Deadly Engagement

Deadly Engagement

Denita Smith was about to fulfill her dreams. Just months away from getting her master’s degree, Denita had recently gotten engaged to her college sweetheart. But her future vanished in a puff of smoke with one gunshot from a mysterious assailant. Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz takes you to North Carolina for a twisted story of sex, lies and betrayal that will keep you guessing until the very end.

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September 5, 2025 2 mins

Denita Smith was about to fulfill her dreams. Just months away from getting her master’s degree, Denita had recently gotten engaged to her college sweetheart.  But her future vanished in a puff of smoke with one gunshot from a mysterious assailant. Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz takes you to North Carolina for a twisted story of sex, lies and betrayal that will keep you guessing until the very end.


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When Denita Smith, a talented North Carolina graduate student, is gunned down outside her home, investigators hunt for witnesses and clues.


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September 16, 2025 30 mins

As they dig deeper into the case, detectives begin to focus on two people with very different stories about one another.


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September 23, 2025 39 mins

Just days before Denita Smith is laid to rest, a suspect is charged with her murder.


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September 25, 2025 30 mins

Two women. One man. And a stunning new allegation.


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September 30, 2025 33 mins

A knife in a trash can raises questions about a key witness.


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October 2, 2025 34 mins

Former lovers are reunited in court as Denita Smith’s accused killer goes to trial.


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November 25, 2025 2 mins

Hey, Dateline fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Something About Cari, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Keith Morrison. 

In this podcast Keith Morrison takes us to America’s heartland, where single mom Cari Farver disappears just weeks into a new romance. What follows is a series of strange and terrifying events, including taunting texts and threatening emails to Cari's boyfriend and his ex t...

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December 2, 2025 6 mins

Hey, Dateline fans! As a bonus, we’re giving you a special preview clip of our new podcast series, Something About Cari. Keith Morrison takes us to America’s heartland, where single mom Cari Farver disappears just weeks into a new romance. What follows is a series of strange and terrifying events, including taunting texts and threatening emails to Cari's boyfriend and his ex that escalate to stalking, arson and murder. But nothing ...

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