Saturday, October 10, 2026
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During her murder trial, former ballerina Ashley Benefield testified about what happened in the moments before she fatally shot estranged husband Doug Benefield in an act she described as self-defense.
Watch the Dateline episode "The Menendez Brothers: Chance at Freedom" about the possibility Lyle and Erik Menendez could soon be resentenced in the 1989 Beverly Hills murders of their parents, for which they are currently serving sentences of life without the possibility of parole.
Current and former prosecutors who tried the brothers in the 1990s told NBC News they believe Erik and Lyle Menendez are cold-blooded killers who should be in prison.
Trump supporters rushed to share their favorite memes on social media Wednesday after President Trump was declared the winner of the 2024 presidential election.
Watch the Dateline episode "After the Halloween Party" about the 2011 murder of Karen Swift in Dyersburg, Tennessee.
Karen Swift, a 44-year-old mother of four, vanished Oct. 30, 2011, after picking her daughter Ashley up early from a sleepover and falling asleep with her at their home.
Watch the Dateline episode "Deadly Omission" about the 2005 murder of Kasi Peek in Smyrna, Georgia, and the 1996 murders of Carol Marlin and Maggie Ginn in Marietta, Georgia.
Watch the Dateline episode "The Night of the Nor’easter" about the trial of Karen Read, accused of killing her boyfriend, Boston police officer John O’Keefe, in Canton, Massachusetts.
Competition for homes has cooled in some of the most populous battleground counties, but it may be too early for voters there to feel it before casting ballots.
A relative of the Boston officer killed by Karen Read says the family is ready for a retrial, adding, "No matter what, justice for Johnny.
An NBC News investigation and timeline reveals how events quickly and dramatically unfolded amid a "one-in-5,000-year flood.
Watch the Dateline episode "Down the Rabbit Hole" about the 2012 murder of Mary Ann Murphy in Humble, Texas.
Watch the Dateline episode "Wrong Turns" about the 2016 murder of Justin Hilbert in Riverside, California.
Watch the Dateline episode "The Butterfly" about the 2011 killing of Katelyn Markham in Fairfield, Ohio.
Emily Strite was reported missing on April 20, 2024, by her mother. Her remains were located in September 2024, not far from where she vanished in De Soto, Missouri. The Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office is investigating.
Jon-Adrian Velazquez spent close to 27 years caught in the criminal justice system — nearly all of it behind bars in New York's Sing Sing prison, convicted of a murder he insisted he did not commit.
Family ties to both enslaved ancestors and colonial ancestors — including slave owners — can now be uncovered in free online databases and digitized archives.
Watch the Dateline episode "The Shadow in the Window" about the 2017 murder of Nada Huranieh in Farmington Hills, Michigan.
