Introducing Season 3 of Morrison Mysteries: The Dead Alive

About this episode

Keith Morrison introduces Season 3 of Morrison Mysteries, focusing on a mysterious disappearance in the Meadowcroft family.

In Season 3 of Morrison Mysteries, Dateline NBC's Keith Morrison introduces you to the Meadowcroft family, living on a sprawling American farm. The household is teeming with rivalry and passion, envy and anger. When someone mysteriously disappears, two brothers are accused of murder. But all is not as it seems. Tune in to Wilkie Collins’ The Dead Alive, a novel based on a real trial from 150 years ago, to find out what really happened. Begin listening for free on Monday, August 26. Subscribe to Dateline Premium to listen ad-free and get subsequent episodes early: DatelinePremium.com

People in this episode

Host: Keith Morrison

Topics covered

• mystery
• family rivalry
• disappearance
• murder trial
• fiction
• true crime

Keywords

• mystery
• disappearance
• murder
• Meadowcroft family
• The Dead Alive
• Keith Morrison
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Dateline NBC

Books & works: The Dead Alive

Places: Meadowcroft, American farm

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