Cari Farver disappears just weeks into a new romance. What follows is a series of strange and terrifying events, including taunting texts and threatening emails to Cari's boyfriend and his ex that escalate to stalking, arson and murder. But nothing could prepare friends, family, and investigators for the mind-bending twist that would come next…
Follow now to get the first two episodes on Tuesday, December 2, completely free. Or subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or DatelinePremium.com to hear the first two episodes now. Subscribers receive ad-free listening and early access to subsequent episodes.
4 Nov 2025TRANSCRIPT
Introducing Dead Certain: The Martha Moxley Murder
Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Dead Certain: The Martha Moxley Murder an all-new original podcast series from NBC News Studios.
Hosted by veteran journalist Andrew Goldman, Dead Certain: The Martha Moxley Murder, is sure to hook listeners, in the vein of Serial and Making a Murderer. Unfolding over 12 richly told episodes, the podcast will explore, in intimate detail, the twists and turns of this fascinating and confounding case as it hits its milestone 50th anniversary. The series is built upon a decade of original reporting, brand new investigative information, firsthand voices, and a half century of archival audio – as well as multiple interviews with Michael Skakel, who is speaking publicly for the first time ever.
To start listening, search “Dead Certain: The Martha Moxley Murder” and follow on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts, for new episodes every week.
6 Oct 2025
Dateline Presents: The Last Appeal
Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing a special preview clip of The Last Appeal, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Lester Holt.
In this series, Lester Holt takes listeners inside the urgent case of Robert Roberson, a Texas father set to be executed on October 16th for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter. Lester is on the ground in Texas, where he examines the evidence against Roberson and talks to the people closest to the case, including the lead detective, who now believes he helped put an innocent man behind bars. Lester’s exclusive interviews reveal critical information the jury never heard. This series will confront listeners with questions about justice and truth, and perhaps the most haunting question of all: Is an innocent man about to be put to death?
To start listening, just search “The Last Appeal”. And remember to follow for new episodes releasing each day this week. For ad-free listening, subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or DatelinePremium.com.
29 Sept 2025
Introducing: The Last Appeal
Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for The Last Appeal an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Lester Holt.
In this series, Lester Holt takes listeners inside the urgent case of Robert Roberson, a Texas father set to be executed on October 16th for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter. Lester is on the ground in Texas, where he examines the evidence against Roberson and talks to the people closest to the case, including the lead detective, who now believes he helped put an innocent man behind bars. Lester’s exclusive interviews reveal critical information the jury never heard. This series will confront listeners with questions about justice and truth, and perhaps the most haunting question of all: Is an innocent man about to be put to death?
Follow now to get the first episode on Monday, October 6. For ad-free listening, subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or DatelinePremium.com.
9 Sept 2025TRANSCRIPT
Introducing: Deadly Engagement
Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Deadly Engagement an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Josh Mankiewicz.
It’s the story of Denita Smith, a promising young photographer with a bright future and engagement ring from a man she loved. But her future vanished in a puff of gun smoke when a mysterious assailant shot her dead outside her home. Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz takes us to North Carolina for a twisted story that reveals a love triangle involving sex, lies and an audio tape that had everyone guessing who really killed Denita.
Follow now to get the first two episodes on Tuesday, September 16 completely free. Or subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or DatelinePremium.com to hear the first two episodes now. Subscribers receive ad-free listening and early access to subsequent episodes.
17 Feb 2025TRANSCRIPT
Dateline Presents: Murder in the Moonlight
Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus, we’re giving you a special preview clip of our new podcast series, Murder in the Moonlight.
In this podcast, Keith Morrison takes listeners 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.
If you like what you hear, just search Murder in the Moonlight 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.
10 Feb 2025TRANSCRIPT
Introducing: Murder in the Moonlight
Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Murder in the Moonlight, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Keith Morrison.
In this podcast, Keith Morrison takes listeners 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.
Follow now to get the first two episodes on Monday, February 17th completely free. Or subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or DatelinePremium.com to hear the first two episodes now. Subscribers receive ad-free listening and early access to subsequent episodes.
31 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT
House of Cards
At trial, Twitchell plays a surprising card. Will he walk, or will everything come tumbling down?
29 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT
Trick or Treat
After Twitchell is arrested on Halloween, a city debates whether he is a monster or a master manipulator.
24 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT
The One Who Got Away
He wanted dinner and a movie. His “date” seemed to want something else entirely…
22 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT
Catfishing
Police recover a deleted document from Mark Twitchell’s computer that reads like a script for a horror film. But was it more than just fiction?
15 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT
The Twilight Zone
A horror film director and a seasoned homicide detective match wits in a high stakes game of cat and mouse.
15 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT
Where’s Johnny?
In a quiet neighborhood, a frightening figure in a hockey mask appears. Then another man disappears.
4 Oct 2024TRANSCRIPT
Introducing: The Man in the Black Mask
A rising young director is shooting a frightening film about a serial killer in a hockey mask. But when a man goes missing near the set, a real-life horror story unfolds. Keith Morrison’s latest Dateline original podcast series takes us into a mysterious netherworld of illusion, fantasy, deception and death. Follow The Man in the Black Mask now and get two new episodes a week, starting October 15 -- completely free. Or subscribe to Dateline Premium now, for early access and ad-free listening.
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YouTube views
8,878,956,433
Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025
Apple Podcasts (US)
4.4 / 5
465 ratings
Spotify
4.3 / 5
135 ratings
Podcast Authority Score: 45 / 100
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YouTube
93
Engagement
90
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