Dateline: True Crime Weekly
Dramatic closings in the tech exec trial. Debate over DNA analysis in a quadruple homicide. And Dennis Murphy on Amanda Knox.
05 Dec 2024
A jury in San Francisco begins deliberations in the trial of the accused killer of the Cash App co-founder. And in suburban New Jersey, an innovative method to analyze DNA is on trial in the case of a man accused of killing his brother and his brother's family. Plus Dennis Murphy recounts his early reporting on the Amanda Knox case.Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com
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They were about to start jury selection, and the attorney said, we've had it with him. So it's crazy.
Welcome to Dateline True Crime Weekly. I'm Andrea Canning. It's December 5th, and here's what's on our docket. Six years after a man was accused of murdering his brother's entire family at their New Jersey mansion, a judge hears arguments about whether cutting-edge DNA analysis can be used against him at trial.
What he decides has the potential to impact all New Jersey criminal cases going forward.
In Dateline Roundup, we'll fill you in on an unexpected twist in the case of a dentist accused of poisoning his wife. And the Florida woman convicted of murder by suitcase takes the stand at her sentencing.
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