A dentist on trial for poisoning his wife. And detectives' doubts about the case of a Virginia dad accused of conspiring with his au pair.

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🗓️ 17 July 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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In Colorado, security video takes center stage at the murder trial of dentist James Craig. In the D.C. suburbs, a dramatic pre-trial hearing in the case of Brendan Banfield, accused of plotting to kill his wife and a stranger with the help of the family au pair. And verdicts for both former MLB player Dan Serafini and Iowa farmer's widow Karina Cooper. Plus, a former secret service agent on a scam involving fake cops. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com

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0:00.0	Good morning, good morning.
0:03.3	Hey, morning.
0:04.4	You're listening in to the Dateline morning meeting.
0:07.2	All right, let's get going.
0:08.7	Our producers are swapping tips on breaking crime news.
0:12.1	According to these cops, this guy just loves attention.
0:14.9	We've got religion, we've got a love triangle, we've got a basketball star.
0:18.6	They're trying to reclaim what has happened and move on
0:22.1	in the strongest way possible. Welcome to Dateline True Crime Weekly. I'm Andrea Canning. It's July
0:30.3	17th, and here's what's on our docket. In the D.C. suburbs, the man accused of orchestrating a
0:37.1	double homicide, allegedly with the help of his four-year-old's opair, is back in court.
0:42.7	His team has turned up evidence that they say could undermine the prosecution's case.
0:47.9	It was like the whole top brass of police was in the courtroom, and what was revealed was eye-opening to say the least.
0:58.1	In Dateline Roundup, we've got two verdicts in two murder trials. Former Major League Baseball
1:03.1	player Dan Serafini and Iowa Farmer's widow, Karina Cooper, both learned their fate this past week.
1:10.1	And Karen Reid is back in the news.
1:12.2	Reid's attorneys, a whole new team, are asking the court to throw out the lawsuit.
1:17.1	Plus, I'll be talking to a former Secret Service agent about a new scam to watch out for.
1:22.2	If there's a sense of urgency, you know, either do this or this will happen, that is a big red flag.
1:27.4	But before all that, we're off to the suburbs of Denver, Colorado,
1:31.1	where a family dentist is on trial for spiking his wife's protein shakes with poison.
1:39.2	In August 2017, the Summerbrook Dental Group in Aurora, Colorado, posted a video to its Facebook page.
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