Keri Murphy, 16, called police to report a break-in at her family's Humble, Texas, home. Her mom Mary Ann Murphy was found murdered, leading to stunning revelations.
After a young father was murdered and a woman was stabbed to death in broad daylight, law enforcement had to determine whether the two crimes could be connected.
NBC News' Blayne Alexander has been named a Dateline NBC correspondent, joining anchor Lester Holt and correspondents Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison, and Dennis Murphy.
"None of it felt real," Aya Altantawi said of finding her mom, Nada Huranieh, dead on the patio of their sprawling Michigan home — and the shocker that came next.