Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Lori Vallow Daybell's phone calls. Karen Read's retrial set to start. And Houston's "lost boys".
17 Apr 2025
Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with guest host, Blayne Alexander. In Arizona, the prosecution plays phone calls Lori made to her insurance agent in the days after her husband's shooting. In Massachusetts, a jury is finally seated in the Karen Read retrial, and the prosecutor has a new strategy. The accused Gilgo Beach serial killer is back in court. Plus, a forensic anthropologist on a mission to identify the victims of the Candyman serial killer. Find out more about the cases each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com Listen to Keith's podcast, Mommy Doomsday, about the Lori Vallow Daybell story here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mommy-doomsday/id1540849480Listen to Josh's episode "The Widow of Woodland Hills" about the Monica Sementilli case here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-widow-of-woodland-hills/id1464919521?i=1000703469294And vote for us for a Webby award: https://vote.webbyawards.com/PublicVoting#/2025/podcasts/shows/crime-justice
Full Episode
Who on the call would want to do the rocket? I'm curious. It's time for the morning meeting here at Dateline headquarters.
Let's rocket into the meeting.
Our producers are catching up on breaking crime news around the country.
Your jury's deliberating?
Yeah, they just got charged like five minutes ago.
Long investigation does not always equal mystery.
Welcome to Dateline True Crime Weekly. I'm Blayne Alexander, filling in today for Andrea, who's out on vacation this week. It's April 17th, and here's what's on our docket. In Massachusetts, a jury is seated for Karen Reid's highly anticipated retrial. Ahead of opening statements, we'll catch you up on what to watch out for this time around.
It was a huge challenge to seat a jury in a case that is as public and controversial as this one.
Other stories on our radar this week. We've got verdicts in two murder trials and a pivotal pretrial hearing in the case of the alleged Gilgo Beach serial killer.
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