When Bethany Anne Decker disappeared from her Virginia apartment on a cold January day in 2011, her family had no idea they were about to embark on a heartbreaking journey that would span more than a decade. This Friday night, Dateline correspondent Keith Morrison revisits this tragic case in “Bethany Vanished,” a gripping episode that…
The story behind Dateline’s The Trouble at Dill Creek Farm has a number of twists and turns. For 13 years, the murder of 58-year-old pharmacist Ken Juedes went cold. Once his murderer was found, they faced an unexpected consequence. The death of Ken Juedes On Wednesday, August 30, 2006 Cindy Schulz-Juedes she says she found…
On March 1, 2015, Stacy Feldman’s husband found her passed out in the bathtub with the water still running after she didn’t show up to pick their children up from a carnival. Paramedics were called but, unfortunately, failed to revive Stacy. After Stacy’s funeral, her sister Susan had a lot of unanswered questions as her…
The 1984 cold case of the kidnapping and murder of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews was finally solved after three decades. Tonight’s episode of Dateline explores how investigators finally cracked the case. Detective Mike Prill had to scour 28,636 pages of paper reports to unearth the case. One man, Steve Pankey, appeared only twice in 298 police…
On September 13, 2006 the body of college student Mindy Morgenstern was found drenched in Pine Sol. Tonight’s episode of Dateline “Who Killed Mindy Morgenstern?” looks into Mindy’s horrific death. Mindy’s friends Toni Baumann and Danielle Holmstrom found her body when they came by her apartment complex to check on her. Toni’s screams got the…
One week before she went missing nine 2015, 31-year-old mother of two LaJoya McCoy posted on Facebook about her excitement over a new man. She gushed about how he had made her breakfast and had a rooftop pool. Could this man have had something to do with her death? LaJoya McCoy was pursuing her dreams…
On February 19, 1982, a cold and snowy day in Brighton, NY, James Krauseneck killed his sleeping wife Cathy (29) with a single ax blow. Then, he left her dead body and their three-year-old daughter alone in the house while he went about his usual work day at Eastman Kodak Co. For almost 40 years…
On August 2, 2018, in Elizabeth City, NC antique shop owner Milton H. Sawyer Jr. was found dead in his bathroom. Milton and his wife Angel ran The Treasure Hunter, which dealt in not only antiques, but gold, coins, and jewelry as well. The morning he was murdered Angel showed up at a neighbor’s house…
Some cases never have clear answers, and that’s the situation with the tragic death of Susan Winters. Susan was a Las Vegas, NV attorney who died at age 48 on January 3, 2015. Her husband Gregory “Brent” Dennis, a psychologist, told police she had committed suicide by ingesting opioids and antifreeze. Later, however, her death…
Jennifer Dulos dropped her five children off at their private school on May 24, 2019, in New Canaan, Connecticut and was never seen again. She was in the middle of a divorce from her husband Fotis Dulos, who detectives believe murdered her in her home. Her body has never been found and Fotis killed himself…
On Friday, September 9, 2016, in Royce City, TX a woman called 911 asking for help with her husband, who had been shot in the head. She was hyperventilating and in clear distress. When officers arrived the woman, Chacey Poynter, said she had only seen a shadow. Chacey had blood and mud all over her…
On March 26, 1994, the 19-year-old Emory University student Shannon Melendi went missing. She was last seen a softball game in DeKalb County, GA, where she was scorekeeping. Butch Hinton, the umpire at that game, was convicted of her kidnapping and death a decade later despite the fact that her body was never found. Tonight’s…
Over the course of two decades, Sonia Risken is suspected of being involved in the murders of two husbands, both while visiting the Phillippines to see Sonia’s family. On April April 26, 2007, Sonia met the same fate as her husbands when she was gunned down in her Lomita, CA home. Who killed “Black Widow”…
On September 15, 2018, 19-year-old black man Anton Black died in his front yard in Maryland after police held him down for six minutes. His mother was watching from the door, and now she’s determined to let the world know how her son died at the hands of police officers. His father has said that…
Tonight’s Dateline is about the mysterious death of 49-year-old Diane Kyne, who was murdered in September 2010 in her home in Florida. Her husband and son were both present at the scene of the crime, and both insisted that the other one was the murderer. What really happened to Diane Kyne? Diane married her husband…
In 2011, Florida polygamist preacher of Calvary Emerald Coast Church, James Flanders’ secret sister wife Marie Carlson sent out a group text announcing that she was leaving the area. Unfortunately, Marie never left Florida, but James and his first wife left Tanya Florida for Arizona three months after she disappeared. They took with him her…
In October 2002, 21-year-old Wendy Trapaga was found dead in Key West, Florida just four days after marrying Michel Escoto, a 30-year-old man she had met in beauty school. Her body was found near a trash bin in the North Miami-Dade area. Could her whirlwind wedding to Michel be connected to her slaying? Right before…
On November 27, 1998, which was Black Friday, 25-year-old college student Corey Parker didn’t show up for her morning shift at Ragtime Tavern. A cook went to check on Corey, but she hadn’t answered her door and her blinds were closed. There was a small opening in the blinds where he could see her foot….
On October 1, 2001, 19-year-old Tara Ord-Sidarovich when missing in her new town of Punta Gorda, FL. What happened to her? The first sign that something was amiss was when Tara’s younger siblings Veronica and Paul Ord couldn’t find her after they returned home from school on the school bus on that Monday afternoon. Tara’s…
When 18-year-old college student Anjelica “AJ” Hadsell disappeared in March 2015 during spring break in Norfolk, Virginia, her adopted stepfather father Welsey Hadsell organized a search party. Soon enough, however, suspicion mounted surrounding his involvement in her demise. AJ was a star athlete who was well-loved by her peers and community. She was attending Longwood…
On the morning of 2007, Jayne and Eduardo Valseca were ambushed after dropping their kids at school. Jayne was released by the kidnappers, but Mexican businessman Eduardo was taken. His abductors later demanded a $8 million ransom in exchange for his life. During Eduardo’s terrifying ordeal he was kept in a wooden cage that he…
Leslie Neulander was found unconscious by her husband Dr. Robert Neulander on the morning of September 17, 2012. He screamed and told his daughter Jenna Neulander (23) that he’d found Leslie in the shower. Distraught, Jenna Neulander (23) called 911 for help. When paramedics arrived, however, they didn’t find Leslie in the shower. She was…
In the early morning hours of July 16, 2016, Asheville, NC plastic surgeon Frank “Buddy” McCutcheon was shot in the head while he slept on the couch. Before he died, a trove of previously hidden secrets had come to light that may have led to his demise. Buddy was also a talented musician who played…
It’s been five years since Sherri Papini shook the U.S. with an account of a harrowing kidnapping. Everyone was left with more questions than answers, and many disbelieved her story. This year she proved the doubters right when she admitted it was all a hoax. The California resident pleaded guilty to one count of lying…
John DiRubba says he fell in love at first sight with NYPD police officer Valerie Cincinelli, who was 20 years his junior. The fact that she was married didn’t bother him because Valerie told John her husband Isaiah Carvalho was a bad guy. Things escalated to devastating levels when Valerie tried to convince John DiRubbia…
Over a decade later there are still questions about the 2010 shooting death of Norman “Lee” Radder. Lee died from a gunshot wound to the eye from his step-father-in-law Robert Fischer’s gun after a night of drinking. Prosecutors argued that Robert killed Lee and then staged Lee’s death as a suicide and Robert Fischer was…
A year ago, on March 8, 2021, Ryan Bane reported his girlfriend Sarm Heslop missing from his catamaran boat named “Siren Song” while at St. John, Virgin Islands in the Caribbean. As of March 2022, Sarm is still missing, the boat has never been searched, and Ryan had never been questioned by police. When was…
When Missouri snake breeder Ben Renick was found dead with a crushed skull in June 2017, his brother first thought he had been killed by a python. It was only after a police investigation uncovered that he had been killed by a gunshot wound that it became clear he had been murdered by a human….
For a while, Donna Palomba stayed anonymous regarding her September 11, 1993, sexual assault in her own home by a masked assailant. She had gone to the police as a “Jane Doe,” but they weren’t exactly on her side and all the people in her community thought she was lying about the horrible attack in…
Las Vegas casino heir Ted Binion (of Binion’s Horseshoe, now known as Binion’s Gambling Hall,) was found dead in 1998, but the mystery surrounding his death still hasn’t been solved. He left behind millions buried in the Nevada desert, and rumors are that there is much more treasure to be found. Was his death suicide?…
Girlfriends Mollie Olgin and Kristene Chapa were found brutally injured on June 23, 2012, at Violet Andrews Park in Corpus Christi, TX. The girls had had plans at the park that night, and one of their friends, Brittany Selby, was supposed to join them. That decision to not spend time at the park that night…
Polyester clothing magnate Peter Nygard used his massive wealth to allegedly sex traffic, rape, and blackmail young women at his Bahamas 4.2 acre paradise called Nygard Cay. Tonight’s episode of Dateline interviews some of his victims and explores the story of the strange and hellish fantasyland. Some of the ornamentations included faux Mayan temples and…
Chad Daybell was a former gravedigger who found a new life in writing apocalyptic novels based around LDS (Mormon) theology. He even started his own publishing company. As his writing grew more popular, Chad claims that the content of his books had come from prophetic visions. Once he met Lori, he considered her to be…
On July 13, 2019, 57-year-old teacher Denise Hallowell was found dead with an axe in her head by her adopted son Carlos Hallowell. When 17-year-old Carlos called the police he told them that he and his mother had attended a funeral that day, and returned home between 2 and 3 p.m. and that he had…
In 2007, Love Has Won cult founder Amy Carlson left her three children and her more normal human life behind for an artist and musician living in Shasta, CA named Amaranth White Eagle, who believed he was Father God. As his partner Amy became Mother God, and soon enough demoted Amaranth to a mere human….
On June 22, 2017, 27-year-old Egypt Covington, a singer and beer distributor account manager, was killed in her home while she watched TV. She was shot in the head and her body was wrapped in a string of Christmas lights. Authorities first looked to her ex-boyfriend and others close to her, but no one was…
Lori Isenberg claimed her 68-year-old husband Larry had fallen overboard while fixing a stalled motor while they were out boating February 13, 2018 on Lake Coeur d’Alene in Idaho. His body had disappeared, but not forever. When his body was discovered weeks later, a toxicology report found fatal levels of Benadryl in his system. Lori…
Construction worker James Chambers of Fayetteville, NC was last seen on August 15, 2014, by his ex-girlfriend. His body has never been found, however, someone has admitted to killing him. Who killed James Chambers? James’ coworker Howard Ashleman was also his killer. For years, he kept the secret of James’ death to himself. The day…
Friday night’s Dateline “The Evil That Watches” showcases a 2015 triple murder in small-town Pembroke, Kentucky. A group of three neighbors uncovered deep secrets while trying to help out an abused woman and her son, and the information may have cost them their lives. In late August, 2021 former American Airlines pilot Christian “Kit” Martin…
Earlier this year new evidence was discovered in a cold case that spans over three decades. Tonight’s Dateline episode delves into all the details surrounding this heartbreaking mystery surrounding the murder of a little girl. On October 27, 1989, 10-year old Amy Mihaljevic was abducted from the Bay Village Square Shopping Center in Bay Village,…
In March, 2017 ex-FBI agent Scott Alan Horn (62) was found dead outside his house. He had been shot, and then beaten with firewood. Scott’s estranged wife Anne Reed Allen was charged with his murder, but she was acquitted in 2018. Who killed Scott Horn? How Scott Horn was found Police were alerted to search…
Tonight’s Dateline episode is about investigator Lissa Yellowbird’s search for to find out what happened to her niece Carla Yellowbird. Lissa has spent years searching for missing Indigenous people who are often overlooked. In 2016, her work hit close to home when her niece went missing. Lissa had to find answers. On August 23, 2016,…
In December 2019 33-year-old Austin, TX resident Heidi Broussard and her new baby Margomar Carey were missing. The mother was last scene dropping off her son for school on December 12. A week later her body was found in the trunk of 33-year-old Magen Fieramusca’s car in Houston, TX. Magen had been friends with Heidi…
In 1996 Walter Ogrod was convicted of the 1988 murder of 4-year-old Barbara Jean Horn. He spent the subsequent 23 years on Pennsylvania’s death row before being released last year after a review of the case found no evidence connecting Walter with the murder. “I’m sorry it took 28 years for us to listen to…
In 1993, 31-year-old nightclub owner Robert O’Dubaine was murdered in his apartment in the Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago. Robert’s girlfriend’s brother was found guilty of killing him, but years later he sought clemency because he claimed he’d been manipulated into murdering Robert by someone who may have killed before. Catherine and Andrew Suh are South…
In 2007 35-year-old Nichole Payne and her son 16-year-old Austin Taylor Wages were found dead in their home in small-town Quitman, Texas,. At first, cops thought it was a murder-suicide, but soon investigators became convinced that it was only staged to look that way. Evidence against the murder-suicide theory The rifle that killed Nichole and…
Curtis Lovelace was an All-American college football player turned prosecutor who ended up as a defendant on trial for murdering his wife. Curtis and his first wife Cory Didrikson went to the same high school, but they didn’t really know each other them. They started dating during college. They ended up getting married in 1991…
53-year-old Karen Lange was jogging at Pendleton River Parkway on August 9, 2013 when she was brutally attacked by a man wielding a metal pipe. She somehow survived after laying there unconscious for 13 hours. There is surveillance tape footage of her assault, and police were also able to locate part of the weapon. They…
Shapearl Wells’ 22-year-old son Courtney Copeland died from a gunshot wound on March 4, 2016 in Chicago. After he was shot in the back of the neck by an unknown assailant, he had supposedly still been alert enough to drive himself around the corner to a police station for help. An ambulance was called, and…
Friday night’s Dateline episode “Breakout” is a prison-break love story that involves rescue dogs. On February 12, 2006, 48-year-old Toby Dorr had the perfect Valentine’s Day gift for her boyfriend: sneaking him out of prison in a dog crate. When Toby met 27-year-old murderer John Manard she 47-years-old, in an unhappy marriage, and had just…
Tonight’s Dateline episode titled “The Pink Gun Mystery” is centered around a twisted love triangle turned deadly. In 2014 the body of 32-year-old Robin Spielbauer was found in a ditch. Her ex-husband’s wife Katie Phipps was initially accused of the murder, partially because her pink handgun was the murder weapon. Someone else besides Katie had…
At first, people thought Vietnam veteran Robert McClancy, who suffered from PTSD, had taken his own life. It took a while, but eventually, the truth was unraveled: he was murdered by his wife and his best friend, who went to great lengths to make Bob’s death look like a suicide so they could pocket his…
Tonight’s episode of Dateline “Secrets by the Bay” details the 2-year disappearance of 32-year-old Elizabeth Sullivan that ended with a devastating revelation. In 2014, Navy petty officer Matthew Scott Sullivan claimed that Elizabeth, his wife and the mother of his two kids, had left the family and drained their shared bank account. Two years later,…
In June, 2014, 21-year-old Sarah Goode did not return home the next day after partying with her friends. Although keeping such late hours was not initially a cause for concern for Sarahh’s family, this was unfortunately not just a typical night out. Her family really started to worry when she didn’t show up at her…
Friday night’s episode of Dateline delves deeper into the story of Lori Vallow, who’s dubbed “cult mom” by the media because of her fringe religious beliefs, and the mystery of her missing children. Her oldest son, 23-year-old Colby Ryan, speaks out on the episode, distraught over not knowing where his siblings, 17-year-old Tylee Ryan and…
Tonight’s episode of Dateline, “Before Daylight,” details the 2004 slaying of 23-year-old Jesse Valencia by his married cop boyfriend. The motive? Jesse was threatening to expose their relationship and Rios didn’t want to be “outed.” Jesse was a well-liked University of Missouri student when his life was cut short by Steven Rios, who was 27-years-old…
Tonight’s episode of Dateline, “Evil Was Waiting,” explores how a 30-year-old murder cased was cracked in 2018 with the help of forensic genealogy – a relatively new scientific tool to link DNA to names. 13-year-old Jennifer Bastian was raped and killed on August 4, 1986 at Point Defiance park in Tacoma, Washington while she was…
Tonight’s Dateline episode looks at the mysterious deaths of 6-year-old Max Shacknai and 32-year-old Rebecca Zahau, who died within days of each other in 2011 at a California beachside mansion. The sprawling mansion, known as the Spreckels mansion, belonged to pharmaceutical CEO Jonah Shacknai. In July 2011 his six-year-old son Max fell down the stairs…
Tonight’s episode of Dateline explores the 2007 death of EB Games store manager Amber Belkin. She was found in the back of the store by another manager who’d been called in to check on her and the store when she didn’t open the game shop on time. He found her suffocated with a bag. It…
August 28, 2003 pizza delivery man Brain Wells lost his life in the middle of an extremely strange and elaborate bank robbing plot engineered by a woman named Marjorie Diehl-Armstrong. This bizarre case was the subject of a Netflix docuseries called Evil Genius and is the subject of tonight’s episode of Dateline. Brian Wells entered…
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