The Last Appeal - Ep. 3: A Date to Die

Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with Andrea Canning. This week, music legend Sean Combs is arraigned in open court; a Virginia man is charged with killing his wife and a stranger so he could be with the family’s au pair; and a longtime Dateline producer stops by to  talk about “The Sing Sing Files”, his book chronicling his decades spent uncovering wrongful convictions.  To get new episodes every Thursday, follow here on Apple and Spotify:Apple: https://apple.co/3Vx5THGSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5utP1NZyMUlyaUUv7XNq7j Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

19 Sep 202429min

Keith Morrison and Josh Mankiewicz sit down to talk about Josh’s episode, “The Day Akia Disappeared.” In May 2017, 22-year-old Akia Eggleston vanished in Baltimore, Maryland. She was eight months pregnant with her second child. When she didn’t show up for her baby shower, Akia’s loved ones grew worried and reported her missing. A thorough investigation of Akia’s life revealed a complicated love triangle and a possible motive for murder. Josh and Keith discuss the evidence that led investigators to Akia’s killer and the battle her family faced to ensure the case got media coverage. Plus, they answer viewer and listener questions about the episode.Read the Black and Missing Foundation’s best practices guidehere: https://www.blackandmissinginc.com/law-enforcement-best-practice-guide/Listen to all three seasons of Josh’s podcast series Dateline: Missing in America here: https://www.nbcnews.com/datelinemissingRead more cases from Dateline’s digital series here: https://www.nbcnews.com/missing-in-americaListen to the full episode of “The Day Akia Disappeared” on Apple:https://apple.co/4g8InsOListen to the full episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/22KxFxhH6J05IFjeAoFJGg Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

18 Sep 202421min

When a woman who is eight months pregnant vanishes before her own baby shower, her family begins a desperate search. As detectives struggle to unravel the chilling mystery, they wonder: is it a missing persons case, or something far more sinister? Josh Mankiewicz reports.Josh Mankiewicz and Keith Morrison go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’:Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/3Zu0HWeListen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6qYRUwlt033mdIxBXomoXQ Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

17 Sep 202440min

Josh Mankiewicz talks with Dennis Murphy about his episode “Shining Star.” In 2009, criminal defense attorney, Chiquita Tate, was found stabbed to death in her Baton Rouge, Louisiana law office. After an exhaustive investigation, authorities zero in on their suspect. Chiquita’s sister Danita Tate joins the conversation to discuss her advocacy work in educating the community on domestic violence. Josh and Dennis talk Murphy’s Law and how Dateline episodes get their titles.Get resources on domestic violence: https://www.thehotline.org/Learn more about Juantonja Richmond’s case: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/police-close-case-two-friends-murdered-georgia-familys-pleas-answers-rcna138033Listen to the full episode of “Shining Star” on Apple: https://apple.co/3OUqFwUListen to the full episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/3iliz3RhuMzL4Ao9KYOYuC Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

11 Sep 202420min

Hear an exclusive audio excerpt from Dateline producer Dan Slepian’s new book “The Sing Sing Files” which chronicles his two-decade journey navigating the criminal justice system to help free six innocent men.  Warning: This excerpt contains explicit language. Available now wherever books and audiobooks are sold.  For more details and to purchase, follow this link:https://bit.ly/TheSingSingFilesShowcast Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

10 Sep 202420min

A criminal defense attorney is found brutally murdered in her office after working late. The search for the killer takes investigators down a strange and unexpected road. Dennis Murphy reports. Dennis Murphy and Josh Mankiewicz go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’:Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/4gtpWPfListen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/29M8b8v1hbzIsw7LuoGZkv Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

10 Sep 202440min

Josh Mankiewicz and Andrea Canning discuss Andrea’s episode, “Noises in the Night.” In November 2016, 16-year-old cheerleader Emma Walker was found dead in her Knoxville, Tennessee home. An investigation revealed she was killed by a bullet shot from outside her house that pierced the wall of her bedroom.  Andrea and Josh talk about the people who helped investigators bring the killer to justice – his own friends – and reflect on what parents can do to protect their teens from toxic relationships. Later, Andrea shares a podcast-exclusive clip from her interview with two of Emma’s friends. Plus, Josh and Andrea answer viewer and listener questions from social media. Listen to the full episode of “Noises in the Night” on Apple: https://apple.co/4gvsbBGListen to the full episode on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2PFfp8nRDdewN9EoioWqMW Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

4 Sep 202420min

A community in Knoxville, TN, is shaken when a popular high school student is found murdered in her bed. Two students who helped police solve the case speak to Andrea Canning. Andrea Canning and Josh Mankiewicz go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’:Listen on Apple: https://apple.co/3BnDNaVListen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6y1E1oAYl6emzbdAcjlC7B Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

3 Sep 202440min