Talking Dateline: The Trouble in Bardstown

In part two of this special edition of Talking Dateline, NBC News’ Ellison Barber, host of the Netflix podcast “Allegedly," sits down with Josh Mankiewicz at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, for CrimeCon 2026. Josh tells Ellison what it’s like interviewing families who have gone thro ...  Show more

When 21-year-old college student Helene Pruszynski is found murdered, the case remains cold for nearly forty years until a new detective uses an innovative method to catch Helene’s killer. Josh Mankiewicz reports. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for ...  Show more

A 35-year-old woman named Crystal Rogers went missing from Bardstown, KY back in 2015. Her car was found on the side of a busy parkway with a flat tire, keys, wallet, and phone still inside. Just 16 months later, while searching for answers, Crystal's father is murdered in col ...

Once dubbed “The Most Beautiful Small Town in America” and considered the Bourbon Capital of the World, Bardstown, Kentucky is like a lot of small, tight-knit communities all across America.But just under the surface, there’s something darker. Not everyone wants to talk about it. ...  Show more

Weeks and then months go by, but still no sign of missing mother Crystal Rogers. It's the fourth tragedy to strike Bardstown in recent years. But then, for the first time, investigators give family and friends hope that there's been a break in one of the cases.  To learn more abo ...  Show more

The stakes are high and the pressure is on in the Crystal Rogers case as all of Kentucky is watching, waiting to learn what really happened to the Bardstown mother in 2015.