Susan Polk Pt. 1: Meeting the Therapist

A father’s reckless plea for reconciliation masked a sinister plot that turned his own children into unwitting accomplices. Behind a window left open in the dead of night, Trevor Summers transformed a suburban home into a prison, launching a harrowing 55-hour odyssey of obsession ...  Show more

Neighbors noticed the Zotto house had fallen strangely quiet, though the family car remained parked in the driveway. Amber Zotto's mom hadn't heard from her in days either, which prompted a welfare check. While a chilling note sat on the counter, a frantic search eventually led i ...  Show more

In the first half of this two-part episode, former FBI agent and criminal profiler Candice DeLong digs into the case of Susan Polk. When she was just 15, a troubled and lonely Susan sought the help of a psychologist named Dr. Felix Polk. Instead, she wound up marrying her ...

Timothy Haslett Jr. was first arrested in October of 2022 after a woman, identified only by her initials in docs as TJ, saved her life by escaping out of what was essentially a homemade torture chamber, where she had been held captive. Fast forward to July of 2024, Timothy Haslet ...  Show more

Blayne Alexander talks with Dennis Murphy and Dateline producer Brad Davis about their episode, “Deadly Mischief.” In 2014, after esteemed FSU law professor Dan Markel was fatally shot, investigators uncovered a murder-for-hire plot orchestrated, according to prosecutors, by M ...

In July of 2018, a 26-year-old Washington woman attempted to flee her adoptive mother’s house, but was carried back inside by her brother. She hasn’t been seen by friends or neighbors since, and her family claims she ran away. Strangely, it would be nearly a year-and-a-half un ...