Two young women leading rich, full lives are found dead years apart, both apparent suicides. The two had never met, but it turns out they did have one thing in common. Rob Stafford reports in this Dateline classic that originally aired on NBC on December 2, 2007.

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Andrea Canning interviews Keith Morrison about his latest episode, “The Girl with the Hibiscus Tattoo,” based on his original podcast “Murder in the Hollywood Hills.” 21-year-old Kristi Johnson mysteriously disappeared in 2003 after meeting a man at the Century City Mall in Los Angeles who invited her to audition for a Bond movie.  She was found dead days later. Keith talks about the group of women who helped bring Kristi’s killer to justice and shares a clip from his 2023 interview with Kristi’s mother, Terry Hall. Susan Leibowitz, one of the producers of the episode, answers viewer and listener questions.
 
Listen to “Murder in the Hollywood Hills” here: https://link.chtbl.com/mithh_social
 
Listen to Keith’s interview with Terry Hall available to Dateline Premium subscribers: https://dateline.supportingcast.fm/listen/dateline-nbc-premium/after-the-verdict-death-in-the-hollywood-hills

Listen to the episode about the murder of Crystal Taylor mentioned by Susan Leibowitz: https://link.chtbl.com/dl_onemoment
 
Hear from the forensic sketch artist who worked on the Kristi Johnson and Crystal Taylor cases: https://www.nbcnews.com/dateline/video/how-forensic-artists-aid-investigations-1077038147665

Talking Dateline: The Girl with the Hibiscus Tattoo

A terrifying killer and serial predator is brought down by a courageous group of women after he lures them with false promises of fame and fortune in Hollywood. Keith Morrison reports.

Listen to Keith’s original podcast on this story, “Murder in the Hollywood Hills” here: https://link.chtbl.com/mithh_social

Resources: National Sexual Assault Hotline 800-656-4673 or online.rainn.org

Listen to Andrea Canning and Keith Morrison as they go behind the scenes of the making of this episode in ‘Talking Dateline’: https://link.chtbl.com/tdl_thegirlwiththehibiscustattoo

The Girl with the Hibiscus Tattoo

Josh Mankiewicz chats with Dennis Murphy about his episode, “The Road Trip.” In June 2015, renowned holistic doctor Teresa Sievers was found dead in her Florida home. Police received a tip that sent them across several states to find her killers, but they determined the mastermind was much closer to home. Dennis talks about the killers’ lengthy road trip to the scene of the crime and their intriguing stops along the way. And, Josh and Dennis discuss how one defendant ended up taking a plea deal and testifying against another defendant – his childhood best friend. Plus, Dennis plays a web-exclusive clip from his interview with defense attorney Elizabeth Parker and answers viewer questions about the episode.

Listen to the full episode of “The Road Trip” here: https://link.chtbl.com/dl_theroadtrip

Watch the full episode on Peacock. It’s S28 E29.

Talking Dateline: The Road Trip

Cornell student and star athlete Charlie Tan excels in everything. But when he gets caught in the middle of a murder investigation, the community is left in shock. Dennis Murphy reports.

House of Secrets

Josh Mankiewicz and Keith Morrison sit down to talk about Keith’s episode, “The Sisterhood.” In March 2015, Stacy Feldman was found dead in the bathtub of her Colorado home. Stacy’s death was initially ruled “undetermined” until someone with a fresh set of eyes took a closer look and determined Stacy had been murdered. Keith tells Josh about the band of women who helped bring Stacy’s killer to justice and the two discuss the issue of domestic violence that is often in the background of Dateline episodes. Keith also plays a web-exclusive clip from his interview with the founders of the Training Institute of Strangulation Prevention.
Listen to the full episode of “The Sisterhood” here: https://link.chtbl.com/dl_thesisterhood
Resources: National Domestic Violence Hotline 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or www.thehotline.org

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