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13 Alibis

30 episodes - English - Latest episode: almost 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 2.2K ratings

How did a man who claims he had 13 alibi witnesses get convicted of murder and serve 20 years in prison? In this original series from Dateline NBC, producer Dan Slepian chronicles the case of Richard Rosario, who was convicted of a 1996 murder in New York City. Rosario has always insisted that he is innocent, and that 13 alibi witnesses will swear he was a thousand miles away in Florida while the crime was happening in New York. Ride along in real time as Slepian spends two years digging deep into Rosario’s case in a quest for the truth.

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Wondery presents GURU: The Dark Side of Enlightenment

July 01, 2020 07:30 - 6 minutes - 5.79 MB

When we face challenges in life, we seek answers from people we believe can help us. When tragedy strikes an exclusive retreat with a self-help superstar, many people are left to wonder: how far is too far? James Arthur Ray was an Oprah-endorsed self-help teacher who achieved fame, fortune, and influence. But friends and family members of his followers questioned his unorthodox methods, and tried to stop him. From Wondery, the makers of “Dirty John,” “Dr. Death,” and “The Shrink Nex...

BONUS: Introducing Motive for Murder

May 07, 2020 10:30 - 3 minutes - 3.51 MB

As a bonus for 13 Alibis listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of Motive for Murder, a new podcast from Dateline NBC. Two murders, months apart, in Houston. The young victims knew each other, but did they also know their elusive killer? Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz takes you inside one of the most twisted and confounding cases he’s ever covered. From the team who brought you the #1 podcast The Thing About Pam comes the chilling story of the race to find the killer by unmasking ...

Introducing Motive for Murder

April 30, 2020 17:59 - 3 minutes - 3.36 MB

From the team who brought you the #1 podcast The Thing About Pam, comesMotive for Murder. Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz takes you inside the chilling story of the race to find a killer by unmasking the motive. Motive for Murder premieres May 7th. Subscribe now.

BONUS: Into an Outbreak Behind Bars

April 17, 2020 07:00 - 8 minutes - 8.05 MB

As a bonus for 13 Alibis listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of “Into America”, a podcast hosted by Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter Trymaine Lee. Dan Slepian recently joined Trymaine to discuss what happens if you’re one of the more than 2 million Americans sitting behind bars as Coronavirus spreads. Dan takes us inside New York’s Sing Sing Correctional Facility to meet JJ Velazquez, an inmate who describes how social dynamics inside prison are changing as fears of an outbrea...

Wondery presents The Dating Game Killer

March 05, 2020 08:30 - 8 minutes - 7.9 MB

In 1978, Rodney Alcala won a date on the popular TV show, The Dating Game. What no one knew was that he was a prolific serial killer in the middle of a cross-country murder spree. In this six-part series, co-hosts Tracy Pattin (Hollywood & Crime) and Stephen Lang (Avatar, Don’t Breathe) take listeners on an unbelievable journey into Alcala’s twisting secret life. He hid behind normal jobs as a typesetter at a prominent newspaper and a summer camp counselor. How did this predatory mo...

Wondery Presents Blood Ties

December 17, 2019 09:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MB

In Wondery’s new scripted audio drama Blood Ties, Josh Gad and Gillian Jacobs play siblings confronting their father’s dark past. These disturbing revelations thrust them into a fight they’re completely unprepared for. Listen to Blood Ties now at http://wondery.fm/BT-13Alibis

Trailer: Introducing The Thing About Pam

September 15, 2019 14:12 - 2 minutes - 2.45 MB

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. T...

Justice For All Town Hall

September 10, 2019 11:05 - 47 minutes - 43.4 MB

After spending two nights locked up and embedded inside the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary, the largest maximum security prison in America, for a special one-hour Dateline NBC, “Life Inside,” Lester Holt moderated an unprecedented town hall from a maximum security prison at New York’s Sing Sing Correctional Facility. The town hall explores the criminal justice and prison reform debate. The audience includes current inmates, as well as artist and activist John Legend, former U...

Life Inside

September 10, 2019 10:00 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MB

Lester Holt spends two nights embedded inside the largest maximum security prison in America, the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola. Originally aired on NBC on September 6, 2019 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S E2: 8 - Wrongful Convictions

September 02, 2019 10:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MB

Josh Mankiewicz and Dan Slepian discuss the issues of wrongful convictions in front of a live audience at the CrimeCon conference in New Orleans. 

8 - Wrongful Convictions

September 02, 2019 10:00 - 23 minutes - 21.3 MB

Josh Mankiewicz and Dan Slepian discuss the issues of wrongful convictions in front of a live audience at the CrimeCon conference in New Orleans. 

7 - Lost Time

May 16, 2019 10:58 - 8 minutes - 7.87 MB

It’s been more than 20 years since Richard Rosario was convicted of a murder he says he could not possibly have committed. If he didn’t do it, who did? And what’s next for Rosario and his family? This is the final episode of Dan Slepian’s 3-year investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S1E7: Lost Time

May 16, 2019 10:58 - 8 minutes - 7.87 MB

It’s been more than 20 years since Richard Rosario was convicted of a murder he says he could not possibly have committed. If he didn’t do it, who did? And what’s next for Rosario and his family? This is the final episode of Dan Slepian’s 3-year investigation. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 - "I'm Never Gonna Lose Hope"

May 16, 2019 10:57 - 17 minutes

Suddenly, a change that could breathe new life into Richard Rosario’s bid for freedom. Dan Slepian speaks to the woman who could make all the difference. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 - "I'm Never Gonna Lose Hope"

May 16, 2019 10:57 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MB

Suddenly, a change that could breathe new life into Richard Rosario’s bid for freedom. Dan Slepian speaks to the woman who could make all the difference.

S E5: 6 - "I'm Never Gonna Lose Hope"

May 16, 2019 10:57 - 16 minutes - 14.7 MB

Suddenly, a change that could breathe new life into Richard Rosario’s bid for freedom. Dan Slepian speaks to the woman who could make all the difference.

S E2: 5 - Breaks My Heart

May 16, 2019 10:56 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MB

After two decades with their father behind bars, Richard Rosario’s family has new hope that he may be set free. After an emotional prison visit, a court is about to decide if it is time for this family to be finally reunited.

5 - Breaks My Heart

May 16, 2019 10:56 - 12 minutes - 11.3 MB

After two decades with their father behind bars, Richard Rosario’s family has new hope that he may be set free. After an emotional prison visit, a court is about to decide if it is time for this family to be finally reunited.

S E3: 4 - He Was Scared

May 16, 2019 10:55 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Talking to a murder victim’s family is a tough thing to do, but Dan Slepian needs to find out more information about Jorge Collazo in his search for the truth. Collazo’s sister tells Dan she’ll never forget the day her little brother was killed. And, she reveals a surprise about what happened just two weeks before the murder – a lead that could have been critical.

4 - He Was Scared

May 16, 2019 10:55 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MB

Talking to a murder victim’s family is a tough thing to do, but Dan Slepian needs to find out more information about Jorge Collazo in his search for the truth. Collazo’s sister tells Dan she’ll never forget the day her little brother was killed. And, she reveals a surprise about what happened just two weeks before the murder – a lead that could have been critical.

4 - He Was Scared

May 16, 2019 10:55 - 19 minutes

Talking to a murder victim’s family is a tough thing to do, but Dan Slepian needs to find out more information about Jorge Collazo in his search for the truth. Collazo’s sister tells Dan she’ll never forget the day her little brother was killed. And, she reveals a surprise about what happened just two weeks before the murder – a lead that could have been critical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

S E2: 3 - This Is The Guy

May 16, 2019 10:50 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB

Did anyone fully investigate Richard Rosario’s alibi? Dan Slepian tracks down detectives, lawyers and an eyewitness to the murder – and gets some shocking answers to that question.

3 - This Is The Guy

May 16, 2019 10:50 - 19 minutes - 18.2 MB

Did anyone fully investigate Richard Rosario’s alibi? Dan Slepian tracks down detectives, lawyers and an eyewitness to the murder – and gets some shocking answers to that question.

3 - This Is The Guy

May 16, 2019 10:50 - 21 minutes

Did anyone fully investigate Richard Rosario’s alibi? Dan Slepian tracks down detectives, lawyers and an eyewitness to the murder – and gets some shocking answers to that question. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 - 1000 Miles Away

May 16, 2019 10:45 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MB

The murder case against Richard Rosario was based on two eyewitnesses. But Rosario claims there are more than a dozen people who can prove he was nowhere near the scene of the crime. Dan Slepian packs his bags and heads to Florida to speak with some of those alibi witnesses. Along the way, he also meets Rosario’s wife and two children.

S E4: 2 - 1000 Miles Away

May 16, 2019 10:45 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MB

The murder case against Richard Rosario was based on two eyewitnesses. But Rosario claims there are more than a dozen people who can prove he was nowhere near the scene of the crime. Dan Slepian packs his bags and heads to Florida to speak with some of those alibi witnesses. Along the way, he also meets Rosario’s wife and two children.

1 - Behind Bars

May 16, 2019 10:40 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

Is Richard Rosario an innocent man? Or is he a murderer? Dan Slepian begins his investigation at a prison in upstate New York, and at the scene of the crime in the Bronx.

S E1: 1 - Behind Bars

May 16, 2019 10:40 - 15 minutes - 14.1 MB

Is Richard Rosario an innocent man? Or is he a murderer? Dan Slepian begins his investigation at a prison in upstate New York, and at the scene of the crime in the Bronx.

Trailer: Introducing 13 Alibis

May 13, 2019 16:29 - 1 minute

How did a man who claims he had 13 alibi witnesses get convicted of murder and serve 20 years in prison? In this original series from Dateline NBC, producer Dan Slepian chronicles the case of Richard Rosario, who was convicted of a 1996 murder in New York City. Rosario has always insisted that he is innocent, and that 13 alibi witnesses will swear he was a thousand miles away in Florida while the crime was happening in New York. Ride along in real time as Slepian spends two years digging deep...

Introducing 13 Alibis

May 13, 2019 16:29 - 1 minute - 1.75 MB

How did a man who claims he had 13 alibi witnesses get convicted of murder and serve 20 years in prison? In this original series from Dateline NBC, producer Dan Slepian chronicles the case of Richard Rosario, who was convicted of a 1996 murder in New York City. Rosario has always insisted that he is innocent, and that 13 alibi witnesses will swear he was a thousand miles away in Florida while the crime was happening in New York. Ride along in real time as Slepian spends two years dig...