Texas realtor murder case. Arson and fratricide trial in New Jersey. Plus, Martha Moxley podcast.

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🗓️ 22 January 2026

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

In Texas, the husband of Suzanne Simpson, a mom of four who went missing in 2024, is back in court accused of her murder. His defense has questions about the investigators. In New Jersey, the trial of Paul Caneiro, who is accused of murdering his own brother and three other family members, enters week two. A woman who calls him her "best friend" testifies. Updates from the Brendan Banfield trial and Luigi Mangione case. Plus, a brand-new podcast examines the 50-year-old murder of Greenwich, CT, teen Martha Moxley. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com

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0:00.0	Good morning.
0:01.9	It's the start of another workday for the Dateline team.
0:04.6	Busy weekend Dateline.
0:06.3	So let's go ahead and jumping.
0:08.0	Our producers are swapping tips and story ideas.
0:10.9	You see first responders trying to revive her.
0:13.7	It was quite a scene in the court.
0:15.5	Was there a cause of death?
0:18.2	Welcome to Dateline True Crime Weekly.
0:20.8	I'm Andrea Canning.
0:21.9	It's January 22nd, and here's what's on our docket.
0:25.7	In central New Jersey, it's week two in the trial of a businessman accused of murdering four of his relatives, including his own brother.
0:33.5	The prosecutor played audio of the brothers arguing just hours before the murders.
0:38.5	I need it. I need it. Give me the fucking in Dateline Roundup, the prosecution rests in the murder trial of former IRS agent, Brendan Banfield. And new details in the arrest of Luigi Mangione will play you the 911 call.
0:54.9	Is this individual still there?
0:57.0	Yes.
0:58.0	He's still in the back of our lobby by the bathroom.
1:01.0	Plus, the reporting team behind an all-new podcast series on the murder of Connecticut teenager, Martha Moxley.
1:08.0	They tell us about their exclusive interviews with Michael Skakel, the Kennedy
1:12.0	cousin, whose conviction for the murder was tossed out after he spent 11 years in prison.
1:18.0	Had no idea when Martha was killed, had no idea what happened. I was a good fall guy.
1:25.1	But before all that, we're off to a wealthy suburb of San Antonio, Texas, for the latest in the case of murdered mom and realtor Suzanne Simpson.
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