here again is keith morrison.road to macon when he heard the terrible news. it was likely lauren whose body they found. and so he went to police headquarters to meet with now retired chief of police mike burns. >> he wanted to identify his daughter. we told him no. and then he was insistent he wanted to identify his daughter. so i cleared the room, told him that it wasn't chief to father. it was father to father. he didn't want identifier. i told him that's not the last way you want to remember your daughter. >> then chief burns told lawrence father what they found. and that he didn't need to see that. >> he just stared at me and he said i agree. and that was pretty much the end of the conversation. >> wow. >> he gave a lot of death notices but that was tough. i've got a son and three daughters, that was tough. >> but who, who would commit such a violent crime? dismember a victim. and then cover his tracks so carefully. like someone had planned it. was killing to satisfy some sicknick raving. >> do you think that

here's keith morrison with "the waiting car". >> our minds have a curious way of deceiving us.mething off, something wrong. even terrible. and yet, something in the brain wants to believe the worst didn't happen. kennedy stoner knows that feeling well. >> i was kind of pushing away from my gut instinct. i'm not really sure why. i never imagined this ever happening to one of my friends. >> i wouldn't think you would want to imagine it? >> no, or anyone that i know. so, my mind didn't go there. >> so, she told herself it would be fine, as she reached out from her home here in salt lake city, utah. messages to her friend, mackenzie lueck. >> i saw that she was an opening my snap chats and i texted her. i didn't get a text back. and this is stupid, but i was kind of wondering if she was mad at me for something. >> the mind once a simple explanation. after all, she knew her best friend was grieving. mackenzie's grandmother had recently passed away in california. >> i know she was heartbroken over that and so was the rest of her family, because they were all very close. >> she went t

here is keith morrison with the vow.s made a promise to their mother and were hoping to keep it. but now, it was up 12 other people, a jury. were you in the court when the verdict was read? >> yes. >> tell me about that. >> what a huge relief to hear those words, "we, the jury, find ken wakisaka guilty of murder in the second degree. " it was amazing. ken was -- well, surprised would be an understatement. >> i didn't expect this at all. >> but these two? >> i was a really happy girl. you know, i'm like -- the system worked. you know, it >> i didn't expect this at all. >> but these two? >> i was a really happy girl. you know, i'm like -- the system worked. you know, it worked. >> ken, who still maintained his innocence, was sentenced to life in prison. and that would be it, end of story. except -- coincidence is such a strange and powerful thing, isn't it? it's a curious story the way you encountered this case, hmm? >> yes. i was visiting another client who had been charged with murder. >> defense attorney john edmunds do

here is keith morrison, with a broken circle. >> this guy is endless here, at the end of the california desert. it's her heaven, so far from the tree tangled sky, where she grew up. the woods of missouri. and the yellow farmhouse, where the story begins. her father's farmhouse, his school. delivered at? >> i do love my dad. >> are you afraid of him? >> i am scared of my dad. >> what a strange, strange thing. to love the person you're afraid of. the father you are afraid of. >> i one point in time, i wasn't afraid of him. he was in 20 is now. >> but she was in which she is now either, which is why she's come back all these years later, to the woods in the old farmhouse, at her dad school. but, we begin, years ago, and far away, in a place called faris, texas. teresa tucker, a single mom of three was, no other word for it, desperate. it was about her middle daughter, ashley, spiraling out of control. what were you worried about? >> drugs and rebellion. very mouth-y, and so, i didn't know where to turn. >> how old was she at the time? >> 16. >> on that december weekend of 2014, actually wa

here is keith morrison with dark valley. >> there is a kind of piece here.in her own chosen exile. the vast pacific for company. how else to live? what was impossible to understand or forget. what began that sunny afternoon far in southern california's san fernando valley. early may, 2012. >> something was really wrong but a lot more wrong than i could imagine. >> it was the boy who knew it first, knew something was wrong. his dad was supposed to take him to school that morning. but after school -- >> i was to go to the school and pick him up after basketball practice. he said daddy didn't pick me up this morning, and i said what? i said daddy didn't show up this morning. >> it could happen, busy families, people forget. the boy got to school some other way. >> so he called a friend from around the corner. >> or sometimes things fall apart. >> the situation sounded too crazy, love affairs, love triangles, drug, dealers it sounded to outlandish. >> once those stable loving pieces that have fallen apart. how do they come together again? >> somebody's going to

here is keith morrison with the fugitive millionaire. ♪ ♪ ♪ >> an american murdered in a tropical paradised wealthy man went on the run. >> i'm trying to delay my imminent capture. >> why was he hiding? >> he is bonkers, in my view, without a doubt. >> the story is a strange brew of dogs and guns and girls, teenage girls. >> i was ready to shoot him, and for some reason, i missed. >> an interconnected web with one man at its center. >> john is smart. he knows what he's doing. >> the case will take us on the high tech world of silicon valley, to the jungles of central america, and finally, finally back state-side into the deep south. [noise] >> all right. get ready for some serious heart of darkness here. >> heart of darkness? oh, yes. and a wildly strange tale about a high flying business tycoon named john mcafee and the bizarre chain of events that would make him the focus of an international man hunt. there is little doubt you know the name mcafee, even if you don't recognize his face. that's because you probably had antivirus software on your computer at one time or another. >> for the

here is keith morrison with silent witness. >> i think i pause for a second and had to take a deep breath. and just the reality of what was going on sinking in. >> those who saw the footprints would not forget them. they were tiny and they were bloody. >> i had to get my composure to finish searching this house to make sure there is nobody else in the house. >> it was the third november 2006, early afternoon. scott irving was the wake county sheriff's dispatched to chatted oaks. the outskirts of raleigh north carolina. here because of the 9-1-1 call from this place on birch leaf drive. >> i think my sister is dead. >> tell me what happened ma'am? >> i have no idea, oh my god. >> the caller was meredith fischer, she had just discovered on the floor of the master bedroom the savagely beaten body of her elderly sister, 29 year old michelle young, a woman whose death was about to be famous. >> listen to me mom, i'm going to tell you what to do but you need to calm down. there's blood everywhere? >> yes. >> listen to me, ma'am is she breathing? >> i don't think so. >> have you checked? >> mich

here is keith morrison with a killer in cottonwood. >> on the afternoon of may 4th, 2012, casey duenas walked out onto the field for the start of his very favorite thing, high school baseball. the double hitter. spring was in it's full glory here in northern california. his senior year was almost done. this was the place he beloved. the game he loved. >> people sometimes talk about having premonition's of things. did you have anything like that adult? >> it was just another day, just another one of my countless baseball games. countless baseball games. >> president of course. though no one knew it, as they wild their we threw a golden afternoon. reading, california, with its famous sundial bridge, it's parks, it's middle america feel. it's a whole different place, a different life, then the california whose reputations blurs technicolor from the botox and tmz narcissism with 600 miles to the south. drive a few minutes from reading, and you are on the ball diamond in a little place called cottonwood, here in the shadows of the mighty mountain, an anchor. just like the peaceful peace cas

keith morrison is making his debut on a popular sleep and meditation app. it is a new sleep story on call. it is called the curious case of the overnight oats. it is set to appear on the app on tuesday. in an interview with "people" magazine, he said the story will take listeners on a reimagined journey of goldilocks and the three bears. >>> miles of streets in downtown san jose shut down today for one of the city's viva calle events. the city closed the roadways so people could bike, walk, skate, anything they want without worrying about cars. >> it is nice to know. it is something the city is doing for us. very pleasant. >> it is life. especially to roller skaters. i'm sure to bikers. it is instrumental for people who want to feel safe coming out on the street. >> the streets were closed for five hours. they reopened at 3:00. activities, food trucks, music, all of that with all kinds of thing to do for everyone. >>> it is a sign california is getting closer to a power-free power grid. they said we set a new record yesterday. 100% of electricity on the gri

keith morrison the man with the golden voice is at it again.s. somebody wrote i wish keith morrison was my dad. can you imagine the bedtime stories? and another writing does do anything that is not about murder and -- announcing the wait is over about take a listen. >> the story about a bear. the bear who didn't know what to do and didn't have many options. >> is that a six hour story? that was the intro to the bear gonna be here a while. >> it is nice to see how he sits when he translates. >> yeah. you can hear the full sleep story on the calm app. it is streaming now. >> great about keith when we saw him last week. he talks like that in real life. >> it is not an act. >> would you like to take my mic? >> hello. >> hi savannah savannah -- >> -- daniel ratcliffe stepping into the shoes of the song parody hit maker for the upcoming biopic. here is a bit of that trailer. >> ready for this. >> yeah. >> hey, like a surgeon cutting for the very first time ♪ ♪ like a surgeon ♪ ♪ >> anyone got an accordion? >> so much about that that is just how i'm d

here is keith morrison with bad blood. >> once in a while, in a complicated life, a woman can get luckyh is why you are looking at the sweet little town called conyers, georgia. and deep downtown, with gated communities, and schools, it was pure luck that brought nikki whitehead to this house, in this quiet, safe neighborhood. just far enough away from atlanta, that capital of overheated ambition down the drive. here in conyers, she could give her beautiful twin daughters a better life than hers. but of course, look, fortune and faith can go either way. sometimes, in ways very hard to comprehend. >> everything about this goes against nature. >> how can somebody do that? >> it was definitely the bloodiest crime scene i had ever been to. >> in the next few minutes you will know exactly when it happened, where it happened, how it happened. but of course, the real question is why it happened. and the answer to that, as you will see, is kind of complicated. that is how nikki whitehead's life was. >> i love everything about her. >> debra harris grew up with nikki, she was a wild child, pretty

. >>> if you are a fan of "true crime" you know the voice, "dateline's" keith morrison, making his debutapp, voicing a new sleep story on calm called "the curious case of the overnight ohs." ahh. this story is set to appear on the app tomorrow. morrison said the story will take listeners on a reimagined journey of goldilocks and the three bears. morrison will be back to his old episode of "dateline" on nbc by area. that won't help you sleep. it will scare you awake. >>> crocs and footlocker have a breakfast themed shoe. >> inspired by cinnamon toast crunch, trix, honey nut cheerios, i love those and cocoa puffs, sell between $45 and $70, they come with cereal themed charms such as berries, cereal logos and cinnamon squares. buy them at footlocker and champs, kids and men's sizing. >> men's. >> crocs has dabbled also with kfc and hidden valley ranch. >> marcus is a big fan. which is your choice? >> honey nut cheerios. >> you like to keep it healthy. >> o, o, o. >>> quickly approaching 6:00 for you this morning. standing against russia. >> we believe that we are visiting you to say thank y

>> pulling this off had a lot of twists and turns but thankfully we got legitimized by having keith morrisontation in new york city and the body is still warm eight suspects stand accused all have reason to kill. >> the murderer is in this room. >> so who dun it to find out you will have to meet the married troupe who brought this death to life >> here we go. >> "murder in studio 1." >> the year is 2020. and the "today show" players delve into an old time radio play though, enthusiastic. >> okeydoke that -- >> most have never taken to the stage. >> the role of inspector cameo clof will be portrayed by hoda kotb cameo klopf. >> if cameo is the bad cop, min doubles down as the second bad cop, at times more aggressive than cameo. >> ooh. >> like real life. >> gladys the young. >> clear from day one they have work to do. >> out of this world, wait for your cue >> wife died of -- poison last year >> ptomane. >> what is it? >> -- are you colonel sanders? >> i'm trying to do the character. >> the cast adopts a southern twang. >> may i suggest you use your stethoscope? >> i know two accents really w