Podcasts · True Crime

Deadly Engagement

11 episodes · 3 with AI analysis

Denita Smith was about to fulfill her dreams. Just months away from getting her master’s degree, Denita had recently gotten engaged to her college sweetheart. But her future vanished in a puff of smoke with one gunshot from a mysterious assailant. Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz takes you to North Carolina for a twisted story of sex, lies and betrayal that will keep you guessing until the very end.

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People · top 16

Keith Morrison×2 Judge Ronald Stevens Danita Smith Sean Pate Pam Zincon Carrie John McCann Sharon Smith Jermere Stroud Shannon Crawley Ann Crawley Michael Hedgepeth C. Scott Holmes David Sachs Nancy Renny Edith Kearns

Companies · top 5

Apple Podcasts×2 NBC Dateline×2 Spotify Omaha Police Department Council Bluffs Iowa Police Department

Topics · top 10

Murder investigation×2Murder Trial Procedure and Evidence PresentationCircumstantial Evidence in Criminal ProsecutionWitness Credibility and Cross-Examination StrategyAudio Recording Authentication and Forensic AnalysisDomestic Violence Context in Criminal DefensePolice Officer Testimony and Bias PerceptionJury Deliberation and Evidence Review RequestsDefense Strategy in High-Stakes Criminal CasesClosing Arguments and Narrative Construction

Analyzed Episodes

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A Command Performance

Murder Trial Procedure and Evidence PresentationCircumstantial Evidence in Criminal ProsecutionWitness Credibility and Cross-Examination Strategy

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Nov 25, 2025

Introducing: Something About Cari

Stalking and harassmentObsessive behaviorArson and property crime

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Dec 2, 2025

Dateline Presents: Something About Cari

Gun violence investigationCriminal harassment and stalkingArson investigation

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