Something About Cari
Something About Cari

Introducing: Something About Cari

2 min
•Nov 21, 20255 months ago
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Summary

This episode introduces 'Something About Carrie,' a Dateline podcast investigating a Midwest love story that descends into stalking, arson, and murder. The case centers on Nancy Renny's daughter Carrie, who terrorized her family and others through relentless text messages and violent acts over years.

Insights
  • Domestic violence and obsessive behavior can escalate from digital harassment to serious crimes including arson and murder
  • Family members may struggle to identify warning signs when a loved one's behavior becomes dangerous and criminal
  • Law enforcement investigations into complex cases involving multiple victims and psychological manipulation require careful evidence gathering
  • True crime narratives reveal how personal relationships can deteriorate into cycles of revenge and violence
Trends
Increased podcast focus on true crime narratives exploring psychological motivations behind violent crimesGrowing awareness of digital harassment and text-based stalking as precursors to physical violenceMedia examination of cases where victims and innocent bystanders become caught in cycles of domestic violenceDateline's expansion into podcast-exclusive content for streaming audiences
Topics
Stalking and harassmentDomestic violence escalationArson and property crimesMurder investigationText message harassmentCriminal psychologyFamily traumaLaw enforcement investigationMidwest crime casesObsessive behavior patterns
Companies
NBC News
Parent company producing Dateline podcasts and 'Here's the Scoop' podcast series
Apple Podcasts
Distribution platform for Dateline Premium and NBC News podcast content
Spotify
Distribution platform for Dateline Premium and NBC News podcast content
People
Nancy Renny
Mother of Carrie; central figure whose daughter disappeared and later engaged in harassment and violence
Carrie
Subject of the podcast; Nancy Renny's daughter who engaged in stalking, harassment, arson, and murder
Keith Morrison
Host and narrator of 'Something About Carrie' podcast from Dateline
Quotes
"It's hell. It's just frustration and just helplessness."
Nancy Renny•Early in episode
"I would get 50, 60 a day."
Unidentified family member•Describing text message harassment
"It sounds like here in the middle of a horror movie or something."
Unidentified speaker•Describing case severity
"In our line of work, we're never surprised by what people have to do."
Unidentified investigator•Mid-episode
"I was blown away. Absolutely blown away."
Unidentified speaker•Reacting to case details
Full Transcript
Imagine if you can, the torment, the confusion. Her brilliant daughter vanished without warning, without a word. I didn't know how to start looking for. So what is that like? It's hell. It's just frustration and just helplessness. But the disappearance of Nancy Renny's daughter, Carrie, was quite unlike any other. Because Carrie hadn't exactly vanished, but retreated beyond the shadows to release rage, in torrents of text messages, to wound her worried family and terrorize that. Man, I would get 50, 60 a day. A day? Now all they learn was their brief fling so terrible. Why all that hate? Why did the attacks on an imagined rival? I'm a one-do-need police fire or medics. Fire? I can't walk in my house and there's smoke growing out of it. Angry, vengeful, tireless Carrie. And it just went on and on and on for years. I want to get us a mere emergency. Oh yeah, I've been shot. At innocent people caught in the middle, re-blamed, even framed. The detective just kept yelling at me. There's something you need to tell us and I don't know anything. Our latest podcast takes us to America's Midwest, to a blooming love story. She walks in, I see her, we meet eyes and just for a moment I kind of stop and I go, well, hello. A love story that withers fast. Stocking is very, very jarring on the nerves. Beyond diabolical, beyond the macabre, beyond the arson, to murder. It sounds like here in the middle of a horror movie or something. Yeah. In our line of work, we're never surprised by what people have to do. I was blown away. Absolutely blown away. I'm Keith Morrison. And this is something about Carrie, an all-new podcast from Dateline. You can listen to all episodes now completely free to listen to Dateline Podcasts. Add free, subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts or Spotify or DatelinePremium.com. As the day wraps up, get the scoop on what's been happening. With, here's the scoop, a new podcast from NBC News with me, your host, Gazzmi Bisugin. We'll take a deep dive into the day's top stories with NBC News' trusted journalist. It's a fresh take that's sharp, thoughtful, and informative, bringing you closer to the headlines and conversations that are shaping our world. From the front page to the zeitgeist, here's the scoop from NBC News. Listen daily on Apple Podcasts.