20/20 (ABC)... "After a young couple is murdered, their true identities lead to a shocking twist about their missing baby."
(OAD 11/4/23).
Saturday, August 22, 2026
Friday Night 'Dateline' episode 'Simply Diabolical'
DATELINE on NBC. Last night's episode was called, "Simply Diabolical" (8-21-2026). Did you watch the encore presentation?
Click on the logo below for DATELINE.
18 Non-Consecutive weeks at Number #1 'Choosing Texas' by Ella Langley
CHOOSING TEXAS sung and co-written by ELLA LANGLEY (2026). I usually don't do this because I report on movies, trailers and mystery podcasts. But.... I'll make an exception because I am a classic country music fan (1980s & 1990s).
Everyone has gone crazy over the newest song by Ella Langley. It's called, "Choosing Texas" and it is a throw-back to traditional country music. It hit number #1 on the hot country chart for 25 weeks. It has crossed over to the hot pop chart and hit number #1 for 18 non-consecutive weeks (8-22-2026). It is the song of the Summer.
"Texas" tells the story about Ella who is from the state of Tennessee. She travels with her boyfriend back to his home town of Abilene, Texas. They walk into a bar and his former childhood sweetheart is there. Ella realizes that she may lose her man and what waits for him in Abilene. She sings about him choosing Texas even after what she had taught him about Tennessee.
This certainly is a return to what country music used to be. The lyrics, the voice and the musical sound. Older music fans are saying, "Country music is back from the dead." Everyone is reacting to this song across the internet. It has reached number #1 in multiple countries too. Celebrities, country singers and regular folks are singing their "covers" of the song. A rap artist created his own lyrics over the song. Music singers are even writing an answer to the song by "Leaving Texas" (Hahaha!).
What I like are the lyrics that mention older country artist songs, "Smokey Mountain Rain" (Ronnie Milsap), "Amarillo By Morning", (George Strait) and "East Bound and Down" (Jerry Reed). Their influence on Ella is extraordinary and it is just old-fashioned country.!!
"Choosing Texas" official music video.
This reminded me of a country hit by Patty Loveless called, "Here I Am" (1994). "Texas" harkens back to the 1990s when country music was so good.
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Classic Podcast '48 Hours' episode 'Star Witness' 2003
48 Hours (CBS).... "Are they guilty of terrible crimes or are they victims themselves? 48 Hours - examines two separate reports: Gloria Killian, who was arrested for a robbery-homicide she claimed she did not commit, and Clarence Elkins, who was incarcerated for the murder of his mother-in-law but maintained his innocence.
"48 Hours" correspondents Peter Van Sant and Susan Spencer report.
This classic episode last aired on 9/13/2003.
Podcast 'Dateline' True Crime Vault with Andrea Canning
True Crime Vault (NBC)....
- In Massachusetts, Lindsay Clancy is on trial for allegedly murdering her three children. Her family and former colleagues testify for the defense.
- In New York, Luigi Mangione pleads guilty to federal stalking charges in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, while his lawyers seek to have the state murder case dismissed.
- In Dateline Round Up, Alex Murdaugh appears for a preliminary hearing ahead of his retrial for the murders of his wife and son.
- Plus, the trial begins for one of three people accused in the ambush murder of 33-year-old father Jared Bridegan.
- And an expert explains ghost guns and how they can complicate investigations.
Saturday Night '48 Hours' with Anne-Marie Green on Aug. 22, 2026
48 HOURS on CBS. The encore episode presentation is called, "The Hit-and-Run Homicide of Davis McClendon." It will air this Saturday at 10/9 p.m.
"A romance is cut short when a man is found dead near his mangled car. His newfound love is convinced it was no accident."
"48 Hours" correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports.
Wednesday, August 19, 2026
Podcast 'Talking Dateline' with Josh Mankiewicz for 'Crime-Con'
Talking Dateline (NBC).... "In a special edition of Talking Dateline, NBC News’ Ellison Barber, host of the Netflix podcast, - Allegedly - gives Josh Mankiewicz the third degree onstage at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, for - CrimeCon 2026."
"Josh tells Ellison how he got his start covering true crime and what these cases can teach us about ourselves and others. He also talks about the genesis of his award-winning podcast series - Dateline: Missing in America - before taking questions from the audience."
Classic Podcast '48 Hours' episode 'A Time To Kill?' 1999
48 Hours (CBS).... "Sterling Barber was 17-years-old when he violently stabbed a man to death. Sterling said the accused attacker, a father and church Deacon, tried to sexually assault him. But was it self-defense or murder?"
"48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports.
This classic episode last aired on 9/13/1999.
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