Alex Murdaugh's murder convictions thrown out. A new search for Kristin Smart. Plus, AI and murder.
5/14/202635 min
In South Carolina, Supreme Court judges make a pivotal ruling in the case of Alex Murdaugh, the disgraced lawyer convicted of murdering his wife and son. In California, police search for the remains of Kristin Smart, a 19-year-old college student killed in 1996, in the backyard of her killer's mother. In Dateline Round Up, emotions run high at the sentencing of Dale Warner, the Michigan man convicted of killing his wife Dee and concealing her body in a fertilizer tank. Plus, NBC News Senior Legal Correspondent Laura Jarrett discusses AI chatbots under fire in the courtroom.
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Carol Gable· Guest0:56
We got a lot to get to today.
Andrea Canning· Host0:59
It's the start of another workday for the Dateline team. She thinks we're gonna get the interview. Our producers are swapping tips and story ideas.
Carol Gable· Guest1:07
If they find a body, that would be huge. She bought a plane ticket, but she never actually boarded the plane.
Andrea Canning· Host1:12
They would've indicted her earlier if they had more. Welcome to Dateline True Crime Weekly. I'm Andrea Canning. It's May 14th, and here's what's on our docket. Josh Mankiewicz is here to discuss the latest in the Kristen Smart case, and why almost 30 years after