An urgent manhunt in Ohio. A widow stands trial a third time. Plus, a deep dive on arson investigations.

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🗓️ 8 January 2026

⏱️ 26 minutes

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In Ohio, police share security camera video of a person of interest in the shooting deaths of a dentist and his wife. In Georgia, a widow accused of killing her husband stands trial for the third time. In Los Angeles, an update in the Nick Reiner case. Plus, an arson investigator on what tools he uses to solve a crime. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com

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0:00.0	Hey, good morning.
0:02.8	You're listening in to the Dateline story meeting, the first one of 2026.
0:08.0	It's been a crazy week for everybody.
0:10.0	Our producers have lots of crime news to catch up on.
0:13.3	What's the motive?
0:14.4	The sister was saying it was like a crime of passion.
0:17.7	Welcome to Dateline True Crime Weekly.
0:20.6	I'm Lester Holt. It's January 8th, and here's what's on our docket.
0:25.7	In Georgia, a woman is on trial for her husband's murder for the third time.
0:30.8	The prosecution plans to call a new witness who is an expert in shooting reconstruction.
0:36.1	In Dateline Roundup, news from California in the case of murdered Hollywood couple Rob and Michelle Reiner.
0:43.1	And Michelle Trakonis, the woman convicted of conspiring to murder Connecticut mom of five Jennifer Doulos, is back in court.
0:52.3	The judge is going to hear testimony about the habeas petition.
0:55.7	Plus, it's considered one of the most challenging crimes to investigate, arson.
1:00.9	An arson investigator gives us the lowdown.
1:04.0	What did the smoke look like?
1:05.4	Where was it?
1:06.4	What were the flames doing?
1:08.2	But before all that, we're off to Columbus, Ohio, where police are on the
1:11.9	hunt for a killer in the mysterious shooting deaths of a dentist and his wife. It's a case that
1:19.6	has captured national attention in these early days of the New Year. Turning down to a shocking
1:25.7	double homicide in Ohio. Police asking for the public's help to find a killer.
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