Dennis Murphy

Hey, everybody, I'm Dennis Murphy, and you have reached Talking Dateline. And our guest today is Blaine Alexander, my colleague, and she's going to be talking about her most recent episode, which was called The Pin at Apartment 210. Hey, Blaine, how are you?

Hey, everybody, I'm Dennis Murphy, and you have reached Talking Dateline. And our guest today is Blaine Alexander, my colleague, and she's going to be talking about her most recent episode, which was called The Pin at Apartment 210. Hey, Blaine, how are you?

How are you? Good. You know, you had me all the way through, right from the beginning. I wanted to see what happened next. And boy, once you set those horses running, this is a great story. Thank you so much. And I want to talk about it, but let's do a little recap first for people who haven't seen it yet. It's about 22-year-old Jasmine Jazzy Pace.

How are you? Good. You know, you had me all the way through, right from the beginning. I wanted to see what happened next. And boy, once you set those horses running, this is a great story. Thank you so much. And I want to talk about it, but let's do a little recap first for people who haven't seen it yet. It's about 22-year-old Jasmine Jazzy Pace.

She went missing around Thanksgiving of 2022, and her mom, Katrina, knew that something was terribly wrong. When authorities weren't giving her the answer she wanted, she took matters into her own hands, even against police recommendations.

She went missing around Thanksgiving of 2022, and her mom, Katrina, knew that something was terribly wrong. When authorities weren't giving her the answer she wanted, she took matters into her own hands, even against police recommendations.

And for this Talking Dateline, we have an extra clip from an interview with a juror in this case, talking about her experience coming to a verdict back during that emotional trial, and it was. Okay, so let's dive in and talk Dateline. Blaine, the hardest thing I've always felt is...

And for this Talking Dateline, we have an extra clip from an interview with a juror in this case, talking about her experience coming to a verdict back during that emotional trial, and it was. Okay, so let's dive in and talk Dateline. Blaine, the hardest thing I've always felt is...

in being a Dateline correspondent, is sitting in a chair, talking to a family member who has lost someone who was taken in such an ugly fashion way too soon. Tell me about cousin Jackie.

in being a Dateline correspondent, is sitting in a chair, talking to a family member who has lost someone who was taken in such an ugly fashion way too soon. Tell me about cousin Jackie.

But what a heaping plateful of grief this family had put on them. Here was their great grandmother, very beloved figure in the family. And all of a sudden they're gathered at her hospital bed saying goodbye. And then a few days later, Jazzy goes missing.

But what a heaping plateful of grief this family had put on them. Here was their great grandmother, very beloved figure in the family. And all of a sudden they're gathered at her hospital bed saying goodbye. And then a few days later, Jazzy goes missing.

And still is. Who did Jazzy turn out to be to you, Blaine, the more you found out about her? And you guys had remarkable photos. The videos were as good as any collection of gallery of those kinds of things that I've seen. It really evoked a sense of who she was.

And still is. Who did Jazzy turn out to be to you, Blaine, the more you found out about her? And you guys had remarkable photos. The videos were as good as any collection of gallery of those kinds of things that I've seen. It really evoked a sense of who she was.

Right.

Right.

Well, what happened, Blaine? I mean, granny suddenly dies. Family is in grief and it's about to be Thanksgiving. When did they start to become alarmed about Jazzy and where is Jazzy?

Well, what happened, Blaine? I mean, granny suddenly dies. Family is in grief and it's about to be Thanksgiving. When did they start to become alarmed about Jazzy and where is Jazzy?

That's very weird. This was an important family time and Jazzy needed to be at that table.

That's very weird. This was an important family time and Jazzy needed to be at that table.