Talking Dateline: A Killing in Midtown
6/10/202626 min
Andrea Canning sits down with Lester Holt to discuss his episode, “A Killing in Midtown,” about the 2024 shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson and the manhunt that led to the arrest of his alleged killer, Luigi Mangione. Lester tells Andrea about his exclusive interviews with two former NYPD investigators on the case and shares an extra clip from his interview with retired detective sergeant John Griffin, who describes the city’s intricate surveillance system. Plus, Dateline producer Mike Nardi and senior producer Allison Orr answer your questions from social media.
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Listen to the full episode of “A Killing in Midtown” on Apple: https://apple.co/4oiC5vj
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Andrea Canning· Host0:45
[upbeat music] Hey, everyone, I'm Andrea Canning, and we are talking Dateline. Today, we are here with Lester Holt to discuss his episode called A Killing in Midtown. If you haven't seen it, you can watch the episode on Peacock or listen to it in the Dateline podcast feed and then come right back here. Later, we'll have an extra clip from Lester's interview on the streets of Manhattan with former Detective Sergeant John Griffin. Okay, let's talk Dateline. Hey, Lester.
Lester Holt· Guest1:18
Hey, Andrea, good to see you.
Andrea Canning· Host1:19
Yeah, good to see you, too. Um, wow, this is a riveting episode. I mean, it, it was really good because we've all heard this story, and we've seen pieces of this story,