Deadly Engagement
- Episodes
- 7
- Format
- Series – listen from the start
- Latest episode
- Oct 2, 2025
About the podcast
Denita Smith was about to fulfill her dreams. Just months away from getting her master’s degree, Denita had recently gotten engaged to her college sweetheart. But her future vanished in a puff of smoke with one gunshot from a mysterious assailant. Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz takes you to North Carolina for a twisted story of sex, lies and betrayal that will keep you guessing until the very end.
Episodes 7
A Command Performance
Former lovers are reunited in court as Denita Smith’s accused killer goes to trial. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data …
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Former lovers are reunited in court as Denita Smith’s accused killer goes to trial.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Good Neighbors
A knife in a trash can raises questions about a key witness. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
A Knife in the Night
Two women. One man. And a stunning new allegation. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Homecoming
Just days before Denita Smith is laid to rest, a suspect is charged with her murder. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data …
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Just days before Denita Smith is laid to rest, a suspect is charged with her murder.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
He Said, She Said
As they dig deeper into the case, detectives begin to focus on two people with very different stories about one another. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our …
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As they dig deeper into the case, detectives begin to focus on two people with very different stories about one another.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
The Telltale SUV
When Denita Smith, a talented North Carolina graduate student, is gunned down outside her home, investigators hunt for witnesses and clues. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for …
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When Denita Smith, a talented North Carolina graduate student, is gunned down outside her home, investigators hunt for witnesses and clues.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
Introducing: Deadly Engagement
Denita Smith was about to fulfill her dreams. Just months away from getting her master’s degree, Denita had recently gotten engaged to her college sweetheart. But her future vanished in a puff of smoke with one …
Show notes
Denita Smith was about to fulfill her dreams. Just months away from getting her master’s degree, Denita had recently gotten engaged to her college sweetheart. But her future vanished in a puff of smoke with one gunshot from a mysterious assailant. Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz takes you to North Carolina for a twisted story of sex, lies and betrayal that will keep you guessing until the very end.
Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.
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