Secrets of the Desert

After Gary “Big Daddy” Farris mysteriously disappears, his family discovers his remains on their sprawling 10-acre estate. An investigation reveals a family deeply divided by jealousy and greed, but did one of them kill Big Daddy? Keith Morrison reports.

Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with Andrea Canning. In Tennessee, the defense attorney for a man accused of stabbing his girlfriend to death makes an unexpected admission. In West Virginia, a pharmacist already serving time for scamming her family and friends out of millions is back in court. This time she's accused of murdering her husband. And Alec Baldwin sues the prosecutors on the Rust trial. Plus, a medical examiner discusses the art of investigating cold cases. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com

Keith Morrison follows a cold case for nearly 10 years, as a father in Hawaii fights to bring his daughter’s killer to justice despite one setback after another. 

Twenty-one-year-old Ohio State senior Reagan Tokes was just months away from graduation when she was shot and killed in a public park. Her parents’ heartbreak soon turned to anger as they learned that Reagan’s killer was wearing an ankle monitor during the attack. Andrea Canning reports. In Dateline’s ‘After the Verdict’ series, Andrea Canning sits down with Lisa Tokes to talk about her fight to change the laws in Ohio following her daughter Reagan’s 2017 murder.  Available only to Dateline Premium subscribers: https://dateline.supportingcast.fm/listen/dateline-nbc-premium/after-the-verdict-unchecked-evil 

Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with Andrea Canning. Did a Tennessee mom's search for her missing daughter imperil the prosecution of the man now accused of killing her? In an emotional courtroom, multiple members of an Ohio family are sentenced for their roles in the Pike County massacre. Karen Read's expert witness testifies about dog bites. Plus, what to expect when you're expected -- for jury duty.Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.comTo get new episodes every Thursday, follow here on Apple and Spotify:Apple: https://apple.co/3Vx5THGSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5utP1NZyMUlyaUUv7XNq7j

Keith Morrison and Josh Mankiewicz sit down to talk about Keith's episode "The Watcher." In 2011, when law student Lauren Giddings vanished in Macon, Georgia, investigators knew they didn't have an ordinary missing person’s case. After finding Lauren’s remains, detectives zeroed in on someone close by who had been watching Lauren all along. Keith and Josh discuss the latest updates in the case, including a surprising courtroom twist when Lauren's killer appealed his conviction. Plus, they answer your social media questions. Listen to the full episode of “The Watcher” on Apple:  https://apple.co/4gNGYIyListen to the full episode on Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/37zCx09jSAHmewSqm9hNLA 

A recent law school graduate in Georgia with a promising future disappears without a trace. What could have happened? Keith Morrison reports.Keith Morrison and Josh Mankiewicz go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’:Listen on Apple:  https://apple.co/3WbmXTRListen on Spotify:  https://open.spotify.com/episode/6GfJa90n7dIldbXi0ciyQZ

Listen to this week's special lookahead episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast. What's next for music mogul Sean Combs? The latest on the highly-anticipated trial of Bryan Kohberger, the suspected killer of four Idaho college students. Plus, tips on how to stay safe from AI scams.Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.comTo get new episodes every Thursday, follow here on Apple and Spotify:Apple: https://apple.co/3Vx5THGSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5utP1NZyMUlyaUUv7XNq7j

Rod Covlin calls 911 after his young daughter finds his estranged wife, Shele Danishefsky, unconscious in the bathtub. Soon after her mysterious death, Shele’s loved ones would come to suspect that what happened was no accident. Andrea Canning reports. 

Dennis Murphy reports on the case of a 26 year-old model and aspiring Playboy Playmate who goes missing after visiting a Miami nightclub with her boyfriend. Within 24 hours of her disappearance, police find her brutally murdered.