Introducing: Something About Cari

3 min

•Nov 25, 20255 months ago

Summary

This episode introduces 'Something About Carrie,' a new Dateline podcast investigating the disappearance and disturbing behavior of Carrie Renny in America's Midwest. The case involves a love story gone wrong, escalating harassment through text messages, arson, and ultimately murder, with innocent people caught in the crossfire.

Insights

Domestic harassment and stalking can escalate dramatically over years with little intervention, affecting multiple innocent parties
Cases involving obsessive behavior and revenge can blur lines of culpability, with victims sometimes wrongly accused or framed
True crime investigations reveal that extreme criminal behavior often stems from seemingly ordinary relationship conflicts

Trends

Increased podcast adoption for true crime storytelling and investigative journalismGrowing audience interest in Midwest-based crime narrativesPremium subscription models for ad-free podcast consumption

Topics

Stalking and harassment escalationDomestic violence and revenge crimesArson and property crimesMurder investigationsFalse accusations in criminal casesText message harassmentDetective interrogation practicesMidwest crime cases

Companies

Apple Podcasts

Distribution platform for Dateline Premium subscription service

Spotify

Distribution platform for Dateline Premium subscription service

Amazon Music

Platform offering Dateline NBC podcast episodes and Alexa integration

NBC

Parent company producing Dateline podcast series

People

Keith Morrison

Host and narrator of 'Something About Carrie' podcast from Dateline

Nancy Renny

Mother of Carrie; central figure whose daughter's disappearance and behavior drives the investigation

Carrie Renny

Subject of investigation; disappeared and engaged in years of harassment, arson, and alleged murder

Quotes

"It's hell. It's just frustration and just helplessness."

Nancy Renny•Early in episode

"50, 60 a day. A day? Yeah, all day long."

Unknown•Discussing text message frequency

"The detective just kept yelling at me, there's something you need to tell us, and I didn't know anything."

Unknown witness•Mid-episode

"In our line of work, we're never surprised by what people can do."

Unknown investigator•Late in episode

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 her. 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. How would you do? 50, 60 a day. A day? Yeah, all day long. Was their brief fling so terrible? Why all that hate? Why deadly attacks on an imagined rival? 911, do you need police, fire, or medics? fire. I just walked into my house and there was smoke rolling out of it. Angry, vengeful, tireless Carrie. And it just went on and on and on for years. I haven't wanted to see a severe emergency. Oh yeah, I've been shot. And innocent people caught in the middle were blamed, even framed. The detective just kept yelling at me, there's something you need to tell us, and I didn't know anything. Our latest podcast takes us to America 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 withered fast Stalking is very, very jarring on the nerves. Beyond diabolical, beyond the macabre, beyond the arson, to murder. It sounds like you're in the middle of a horror movie or something. Yeah. In our line of work, we're never surprised by what people can do. I was blown away. absolutely blowing away. I'm Keith Morrison, and this is Something About Carrie, an all-new podcast from Dateline. Beginning Tuesday, December 2nd, you can listen to the latest episodes completely free. Or to begin listening now, subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or DatelinePremium.com. Subscribers get early access to new episodes and can listen to all Dateline podcasts ad-free. If you ever needed to be persuaded that bad things can happen anywhere, then take a journey with us. From compelling mysteries to in-depth investigations, our Dateline episodes are available as podcasts. You can hear the latest stories every Tuesday. For more, follow Dateline NBC on Amazon Music, or just ask Alexa. Play the podcast Dateline NBC on Amazon Music. Great storytelling with a twist from the true crime original.