The Adelson children take the stand. A missing woman's husband is arrested. And a deep dive on DNA.

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🗓️ 28 August 2025

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Two of Donna Adelson's children testify this week for the prosecution. In Northern California, a missing woman's husband is indicted for her murder more than a year after she vanished -- and a year and a half after he was indicted on felony domestic violence charges for an alleged attack on her. Plus, a former prosecutor on DNA's uses and pitfalls. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com To learn more about Dateline LIVE in Nashville on Sept. 28, and to get tickets, go here: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline-event

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0:00.0	How are you?
0:01.9	Good. Last week of summer, though.
0:03.7	Yes.
0:04.0	I mean, not technically, but effectively.
0:06.2	It's time for Dateline's morning meeting.
0:08.5	Our editorial team is discussing breaking crime news.
0:11.8	He had been following her, and she was completely unaware.
0:14.6	They might still be in voir dire, and tomorrow she has a hearing on her other case.
0:18.5	They waited months before they realized she was really missing.
0:22.6	Welcome to Dateline True Crime Weekly. I'm Blaine Alexander, filling in today for Andrea Canning.
0:29.3	It's August 28th, and here's what's on our docket. In Northern California, after giving a bizarre
0:35.8	press conference about his missing wife, her husband
0:38.8	is arrested for her murder.
0:40.8	It's the first time in Chesa County history.
0:42.5	They're trying to get someone for a murder charge with no body.
0:45.4	In Dateline Roundup, the kayaker who faked his own death faces sentencing, and rap star
0:50.9	Cardi B appears in a Los Angeles courtroom as a civil defendant.
0:55.5	We'll bring you the latest on what she had to say in her own defense.
0:59.3	She really doubled down on it being just a verbal altercation, nothing physical.
1:04.2	Plus, you've seen investigators asking suspects for DNA samples and dateline episodes.
1:09.2	A former prosecutor breaks down why this is often
1:12.4	detective's best tool, but it's not always fullproof.
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