A verdict in Chattanooga. A widow accused of murder. And how to avoid natural disaster scammers.

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🗓️ 23 January 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Listen to this week's episode of the Dateline: True Crime Weekly podcast with Andrea Canning. In Tennessee, a jury worked over the long weekend and arrived at a verdict in the murder trial of Jason Chen. Eight years ago, in an upscale neighborhood in Los Angeles, celebrity hair stylist Fabio Sementilli was stabbed to death. This week, the trial finally begins for one of the suspects in the case: his wife, Monica. And Karen Read is making headlines again. Plus, how to avoid scammers trying to take advantage of natural disasters. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com

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0:00.0	Good morning.
0:02.2	You're listening in to Dateline's morning meeting in 30 Rockefeller Center.
0:06.1	Good morning, Jim. You got a weather report?
0:08.0	Yes. Today it is cold.
0:09.8	Our editorial team is catching up on breaking crime news around the country.
0:13.7	Probably will get really big. It's a crazy story.
0:17.0	It's contrary to what he said in our interview.
0:19.4	He breaks down on the stand and they basically have to end his testimony because he is so upset.
0:28.2	Welcome to Dateline True Crime Weekly.
0:30.7	I'm Andrea Canning. It's January 23rd, and here's what's on our docket.
0:35.3	In California, eight years after a celebrity hairstylist was found stabbed to death on his patio,
0:41.6	his widow is set to stand trial for allegedly masterminding his murder with her lover.
0:46.7	She's apparently glued to her phone watching her home security system
0:52.0	when the intruders had broken into the home and were murdering her husband.
0:57.5	In Dateline Roundup, Rapp icon Tupacacouac Chakur was gunned down 30 years ago. This week, his
1:03.2	accused killer appeared in court and an update on the trial of the West Virginia
1:07.7	pharmacist accused of poisoning her husband. The defense argued that if you're going to murder someone,
1:12.9	why would you keep the murder weapon in your fridge, right?
1:15.7	Plus, NBC News Senior Consumer Investigative correspondent Vicky Wyn is back.
1:20.6	In the wake of the devastating wildfires in Los Angeles,
1:23.4	Vicky has tips on how to avoid disaster-related scams wherever you live.
1:28.6	Just do a gut check, always pause, get a second opinion before you ever give out your personal information or pay a penny to anyone.
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