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Feb 16, 2026 • 33min
The Girl in the Blue Mustang - Ep. 2: The Man Who Knew Too Much
R. Rex Paris, a civil attorney who pressed for answers through a wrongful-death suit, and Raymond Lee Jennings, a former night security guard at the scene, drive a tense legal and investigative narrative. They discuss a scrutinized deposition, testing of uniforms, TV publicity that put pressure on the case, shifting leads and renewed legal action. The episode centers on contests over testimony and evidence.

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Feb 16, 2026 • 37min
The Girl in the Blue Mustang - Ep. 3: Like a Voice from the Grave
Detective Richard Longshore, the lead investigator who ran surveillance and interviews. Jason O'Keefe, Michelle’s brother who leaned on baseball and faith. Mike O'Keefe, Michelle’s father who drove the cold-case push. They discuss a reawakened investigation, video reviews and compiled evidence, tactical surveillance and arrest, and two mistrials that kept the case unresolved.

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Feb 16, 2026 • 36min
The Girl in the Blue Mustang - Ep. 4: One Buzz. Then Another.
Clint and Jeff Ehrlich, a son-and-father legal research team who reexamine convictions, and the O'Keefe family (Pat, Mike, Jason), who share raw reactions to Michelle O'Keefe’s death. Raymond Jennings, the convicted man, speaks from the dock about his fate. They discuss the third trial, a crime-scene juror visit, the mixed verdict and sentencing, and how a Dateline broadcast reignited scrutiny of the case.

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Feb 16, 2026 • 31min
The Girl in the Blue Mustang - Ep. 5: Revelations
Jeff Ehrlich, a civil attorney who reexamined Michelle O'Keefe's murder, and his son Clint, who helped craft the investigative critique. They discuss missing forensic links, disputing the alleged motive, flaws in profiling, a mysterious gang-related tip, overlooked witnesses, and their 34-page petition to the conviction review unit.

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Feb 16, 2026 • 37min
The Girl in the Blue Mustang - Ep. 6: Finding John Doe
Clint Ehrlich, an advocate-turned-lawyer who pushed for reinvestigation. Jeff Ehrlich, an attorney who pursued the case with dogged determination. Raymond Jennings, a man wrongfully convicted and later declared factually innocent. They explore reinvestigation breakthroughs, courtroom reversal and release, a mysterious John Doe lead, ballistics and earring links, and the aftermath of exoneration and ongoing grief.

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Feb 12, 2026 • 32min
The search for Nancy Guthrie. Drama in a Georgia courthouse. And an ice skating scandal.
Tom Winter, NBC law enforcement correspondent, outlines the FBI probe into Nancy Guthrie’s disappearance and released footage. Dorothy Newell, courtroom reporter, covers the Tara Baker murder trial and DNA developments in Athens, Georgia. Mario Garcia, Dateline producer, recaps courtroom drama from Luigi Mangione, the Corey Richens jury selection, and Alec Murdaugh’s appeal. Short, fast updates on investigations and legal showdowns.

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Feb 11, 2026 • 23min
Talking Dateline: The Thing About Helen & Olga
Keith Morrison, veteran storyteller who created the original podcast series, and Susan Leibowitz, long-time Dateline producer who reported the case, discuss a chilling long-term insurance scam. They cover patient plotting, a relentless investigator who reopened a death, undercover confrontations, surveillance tactics, recreated crime scenes, and the unanswered question of who led the scheme.

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Feb 9, 2026 • 32min
The Thing About Helen & Olga - Ep. 1: Nothing to Lose. Everything to Gain
Ed Webster, a private and insurance investigator who reexamined a suspicious death, discusses his probe into two mysterious fatalities connected to women who helped homeless men. He highlights odd insurance claims, questionable autopsy and toxicology findings, and why he reopened the cases. Short, tense storytelling about investigation, motive, and the lines between charity and suspicion.

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Feb 9, 2026 • 33min
The Thing About Helen & Olga - Ep. 2: "The Girls"
Detective Dennis Kilcoyne, a homicide detective who led the multi-agency surveillance, and Ed Webster, an insurance investigator whose review raised the alarm. They trace suspicious life policies, describe staged scenes and surveillance tactics, and recount tracking the women’s routines and how small policies escalated into massive payouts.

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Feb 9, 2026 • 37min
The Thing About Helen & Olga - Ep. 3: Silk Pajamas and a Flimsy Nightgown
Helen Golay, an elderly woman at the center of a high-profile criminal investigation. The conversation covers early-morning raids, how investigators linked rubber-stamped paperwork to multiple victims, tense confrontations over insurance rescissions, and the discovery of odd evidence like meticulous records and a book on sociopathy. Short, striking scenes paint a tense portrait.


