Good morning, Jane.

Hey, how are you?

It's time for the Dateline story meeting at 30 Rockefeller Center.

Have we talked about this before?

Producers are discussing this week's big stories in true crime.

We actually interviewed the lead detective for a previous story.

And we have a husband with a double life. We've got secrets and lies.

The extortion plot at the beginning is really a great red herring.

Welcome to Dateline True Crime Weekly. I'm Andrea Canning. It's February 27th, and here's what's on our docket.

In Kansas, a woman accused of murdering her ex-husband and his longtime girlfriend almost 25 years ago was now on trial and representing herself.

Last week, she cross-examined her own children.

Watching those kids talked to their mother was a very uncomfortable experience, I will tell you that much.

Other stories on our radar this week, a verdict in Hawaii, where the man accused

of murdering his wife's ex-lover has been on trial. In Baltimore, a big ruling for convicted

killer Adnan Syed, whose story you may know from the podcast, Serial. And we've got an important

update in the Karen Reed case. Well, the prosecution and defense both made arguments, and Andrea, things got pretty heated.

Plus, Vicky Wyn, NBC News chief consumer investigative correspondent has a warning about a new texting scam targeting drivers.

They're just hoping that a small percentage of those people tap on those links and then boom, the hackers have access to your banking accounts.

But before all that, we're heading back to a Los Angeles courtroom where the widow of a famous hairstylist is on trial for allegedly plotting his murder.

The prosecution's case against Monica Semantilly has entered its fifth week.

The state is painstakingly laying out the evidence it says proves Semantilly has entered its fifth week. The state is painstakingly laying out

the evidence it says proves Semantilly and her lover, Robert Baker, planned the stabbing of her

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