Out of the Darkness

Out of the Darkness

Author: NBC News July 7, 2026 Duration: 41:08
A wife calls 911 to report her husband has been shot on a country road in Texas. Could the dramatic police footage from the scene end up being key in the investigation? Josh Mankiewicz reports. Andrea Canning and Josh Mankiewicz go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in 'Talking Dateline': https://swap.fm/l/talkingdatelineoutofthedarkness

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Author: Language: English Episodes: 50

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Podcast Episodes
Talking Dateline: Slow Burn [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:27
Blayne Alexander sits down with Andrea Canning to discuss her latest episode, “Slow Burn.” In November 2018, 911 operators in Colts Neck, New Jersey, received reports of a house engulfed in flames. When first responders…
Slow Burn [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:17
After a deadly fire at a New Jersey mansion, detectives uncover a link to an earlier blaze that exposes a shocking web of deception. Andrea Canning reports. Andrea Canning and Blayne Alexander go behind the scenes of the…
Introducing an all-new season of ‘Dateline: Missing In America’ [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 2:12
Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Season 5 of our award-winning podcast, Dateline: Missing In America, which returns with all-new episodes and compelling new cases. Correspondent Josh M…
Talking Dateline: The Bluegrass Mystery [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:20
Andrea Canning sits down with Blayne Alexander to discuss her episode “The Bluegrass Mystery.” In October 2019, Glenn Jackson reported his wife, Ella, missing. The next day, her adult son, Phillip, did the same. After in…
The Bluegrass Mystery [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 40:57
The disappearance of a loving mom and wife leads police to question the three men closest to her. Blayne Alexander reports. Blayne Alexander and Andrea Canning go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in 'Talki…
Talking Dateline: Out of the Darkness [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 25:20
Andrea Canning sits down with Josh Mankiewicz to discuss his episode, “Out of the Darkness.” In 2016, Chacey Poynter called 911 in hysterics to report that her husband, Bob, a fire captain, had been fatally shot by a str…