Murder in Apartment 12

Murder in Apartment 12

Nona Dirksmeyer is a young beauty queen. Smart and talented, her future is bright. But just days before her 20th birthday, Nona is murdered in her apartment. Police quickly decide their primary suspect is the young man who found her – her boyfriend, Kevin. After all, his bloody palm print is at the crime scene. Case closed? Not by a long shot. In Dateline’s latest original podcast series, Keith Morrison tells the story of three trials, two suspects, and one small town where things are not always what they seem. Listen to all episodes of Murder in Apartment 12 now completely free, or subscriber to Dateline Premium to listen ad-free: DatelinePremium.com

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September 15, 2023 3 mins

Nona Dirksmeyer is a young beauty queen. Smart and talented, her future is bright. But just days before her 20th birthday, Nona is murdered in her apartment. Police quickly decide their primary suspect is the young man who found her – her boyfriend, Kevin. After all, his bloody palm print is at the crime scene. Case closed? Not by a long shot. In Dateline’s latest original podcast series, Keith Morrison tells the story of three tri...

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The murder of 19-year-old Nona Dirksmeyer shakes the community of Russellville, Arkansas to its core.


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September 26, 2023 45 mins

Investigators focus on a man with Nona’s blood on his hands.


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October 3, 2023 34 mins

When police name a suspect, the court of public opinion all but convicts him.


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October 5, 2023 35 mins

A jury holds the fate of Nona’s boyfriend in its hands.


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October 10, 2023 40 mins

A new suspect says he has an alibi, but can he prove it?


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October 12, 2023 44 mins

Nearly 13 years to the day after Nona’s murder, a woman has a chilling encounter with a predator in the night.


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March 3, 2026 2 mins

Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Trace of Suspicion, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline and Josh Mankiewicz.

After seemingly healthy 23-year-old Marine Todd Sommer dies unexpectedly, his widow Cindy’s lavish spending, cosmetic surgery, and wild partying raise investigators’ suspicions. They accuse her of poisoning him with arsenic for his life insurance, setting off a criminal case ...

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