Episode
In the Dead of Night
1:24:02
Published: Mon Sep 20 2021
Description
The investigation into the murder of a prominent couple on their Nebraska farm is upended after the discovery of a small, gold ring at the crime scene. Keith Morrison has chosen this episode as one of his most memorable classic episodes.
Chapters
Dateline's Keith Morrison questions the counterintuitive phenomenon of false confessions and shares a spooky story of events that took place in a Nebraska farmhouse.
00:00 - 01:43 (01:43)
Summary
Dateline's Keith Morrison questions the counterintuitive phenomenon of false confessions and shares a spooky story of events that took place in a Nebraska farmhouse.
EpisodeIn the Dead of Night
PodcastDateline NBC
Wayne Stock was a successful businessman farmer who ran the stock hay company while grooming his son, Andy, to take over the business.
01:43 - 07:11 (05:27)
Summary
Wayne Stock was a successful businessman farmer who ran the stock hay company while grooming his son, Andy, to take over the business. One day, Andy was called back home from spending Easter with his future in-laws because of an urgent matter, leaving his young puppy with his parents.
EpisodeIn the Dead of Night
PodcastDateline NBC
The son of the victims, Andy Stalk, found his parents shot dead in their bed and became a potential suspect in the case, despite being the last to see them alive.
07:11 - 11:34 (04:23)
Summary
The son of the victims, Andy Stalk, found his parents shot dead in their bed and became a potential suspect in the case, despite being the last to see them alive. The crime scene was described as disturbing, with one victim being executed while trying to crawl away.
EpisodeIn the Dead of Night
PodcastDateline NBC
Detectives find evidence and make an arrest and confession in a murder case involving the Stock family.
11:34 - 16:35 (05:00)
Summary
Detectives find evidence and make an arrest and confession in a murder case involving the Stock family. They suspect there may be multiple killers involved.
EpisodeIn the Dead of Night
PodcastDateline NBC
Detectives interrogated Livers for hours in a homicide investigation, despite his continuous denials of involvement.
16:35 - 22:00 (05:25)
Summary
Detectives interrogated Livers for hours in a homicide investigation, despite his continuous denials of involvement. Eventually, the detectives became explicit with Livers and told him he was headed for death row.
EpisodeIn the Dead of Night
PodcastDateline NBC
Nick, a murder suspect, had a history with marijuana and had borrowed a shotgun from his grandfather a month before the murders.
22:00 - 27:23 (05:23)
Summary
Nick, a murder suspect, had a history with marijuana and had borrowed a shotgun from his grandfather a month before the murders. He was found with a marijuana pipe at the crime scene and the shotgun was discovered to have been recently used in the murders.
EpisodeIn the Dead of Night
PodcastDateline NBC
A piece of evidence found by the CSI chief after a murder investigation turned the case around and helped bring a criminal to justice.
27:23 - 31:43 (04:19)
Summary
A piece of evidence found by the CSI chief after a murder investigation turned the case around and helped bring a criminal to justice.
EpisodeIn the Dead of Night
PodcastDateline NBC
Mary Martino is asked to track down a ring by an investigator, a ring that was likely shipped years ago with the inscriptions of Love Always, Corey and Ryan, and was now gathering dust in the cab of Ryan's red pickup truck after a double homicide.
31:43 - 37:38 (05:54)
Summary
Mary Martino is asked to track down a ring by an investigator, a ring that was likely shipped years ago with the inscriptions of Love Always, Corey and Ryan, and was now gathering dust in the cab of Ryan's red pickup truck after a double homicide.
EpisodeIn the Dead of Night
PodcastDateline NBC
Two individuals steal money, steal a truck, and go on a drug-fueled adventure before running out of money and abandoning the vehicle in Louisiana.
37:38 - 41:49 (04:11)
Summary
Two individuals steal money, steal a truck, and go on a drug-fueled adventure before running out of money and abandoning the vehicle in Louisiana. One of them is now being questioned about more than just the stolen truck.
EpisodeIn the Dead of Night
PodcastDateline NBC
After a shooting at the Stalks farmhouse, Jessica's story changes multiple times to include a man they met outside a bar who led them to the farmhouse, until a cigarette box becomes a game-changer.
41:49 - 47:42 (05:52)
Summary
After a shooting at the Stalks farmhouse, Jessica's story changes multiple times to include a man they met outside a bar who led them to the farmhouse, until a cigarette box becomes a game-changer.
EpisodeIn the Dead of Night
PodcastDateline NBC
Ballistics and DNA testing confirm the involvement of two suspects in a murder case, causing loss and confusion for their family.
47:42 - 51:51 (04:08)
Summary
Ballistics and DNA testing confirm the involvement of two suspects in a murder case, causing loss and confusion for their family.
EpisodeIn the Dead of Night
PodcastDateline NBC
Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the Wisconsin teen homicide case, despite never being mentioned in the hours of police interviews already conducted.
51:51 - 56:25 (04:33)
Summary
Two teenagers have been arrested in connection with the Wisconsin teen homicide case, despite never being mentioned in the hours of police interviews already conducted. Arrest affidavits were obtained by attorneys from a reporter's tip.
EpisodeIn the Dead of Night
PodcastDateline NBC
Defense attorneys Bear and Susie remain confident in the innocence of their clients, despite conflicting statements made by Matt Livers during police interrogations.
56:25 - 1:04:12 (07:47)
Summary
Defense attorneys Bear and Susie remain confident in the innocence of their clients, despite conflicting statements made by Matt Livers during police interrogations.
EpisodeIn the Dead of Night
PodcastDateline NBC
An innocent man was wrongly accused and almost sentenced to death in a disturbing drama that played out in a jail cell; luckily, he was eventually freed.
1:04:12 - 1:08:02 (03:50)
Summary
An innocent man was wrongly accused and almost sentenced to death in a disturbing drama that played out in a jail cell; luckily, he was eventually freed.
EpisodeIn the Dead of Night
PodcastDateline NBC
After denying planting any evidence, CSI Chief Kofod was found guilty in a week-long trial before a Cass County judge on what one headline called a 'dark day for law enforcement'.
1:08:02 - 1:13:55 (05:52)
Summary
After denying planting any evidence, CSI Chief Kofod was found guilty in a week-long trial before a Cass County judge on what one headline called a 'dark day for law enforcement'. The speck of evidence found in a car connected to the murder scene led to Kofod's conviction.
EpisodeIn the Dead of Night
PodcastDateline NBC
Charmond Stock was roused from sleep and shot to death Easter Sunday night, and the ultimate punishment seemed appropriate to many Nebraskans.
1:13:55 - 1:18:18 (04:23)
Summary
Charmond Stock was roused from sleep and shot to death Easter Sunday night, and the ultimate punishment seemed appropriate to many Nebraskans. However, a judge ruled the county attorney missed the deadline to announce his intention to seek the death penalty.
EpisodeIn the Dead of Night
PodcastDateline NBC
A person describes the chaotic and violent events of a home invasion where they accidentally shot someone, and another person in their group killed two others in the house.
1:18:21 - 1:22:03 (03:41)
Summary
A person describes the chaotic and violent events of a home invasion where they accidentally shot someone, and another person in their group killed two others in the house.
EpisodeIn the Dead of Night
PodcastDateline NBC
The Stock family remains unsatisfied with the police’s lack of progress in solving the murder of their parents, with some evidence having been fabricated, withheld or bungled.
1:22:03 - 1:23:44 (01:41)
Summary
The Stock family remains unsatisfied with the police’s lack of progress in solving the murder of their parents, with some evidence having been fabricated, withheld or bungled. In the end, it takes a strangely coincidental connection and a simple gold ring to reveal the true killers.