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The Thing About Pam

40 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 days ago - ★★★★★ - 15.4K ratings

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.

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Episodes

Dateline presents: Murder in the Hollywood Hills

March 26, 2024 10:30 - 4 minutes - 3.98 MB

Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus, we’re giving you a special preview clip of our new podcast series, Murder in the Hollywood Hills. In this story Keith Morrison takes us to the city of dreams, where a smooth-talking predator lured young women into a nightmare with promises of fame and fortune. He evaded justice for years, but when a group of women banded together, they fought to lock him up for life.  If you like what you hear, you can listen to Murder in the Hollywood Hills for free each week...

Introducing: Murder in the Hollywood Hills

March 19, 2024 10:00 - 2 minutes - 2.66 MB

As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Murder in the Hollywood Hills, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline.   In this story Keith Morrison takes us to the city of dreams, where a smooth-talking predator lured young women into a nightmare with promises of fame and fortune. He evaded justice for years, but when a group of women banded together, they fought to lock him up for life.  Listen to Murder in the Hollywood Hills for free starting Tuesday. Or, subscribe to Date...

Introducing… Dateline Originals

January 29, 2024 11:00 - 1 minute - 1.31 MB

Hey, Dateline fans! As a bonus, we’re sharing a trailer with you for our brand-new podcast feed, called “Dateline Originals.” “Dateline Originals” is a podcast destination to discover and binge more than a dozen true crime mini-series told as only Dateline can. It includes award-winning series like “The Thing About Pam,” “Mommy Doomsday,” “Motive for Murder” and so many more. Epic stories of secrets, betrayal, and murder. Follow now to listen to “Dateline Originals” completely free. Or sub...

What happened to Nevaeh Kingbird? | Dateline: Missing in America

May 31, 2023 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.59 MB

We’re sharing a special preview of the second episode of an all-new season of Dateline: Missing in America.  Dateline’s Andrea Canning tells the story of Nevaeh Kingbird, a 15-year-old girl who left her family’s house in Bemidji, Minnesota in 2021 and hasn’t been seen or heard from since.    Listen carefully to the details, descriptions and clues offered by family, friends and investigators. Something you hear might jog a memory that could help authorities crack a case.   Follow Dateline:...

What happened to Kent Jacobs? | Dateline: Missing in America

May 30, 2023 10:00 - 3 minutes - 2.45 MB

We’re sharing a special preview of the first episode of an all-new season of Dateline: Missing in America.   Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz tells the story of Kent Jacobs, a 41-year-old man with a developmental disability who went for a walk near his mother’s home in Hope Mills, North Carolina in 2002 and never returned.    Each of the six episodes will focus on one person’s story, as told by those left behind. Listen carefully to the details, descriptions and clues offered by family, friends ...

An all-new season of ‘Dateline Missing in America’

May 23, 2023 10:00 - 1 minute - 1.78 MB

As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Season 2 of Dateline: Missing in America. The chart-topping podcast series is back with a brand-new season and brand-new cases.    Are you the key to solving a mystery? Correspondents Josh Mankiewicz, Andrea Canning and Keith Morrison report on perplexing missing person cases brought to Dateline’s attention by our social media followers. Each episode focuses on one person’s story, as told by those left behind. Listen carefully to the details...

Preview of “MISSING: Dee Ann Warner”

August 23, 2022 10:30 - 3 minutes - 3.33 MB

As a bonus for you, we’re sharing a special preview of the latest episode of Dateline: Missing in America, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline.   Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz tells the story of 52-year-old Dee Ann Warner. She was last seen at her home in rural Michigan on April 25, 2021. That Sunday morning, one of Dee’s daughters stopped by her mother’s house around 9 a.m., but Dee was nowhere to be found. Her family reported her missing that day. Each episode of the series foc...

Preview of “MISSING: Aubrey Dameron”

August 09, 2022 10:30 - 3 minutes - 3.27 MB

As a bonus for you, we’re sharing a special preview of the latest episode of Dateline: Missing in America, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline.   Dateline’s Andrea Canning tells the story of Aubrey Dameron, a 25-year-old citizen of the Cherokee Nation, who was last seen leaving her family’s home on the outskirts of Grove, Oklahoma, in the early morning hours of March 9, 2019. Her family fears that as a transgender Native American woman, she may have been the victim of a hate cr...

BONUS Dateline: Missing in America

August 02, 2022 10:30 - 3 minutes - 3.06 MB

As a bonus for you, we’re sharing a special preview of Dateline: Missing in America, an all-new original podcast series from Dateline. In this episode, Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz tells the story of Keeshae Jacobs, a 21-year-old from Richmond, Virginia, who told her mother she was spending the night at a friend’s house in September of 2016. She never returned home. Subsequent episodes will also each focus on one person’s story, as told by those left behind. Listen carefully to the details, ...

The Thing About “The Thing About Pam”

March 07, 2022 15:05 - 10 minutes - 7.46 MB

Keith Morrison talks with Renée Zellweger about how and why she made her scripted series. 

Special Preview: New Podcast Series

December 06, 2021 08:30 - 2 minutes - 2.55 MB

Listen to a special preview of “American Radical”, a new MSNBC original podcast. This five-part series tells the shocking true story of how one woman became a foot soldier in one of the most dangerous movements in America. Listen to the first episode and subscribe to the series: https://link.chtbl.com/americanradical_feed

BONUS: The Thing About Helen & Olga

November 16, 2021 12:00 - 3 minutes - 3.64 MB

“The Thing About” series continues with another chilling story from Dateline NBC and Keith Morrison. As a bonus for you, we’re sharing a special preview of the new podcast The Thing About Helen & Olga.  If you thought the Pam Hupp story was twisted, meet Helen and Olga, two kindly old ladies who open their hearts and wallets to down-and-out men in Los Angeles. In a city named for angels, the two women seem heaven-sent. After one of the men is killed by a hit-and-run driver -- and then anoth...

Introducing: The Thing About Helen & Olga

November 09, 2021 12:00 - 2 minutes - 2.19 MB

“The Thing About” series continues with another chilling story from Dateline NBC and Keith Morrison. As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer of the new podcast The Thing About Helen & Olga. If you thought the Pam Hupp story was twisted, meet Helen and Olga, two kindly old ladies who open their hearts and wallets to down-and-out men in Los Angeles. In a city named for angels, the two women seem heaven-sent. After one of the men is killed by a hit-and-run driver -- and then another suff...

Return to Lincoln County

July 28, 2021 10:00 - 12 minutes - 8.28 MB

Pam Hupp is charged with the murder of Betsy Faria.

BONUS: Killer Role

April 13, 2021 18:29 - 4 minutes - 3.34 MB

As a bonus for The Thing About Pam listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of Killer Role, a new podcast from Dateline NBC and Keith Morrison.     An actress playing a killer in a horror film is so good, you’d almost think she’d done it in real life. Turns out she had… Dateline’s Keith Morrison takes you inside a story where fiction and reality collide.   Listen Now to Killer Role: https://link.chtbl.com/kr_dateline_fd    

Introducing: Killer Role

April 06, 2021 10:00 - 2 minutes - 1.54 MB

The actress Wyn Reed had that powerful combination of charisma, beauty and smarts. She was such a talent that a team of movie producers couldn’t believe it when the 28 year-old Wyn agreed to play the lead — a killer—in their upcoming, small-budget, horror movie. What the filmmakers didn’t know, as they got on location, was that Wyn wasn’t really Wyn. That was all make believe. But the killer part? That was real. This original podcast series from Keith Morrison and Dateline NBC tells a story ...

BONUS: Mommy Doomsday

February 16, 2021 11:00 - 4 minutes - 3.23 MB

As a bonus for The Thing About Pam listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of Mommy Doomsday, a new podcast from Dateline NBC and Keith Morrison.   The disappearance of two of Lori Vallow’s children in Rexburg, Idaho in September 2019 would expose a bizarre trail of death, devotion and Doomsday beliefs that captivated the nation. From the team who brought you the #1 podcast The Thing About Pam comes the haunting mystery that has to be heard to be believed.    Subscribe to Mommy Doomsd...

Introducing: Mommy Doomsday

February 09, 2021 11:00 - 3 minutes - 2.14 MB

The disappearance of two of Lori Vallow’s children in Rexburg, Idaho in September 2019 would expose a bizarre trail of death, devotion and Doomsday beliefs that captivated the nation. A haunting podcast from Keith Morrison and Dateline NBC, Mommy Doomsday premieres February 16th. Subscribe now.

Introducing: Do No Harm

November 10, 2020 08:30 - 3 minutes - 3.07 MB

As a bonus for The Thing About Pam listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of “Do No Harm”, a new, six-part original podcast series from NBC News and Wondery. “Do No Harm” is the terrifying true story of one family’s fight against a system so committed to protecting children, it sometimes fails to protect innocent parents. Hosted by NBC News Investigative Reporter Mike Hixenbaugh. Listen to the first two episodes and subscribe to the series: https://link.chtbl.com/dnh_drop

Wondery presents Bunga Bunga

September 08, 2020 07:30 - 5 minutes - 5.22 MB

Silvio Berlusconi was a charismatic multi-millionaire real-estate mogul who upended the Italian political order and hypnotized an entire nation. He was the longest-serving prime minister of one of the world’s wealthiest countries, until he was brought down by three powerful women - and two words: “Bunga Bunga.” From Wondery, the makers of Dirty John and The Shrink Next Door, and hosted by comedian Whitney Cummings, “Bunga Bunga” is an eight part series on the incredible true story o...

Wondery presents Billionaire Boys Club

August 18, 2020 07:30 - 3 minutes - 3.46 MB

In 1980s Los Angeles, a group of prep school boys got together to make investments together, get rich quick, and live large. But headed by a handsome and charismatic leader named Joe Hunt, the members of the self-proclaimed “Billionaire Boys Club” get sucked deeper into twisted schemes of kidnapping, torture, and revenge. The boys must stick together, or risk prison - or worse. From the makers of The Wonderland Murders, Guru, and The Dating Game Killer, comes a six-part series co-ho...

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 - 3.52 MB

As a bonus for The Thing About Pam listeners, we’re sharing a special preview of Motive for Murder, a new podcast from Dateline NBC and the team who brought you the #1 podcast The Thing About Pam. 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. It’s the chilling story of the race to find the killer by un...

Introducing Motive for Murder

April 30, 2020 18:01 - 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.

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 Bad Batch

November 04, 2019 08:00 - 4 minutes

In Wondery's new series Bad Batch, host Laura Beil (Dr. Death) investigates the multi-billion dollar underregulated industry of stem cell therapy. When a group of patients wind up in a Texas hospital in critical condition, the trail leads back to one stem cell company and its charismatic CEO. What happens when a supposed miracle cure leaves you worse off than before? Listen to Bad Batch at wondery.fm/BadBatchPam  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6. Anything Can Happen

September 27, 2019 10:00 - 32 minutes

Another thing about Pam… Watch the full Dateline NBC episode here. https://www.nbc.com/dateline/video/the-thing-about-pam/4034417 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

6 - Anything Can Happen

September 27, 2019 10:00 - 30 minutes - 28.7 MB

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

5 - I'm a Little Cold

September 26, 2019 10:00 - 34 minutes - 32.5 MB

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

5 - I’m a Little Cold

September 26, 2019 10:00 - 34 minutes - 32.5 MB

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

5. I’m a Little Cold

September 26, 2019 10:00 - 36 minutes

A 911 call. An intruder killed. Or was it something more sinister? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

4 - Say Hi to Cathy

September 24, 2019 10:00 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MB

The greeting seemed innocuous, but not for long. 

4. Say Hi to Cathy

September 24, 2019 10:00 - 33 minutes

The greeting seemed innocuous, but not for long.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

3 - Manna from Heaven

September 23, 2019 10:00 - 22 minutes - 21.4 MB

An unexpected call changed everything. 

3. Manna from Heaven

September 23, 2019 10:00 - 24 minutes

An unexpected call changed everything.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2 - A Matter of Trust

September 19, 2019 15:01 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MB

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

2. A Matter of Trust

September 19, 2019 15:01 - 27 minutes

The prosecution believed it was a case about greed. The defense did, too. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1. They're Still Counting

September 18, 2019 10:00 - 31 minutes

The evidence pointed to a crime of passion. But was it? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

1 - They're Still Counting

September 18, 2019 10:00 - 29 minutes - 27.9 MB

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

Trailer: Introducing The Thing About Pam

September 06, 2019 14:12 - 2 minutes - 3.21 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. This orig...

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A Matter of Trust
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