Spellcaster testifies at murder trial. Legal fireworks in UNC student murder. Plus, cars and crime.
6/18/202632 min
In San Diego, a spellcaster testifies about the types of spells accused killer Larry Millete bought in the weeks before his wife Maya's murder. In North Carolina, a defense filing in the murder case of UNC student Faith Hedgepeth raises questions about her roommate. In Dateline Round Up, emotional sentencing hearings for convicted Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann and Utah mother Tracey Grist, who is convicted of masterminding her son-in-law's murder. Plus, a veteran crime scene investigator explains how tire treads and trash left behind in a car can help catch a killer.
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Speaker 3· Soundbite1:05
[gentle music] So this story is in Dallas, Georgia.
Alison Barber· Host1:10
You're listening in to the Dateline morning meeting. These two trials are back-to-back, and we think they're gonna happen. Producers are catching up on breaking crime news.
Alexis Rivas· Guest1:17
It's this milkshake that he has, and then they have this vial of blood.
Speaker 11:21
She's sort of the lead on this Facebook group that called attention to the case.
Alexis Rivas· Guest1:24
I got a lot of people sending it to me saying, like, "This is like a tailor-made Dateline."
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