Blayne Alexander

OK, well, this has been quite a discussion for quite an episode. Josh, always, always great to share a mic with you, my friend. Thank you so much for talking Dateline.

OK, well, this has been quite a discussion for quite an episode. Josh, always, always great to share a mic with you, my friend. Thank you so much for talking Dateline.

And that's it for Talking Dateline this week. To dive even deeper into this case, make sure to check out Josh's six episode podcast of the same name, Deadly Mirage. You can find it wherever you get your podcasts. Also, make sure to follow Dateline True Crime Weekly, where you can get daily coverage of the Sean Combs trial and our latest podcast series on trial.

And that's it for Talking Dateline this week. To dive even deeper into this case, make sure to check out Josh's six episode podcast of the same name, Deadly Mirage. You can find it wherever you get your podcasts. Also, make sure to follow Dateline True Crime Weekly, where you can get daily coverage of the Sean Combs trial and our latest podcast series on trial.

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Hi, everyone. I'm Blayne Alexander, and today we are talking Dateline. I'm here with the one, the only Josh Mankiewicz. Hi, Josh. Hello. Okay, so today's episode is called 11 Minutes. It's the story of 17-year-old Madison Holton, who was charged with the September 2016 murder of his parents, Michael and Jennifer Holton. after a family dispute turned deadly in their small town of eclectic Alabama.

Hi, everyone. I'm Blayne Alexander, and today we are talking Dateline. I'm here with the one, the only Josh Mankiewicz. Hi, Josh. Hello. Okay, so today's episode is called 11 Minutes. It's the story of 17-year-old Madison Holton, who was charged with the September 2016 murder of his parents, Michael and Jennifer Holton. after a family dispute turned deadly in their small town of eclectic Alabama.

Madison insisted he was innocent, joining forces with his uncles and a retired FBI investigator who stepped in to fight for him. They raised serious doubts about the case against him and pointed to a different explanation, that Madison's father may have murdered his mother in a murder-suicide.

Madison insisted he was innocent, joining forces with his uncles and a retired FBI investigator who stepped in to fight for him. They raised serious doubts about the case against him and pointed to a different explanation, that Madison's father may have murdered his mother in a murder-suicide.

Now, remember, if you haven't listened to or watched the full episode yet, it's right below this one on your podcast list. So go listen to it or stream it now on Peacock and then come back here. And when we come back, we'll have two extra clips from the story, including one from Madison Holton, the person at the center of it all. So stick around. All right, Josh, let's talk Dateline.

Now, remember, if you haven't listened to or watched the full episode yet, it's right below this one on your podcast list. So go listen to it or stream it now on Peacock and then come back here. And when we come back, we'll have two extra clips from the story, including one from Madison Holton, the person at the center of it all. So stick around. All right, Josh, let's talk Dateline.

You squeezed a whole lot into an hour here, my friend. There was a lot in the story.

You squeezed a whole lot into an hour here, my friend. There was a lot in the story.

Well, as I was watching this and going along, I'm thinking, oh, there are so many ways this could go. Oh, yeah, he definitely did it. Wait, no, he didn't do it. Oh, wait, he's handcuffed. No, they have problems. I mean, all of these things just kind of keep coming to where you really don't know how it's going to shake out. And in the end, nobody saw it coming.

Well, as I was watching this and going along, I'm thinking, oh, there are so many ways this could go. Oh, yeah, he definitely did it. Wait, no, he didn't do it. Oh, wait, he's handcuffed. No, they have problems. I mean, all of these things just kind of keep coming to where you really don't know how it's going to shake out. And in the end, nobody saw it coming.

Yeah. Let's talk about this family. We start the story getting to know Madison, learning about this family dynamic. They're dealing with a teenage son who they're trying to figure out how to get a hold on him. And at the same time, the parents are going through a divorce themselves. I can't imagine that. that kind of turmoil in one house at the same time.

Yeah. Let's talk about this family. We start the story getting to know Madison, learning about this family dynamic. They're dealing with a teenage son who they're trying to figure out how to get a hold on him. And at the same time, the parents are going through a divorce themselves. I can't imagine that. that kind of turmoil in one house at the same time.