Episode

Haunting
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1:24:01
Published: Thu Mar 26 2020
Description

In this Dateline classic, a pair of double homicides in Nebraska, five years apart, lead police to fear a serial killer may be on the loose. Josh Mankiewicz reports. Originally aired on NBC on March 17, 2017.

Chapters
Investigating the Golden State Killer, who committed a series of heinous crimes throughout California in the 1970s and 80s, through interviews with victims and law enforcement officials.
00:00 - 02:27 (02:27)
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True Crime
Summary

Investigating the Golden State Killer, who committed a series of heinous crimes throughout California in the 1970s and 80s, through interviews with victims and law enforcement officials.

Episode
Haunting
Podcast
Dateline NBC
A discussion about the challenges detectives face when analyzing a crime scene and the importance of evidence; including a case in a city where violent crime is rare.
02:27 - 07:34 (05:06)
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Crime Investigation
Summary

A discussion about the challenges detectives face when analyzing a crime scene and the importance of evidence; including a case in a city where violent crime is rare.

Episode
Haunting
Podcast
Dateline NBC
Tom Hunter interacted with almost 50 people online through gaming, including international contacts, raising concerns for child safety.
07:34 - 11:48 (04:13)
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Online Safety
Summary

Tom Hunter interacted with almost 50 people online through gaming, including international contacts, raising concerns for child safety.

Episode
Haunting
Podcast
Dateline NBC
Detectives investigate the murder of Billie Jean Hayworth and Billy Payne Jr., and identified a suspect who was a family member of hers, who she had a falling out with.
11:48 - 17:35 (05:46)
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Detective work
Summary

Detectives investigate the murder of Billie Jean Hayworth and Billy Payne Jr., and identified a suspect who was a family member of hers, who she had a falling out with. They focused on the victims' family and friends.

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Haunting
Podcast
Dateline NBC
The housekeeper of alleged murderer, Kelly Cochran, discusses her relationship with the Cochran and her observations of Kelly's behavior leading up to her eventual arrest.
17:35 - 24:10 (06:35)
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Crime
Summary

The housekeeper of alleged murderer, Kelly Cochran, discusses her relationship with the Cochran and her observations of Kelly's behavior leading up to her eventual arrest.

Episode
Haunting
Podcast
Dateline NBC
The Dundee murders cold case that happened in 2008 has been reopened as a similar murder happened in the same office and pathologic training program.
24:10 - 32:48 (08:37)
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Dundee murders
Summary

The Dundee murders cold case that happened in 2008 has been reopened as a similar murder happened in the same office and pathologic training program. Investigators are reviewing evidence linking these two cases to find possible leads and solve both cases.

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Haunting
Podcast
Dateline NBC
A potential suspect from the 2008 Thomas Hunter and Shirlee Sherman murders becomes a key focus in the 2013 Roger and Mary Brumback murders investigation.
32:51 - 37:22 (04:31)
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True Crime
Summary

A potential suspect from the 2008 Thomas Hunter and Shirlee Sherman murders becomes a key focus in the 2013 Roger and Mary Brumback murders investigation.

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Haunting
Podcast
Dateline NBC
A file from Creighton University's Pathology Department containing information about Dr. Anthony Garcia emerged, leading detectives to believe that he had a motive to harm some of his former colleagues.
37:22 - 43:13 (05:50)
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Crime
Summary

A file from Creighton University's Pathology Department containing information about Dr. Anthony Garcia emerged, leading detectives to believe that he had a motive to harm some of his former colleagues. Detective Derrick Moise and his team had previously searched the university's files after the murders of Dr. Hunter and his family.

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Haunting
Podcast
Dateline NBC
After two months of investigation, Omaha detectives flew to Indiana to arrest a suspect in the murder of Dr. Roger Brumbach and his wife Mary.
43:13 - 47:27 (04:13)
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Crime
Summary

After two months of investigation, Omaha detectives flew to Indiana to arrest a suspect in the murder of Dr. Roger Brumbach and his wife Mary. They had arranged a swap team and forensic technicians to make the arrest at the suspect's home, but the arrest was made elsewhere after the Indiana team discovered something unexpected.

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Haunting
Podcast
Dateline NBC
A man receives a call from a detective while grocery shopping, informing him of an arrest in a murder case, leading him to take on the case.
47:27 - 55:15 (07:48)
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Crime
Summary

A man receives a call from a detective while grocery shopping, informing him of an arrest in a murder case, leading him to take on the case.

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Haunting
Podcast
Dateline NBC
Defense lawyers in the Anthony Garcia double homicide case tried to cast doubt on the prosecution's theory that Garcia committed the murders due to his career struggles, pointing out that multiple other suspects had both motive and opportunity to commit the crime.
55:15 - 1:04:20 (09:04)
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Anthony Garcia
Summary

Defense lawyers in the Anthony Garcia double homicide case tried to cast doubt on the prosecution's theory that Garcia committed the murders due to his career struggles, pointing out that multiple other suspects had both motive and opportunity to commit the crime.

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Haunting
Podcast
Dateline NBC
Anthony Garcia was convicted of the double murder of Dr. Roger Brumbach and his wife in May of 2013 after prosecutors argued that Garcia used a gun that matched parts found at the Brumbach house, and evidence showed that he had looked up the couple's address on his phone shortly before the murders.
1:04:20 - 1:10:13 (05:52)
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Crime
Summary

Anthony Garcia was convicted of the double murder of Dr. Roger Brumbach and his wife in May of 2013 after prosecutors argued that Garcia used a gun that matched parts found at the Brumbach house, and evidence showed that he had looked up the couple's address on his phone shortly before the murders.

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Haunting
Podcast
Dateline NBC
The defense in the Anthony Garcia case argued that evidence presented by the state was not entirely truthful, and that there was a possibility of tampering with evidence due to the downloading of Garcia's iPhone data onto an investigator's personal phone.
1:10:13 - 1:14:15 (04:01)
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Anthony Garcia
Summary

The defense in the Anthony Garcia case argued that evidence presented by the state was not entirely truthful, and that there was a possibility of tampering with evidence due to the downloading of Garcia's iPhone data onto an investigator's personal phone. Despite Garcia being in Omaha on the day of the murders, the case was more complex than it seemed.

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Haunting
Podcast
Dateline NBC
Defense argues prosecution cannot prove link between gun parts found and licensed gun belonging to Anthony Garcia, as trial comes to a close.
1:14:15 - 1:20:10 (05:55)
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Anthony Garcia murder trial
Summary

Defense argues prosecution cannot prove link between gun parts found and licensed gun belonging to Anthony Garcia, as trial comes to a close.

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Haunting
Podcast
Dateline NBC
The speaker shares their personal experience of seeing their family members cry after a court verdict and reflects on the impact of a tragic event on a young family member who never had the chance to grow up.
1:20:11 - 1:23:54 (03:43)
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Emotional Impact
Summary

The speaker shares their personal experience of seeing their family members cry after a court verdict and reflects on the impact of a tragic event on a young family member who never had the chance to grow up.

Episode
Haunting
Podcast
Dateline NBC