The Thing About Pam

The Thing About Pam

Two days after Christmas, 2011, Russ Faria came home from game night to find his wife, Betsy, dead. He was soon charged and convicted of her murder. But Russ Faria insisted he did not kill his wife. Betsy’s brutal murder set off a chain of events that would leave one man dead, another man implicated, and expose a diabolical scheme. It would also see Dateline NBC—the true-crime original—become a part of the never-ending saga that proves the old adage: Truth is stranger than fiction. This original series from Keith Morrison and Dateline defies all expectations. Listen to all episodes of The Thing About Pam now completely free, or subscriber to Dateline Premium to listen ad-free: DatelinePremium.com

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September 6, 2019 2 mins

Two days after Christmas, 2011, Russ Faria came home from game night to find his wife, Betsy, dead. He was soon charged and convicted of her murder. But Russ Faria insisted he did not kill his wife. Betsy’s brutal murder set off a chain of events that would leave one man dead, another man implicated, and expose a diabolical scheme. It would also see Dateline NBC—the true-crime original—become a part of the never-ending saga that pr...

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The evidence pointed to a crime of passion. But was it?


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September 19, 2019 26 mins

The prosecution believed it was a case about greed. The defense did, too.


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September 23, 2019 22 mins

An unexpected call changed everything. 


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September 24, 2019 31 mins

The greeting seemed innocuous, but not for long. 


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September 26, 2019 34 mins

A 911 call. An intruder killed. Or was it something more sinister?


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September 27, 2019 30 mins

Another thing about Pam…
Watch the full Dateline NBC episode here.
https://www.nbc.com/dateline/video/the-thing-about-pam/4034417


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July 28, 2021 12 mins
Pam Hupp is charged with the murder of Betsy Faria. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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Keith Morrison talks with Renée Zellweger about how and why she made her scripted series. 


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September 29, 2025 1 min

Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for The Last Appeal an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Lester Holt.

In this series, Lester Holt takes listeners inside the urgent case of Robert Roberson, a Texas father set to be executed on October 16th for the 2002 death of his 2-year-old daughter. Lester is on the ground in Texas, where he examines the evidence against Roberson and talks to the pe...

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