Talking Dateline: A Window of Time

Talking Dateline: A Window of Time

Author: NBC News May 6, 2026 Duration: 30:09
Keith Morrison sits down with Blayne Alexander to discuss her episode, “A Window of Time.” When University of Georgia law student Tara Baker was found murdered inside her off-campus home, investigators scoured through a list of potential suspects, including her boyfriend Chris Melton, before the case went cold. After two decades, advanced DNA analysis of remaining evidence led investigators to her killer. Blayne talks about her connection to UGA and discusses her recent visit to the scene of the crime. She also shares an emotional, podcast-exclusive clip in which Chris Melton, now a married father of two, talks about finding love again and the place Tara still holds in his heart. Plus, Keith and Blayne answer viewer questions. Have a question for Talking Dateline? DM us @DatelineNBC or leave a voicemail at (212) 413-5252 – your question could be featured in an upcoming episode. Listen to the full episode of “A Window of Time” on Apple: https://apple.co/4f3eHzq Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0RKK1SSRHiDEK93D4Cxt0P

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Burning Suspicion on Addison Avenue [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 39:55
A fatal fire that struck a young couple's Palo Alto home appears to be an accident until investigators took a closer look. Keith Morrison reports.
Talking Dateline: Deadly Detour [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:25
Blayne Alexander sits down with Josh Mankiewicz to discuss his episode, “Deadly Detour.” In 2016, Atlanta power couple Diane and Tex McIver were driving home with a friend when Tex’s gun went off and fatally shot Diane t…
Deadly Detour [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:16
When a prominent attorney claims to have accidentally shot his wealthy wife, the local prosecutor questions his story. Josh Mankiewicz reports. Blayne Alexander and Josh Mankiewicz go behind the scenes of the making of t…
Talking Dateline: Take Two [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 28:27
Blayne Alexander sits down with Andrea Canning to talk about her episode, “Take Two,” about a murder-for-hire plot targeting the wife of podiatrist Ira Bernstein. Blayne and Andrea break down the undercover sting involvi…
Take Two [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:22:09
A shocking new chapter unfolds in the case of a wealthy podiatrist caught on hidden camera with his girlfriend plotting to hire a hit man to kill his wife. Andrea Canning reports. Blayne Alexander and Andrea Canning go b…
Talking Dateline: The Professor & The Poet [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:27
Keith Morrison and Josh Mankiewicz sit down to discuss Josh’s latest episode, “The Professor & The Poet.” Sue Marcum, a beloved accounting professor at American University, was found dead in her Bethesda, Maryland, home.…
The Professor & The Poet [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 1:22:30
When Sue Marcum is found murdered in her Maryland home, it appears to be a burglary gone wrong. But DNA from the scene points detectives toward someone she trusted. Josh Mankiewicz reports. Keith Morrison and Josh Mankie…