DATELINE to Air 'The Mushroom Mystery' on Indiana Wife Accused of Poisoning Husband
Blayne Alexander reports from Noblesville, Indiana, with expert insight from Purdue University's Dr. Mary Catherine Aime.
NBC's DATELINE is set to air a new report titled 'The Mushroom Mystery' on Friday, July 24 at 10 p.m. ET/9 p.m. CT, examining the case of an Indiana wife accused of poisoning her husband with mushrooms. The episode, reported by correspondent Blayne Alexander, centers on the discovery of a body on a rural road outside of Indianapolis and the subsequent investigation into whether the victim was killed by mushroom poisoning. Interviews include the woman who found the body, friends of the victim, and mycology expert and Purdue University professor Dr. Mary Catherine Aime. The following night, on Saturday, July 25 at the same time, DATELINE is also set to air 'A Promise to Gloria,' a separate one-hour report on the decades-long search for answers in the unsolved murder of a 14-year-old girl in Cleveland, Ohio, reported by Andrea Canning.
The Mushroom Mystery
The story: When a woman finds a body on a rural road outside of Indianapolis, police learn the victim might have been poisoned with mushrooms.
Reported by: Blayne Alexander
Interviews with: The woman who found the body Jennie Thomas, friends of the victim Matt Tanner and his wife Chris and an expert in mycology and professor at Purdue University Dr. Mary Catherine Aime.
Where: Noblesville, Indiana
A Promise to Gloria
The story: For decades, a mother searches for answers in the unsolved murder of her 14-year-old daughter Gloria until new DNA technology changes everything.
Reported by: Andrea Canning
Interviews with: Gloria's mother Yvonne Pointer, detectives Jack Bornfeld and Janice Abernathy, former prosecutor Richard Bell, and others.
Where: Cleveland, Ohio
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