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Dateline: True Crime Weekly

Verdicts in both the Delphi murders trial and the case of a murdered Minnesota mom. Plus 20 years on, Keith Morrison talks about Scott Peterson.

Thu, 14 Nov 2024

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A double murder trial in a small town in Indiana ends a seven-year saga. A four-count murder trial in Minnesota concludes a push for justice for a 26-year-old mother of two. Plus, Bryan Kohberger is back in court with his life on the line and Keith Morrison remembers a story he's covered from the start.

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Chapter 1: What happened in the Delphi murders trial?

1158.934 - 1175.943 Blayne Alexander

So this really centers around the death penalty and whether the death penalty can be used in this case. Now, of course, as we know, Kohlberger has pleaded not guilty. The trial has yet to get underway. But at this hearing, the defense argued that the trial should not allow the death penalty as a punishment should he be found guilty in this case.

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1176.203 - 1177.444 Andrea Canning

What was the defense's argument?

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1178.064 - 1190.932 Blayne Alexander

Well, basically, they focused on some ongoing issues with the death penalty in the state of Idaho. Idaho has had real trouble obtaining the drugs used to perform lethal injection, and they've not used the death penalty since 2012, so more than a decade.

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1191.277 - 1196.198 Andrea Canning

Here's some coverage from our NBC affiliate, KTVB, of the defense's argument at the hearing.

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1196.598 - 1208.161 Keith Morrison

When somebody sits on death row and there's no real means of executing them, that is dehumanizing to that person. How did the prosecution respond to all of this?

1208.221 - 1209.241 Andrea Canning

What was their argument?

1209.681 - 1219.643 Blayne Alexander

Well, they pushed back. They said that lethal injection is currently available in Idaho and that its availability should not determine the outcome of whether the death penalty is on the table or not in this case.

1220.203 - 1229.867 Unknown Speaker

Even if you assume that Idaho cannot do lethal injection, that's not to say that decades from now there is not going to be a method by which the state could put him to death.

1230.468 - 1239.031 Andrea Canning

The judge said he would issue a ruling on the death penalty at a later date, but we'll be watching this one and we'll keep you posted. Blaine, thank you so much for coming back on Roundup.

Chapter 7: What was Keith Morrison's perspective on Scott Peterson's case?

962.133 - 966.634 Andrea Canning

Olivia, thank you for taking us through this very, very tragic case.

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966.954 - 967.795 Olivia Pronzinski

Yeah, thank you for having me.

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987.06 - 1019.523 Andrea Canning

Coming up, over a month after missing Texas mom Suzanne Simpson disappeared, her husband is charged with her murder. And Brian Koberger is back in court with his life on the line. Plus, Keith Morrison joins the show as we look back at Scott Peterson's case on the 20th anniversary of his conviction. Welcome back to the show.

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1019.703 - 1025.186 Andrea Canning

Joining me for this week's Roundup is Dateline correspondent Blaine Alexander. Blaine, welcome back to the podcast.

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1025.346 - 1026.146 Blayne Alexander

So glad to be here.

1026.166 - 1046.758 Andrea Canning

Yeah. All right. So first up, we have several updates in the case we first talked about a few weeks ago. Out in a wealthy suburb of San Antonio, Texas, Suzanne Simpson, a mom of four, has been missing since the beginning of October. In the days that followed, her husband Brad was charged with assault and a federal weapons charge, as well as tampering with evidence.

1047.538 - 1052.74 Andrea Canning

Then, last week, he was charged again. Here's our NBC affiliate, WOAI.

1052.84 - 1059.883 Unknown Speaker

This obviously is not the development that Suzanne's loved ones and community wanted to hear. Brad Simpson now charged with her murder.

1060.563 - 1065.665 Andrea Canning

We are now talking murder. Tell us how this all went down and what Brad is facing.

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