Former TV anchor allegedly targeted by ex. A professor's murder. Plus, Aileen Wuornos, in her own words.

Summary

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Dateline NBC – True Crime Weekly

Episode Air Date: October 30, 2025
Host: Lester Holt
Episode Focus: High-profile murder-for-hire plot involving a TV anchor’s ex-wife, a cold case professor’s murder trial, the Louvre heist, and a new look at serial killer Aileen Wuornos.

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Episode Overview

This episode of Dateline True Crime Weekly weaves together several gripping true-crime stories currently making headlines. The opening segments dive into a complex family drama culminating in an alleged murder-for-hire plot by the ex-wife of a former Nashville TV anchor. Next, Dateline covers new developments in the trial of a fugitive yoga teacher accused in the 2010 murder of a Maryland professor. The episode wraps with the latest crime news, including Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sentencing, the daring Louvre museum heist, a high-profile police shooting, and an in-depth conversation about the life and psychology of infamous serial killer Aileen Wuornos, as explored in a new Netflix documentary.

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Key Stories & Discussion Points

1. Alleged Murder-for-Hire: Angie Solomon and the Solomon Family Saga

(00:58–09:54)

Background & Family Dynamics

• Angelia “Angie” Solomon is due in Tennessee court, accused of soliciting the murder of her ex-husband, former WSMV anchor Aaron Solomon.
• The Solomons married in 2001, had two children (Grant and Gracie), and lived in the Nashville suburbs.
• Angie: Doctorate in pharmacy, primary caregiver; Aaron: Financial planner, formerly local TV anchor.
• Their marriage dissolved in 2014 amid allegations of abuse by Angie—allegations Aaron vehemently denies and that were not substantiated by the courts (04:46).

Sequence of Tragedies and Legal Battles

• 2020: Their 18-year-old son Grant died in a tragic accident—pinned and killed by his own truck in a sloped parking lot (05:12–06:40).
  • Angie accused Aaron of foul play in Grant’s death, though police ruled it accidental; no charges were brought against Aaron.
• Angie and daughter Gracie launched public social media campaigns (“Justice for Grant,” “Freedom for Gracie”) accusing Aaron of abuse (07:11).
• Aaron filed a defamation suit over these online allegations, which was dismissed for insufficient proof of reputational harm (07:33).

Murder-for-Hire Scheme

• Prosecutors allege Angie met undercover officers to solicit Aaron’s murder for $5,000 (02:40).
• Undercover recordings caught Angie expressing the wish that Aaron “die a slow death,” motivated in part by a trust fund for daughter Gracie if Aaron died (08:07–08:23).
• Aaron responded on the “Good Grief Good God” podcast, describing his shock:
  • “My heart sank and my heart rate went up like a million instantly. I was in disbelief. I was in shock. Like, it’s... everybody’s saying like you’re like a Dateline episode or something, but it’s your life in some ways.” (08:55)
• Angie pled not guilty. Her defense claims her words on the recording were not meant literally (09:21).
• A preliminary hearing is scheduled to reveal more about the evidence against Angie (09:37).

Notable Quotes

• Lester Holt (to Andrea Canning): “This is either one of the more diabolical cases or it’s just the worst divorce case this side of the Mississippi. It’s a tangled mess.” (03:37)
• Gracie Solomon (daughter, on YouTube): “My brother died protecting me from my father, Aaron Solomon. My father’s a monster.” (03:05)

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2. Cold Case Murder Trial: Professor Sue Ann Marcum

(11:42–17:30)

The Case

• Jorge Landeros, yoga teacher, faces trial for the 2010 murder of accounting professor Sue Ann Marcum in Maryland.
• Prosecutors claim Landeros seduced and financially exploited Sue, ultimately murdering her for a $500,000 life insurance payout (12:20–14:32).

Prosecution’s Narrative

• Landeros used his charm to gain Sue’s trust. Marcum financially bankrolled his ventures; when her funds were depleted, she was killed (14:23).
• Crime scene evidence: DNA and fingerprints linked to Landeros, who fled to Mexico, allegedly displaying a consciousness of guilt (15:05–15:46).

Defense’s Response

• Defense claims Sue was killed during a botched burglary; another man caught driving her Jeep was not properly investigated.
• Life insurance policies were reciprocal—each beneficiary of the other’s—suggesting legitimate business interests, not premeditated murder (16:06–16:59).

Stakes

• Landeros faces life in prison without parole if convicted (17:17).

Notable Quotes

• Neil Augenstein (WTOP reporter): “Sue Marcum was a wonderful teacher... she was enchanted by him. And according to prosecutors, over the next several years, he preyed upon her.” (13:07–13:39)

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3. Crime News Roundup: Diddy, the Louvre Heist, and Police Violence

(19:39–24:30)

Sean "Diddy" Combs Sentenced

• Sentenced to 50 months (4 years, 2 months) federal prison; official release date: May 8, 2028; could get out by Dec 2027 with good behavior (20:05–20:45).

Daring Louvre Museum Heist

• Thieves executed a movie-like robbery in under eight minutes, stealing over $100 million in crown jewels.
• Several arrests made; suspects linked via DNA, but jewels not yet recovered (21:00–22:16).

Illinois Police Shooting

• Sonia Massie killed by Deputy Sean Grayson after calling police over a possible intruder (22:31–23:09).
• Body cam footage shows Grayson threatening Massie (“Better not. I swear to God, I’ll shoot you right in your face.”).
• Jury found Grayson guilty of second-degree murder. Massie’s family celebrates the verdict, emphasizing she “was never a threat” (23:32–24:30).
  • Quote (family lawyer): “The unequivocal answer is no, she was not a threat. She was never a threat. And that’s what was proven in this court.” (24:03)

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4. Spotlight: Aileen Wuornos in Her Own Words

(24:32–29:36)

New Netflix Documentary: “Queen of the Serial Killers”

• Built around newly-uncovered jailhouse interviews.
• Wuornos, a sex worker, was convicted for killing seven men along Florida highways in 1991 and branded by tabloids as “the hooker from hell” (25:37).

Filmmaker Emily Turner’s Approach

• Turner describes Wuornos as a “contradiction”—seen as either a cold-blooded killer or a tragic, abused victim (26:12).
• Documentary provides never-before-seen interviews, including one conducted by Australian artist Jasmine Hirst after years of correspondence.
• Humanizes Wuornos while not minimizing her crimes, showing the psychological complexity of her case (27:09–27:47).

Key Issues Discussed

• Wuornos’ claims of self-defense and trauma: “I am innocent. It was self defense.” – Eileen Wuornos (24:54)
• Context of Wuornos’ abuse history and early sexual trauma, with Turner noting Wuornos claimed as many as 20 assaults in her first year as a sex worker (28:15).
• The film navigates the tension between Wuornos’ traumatic background and the brutality of her crimes.

Notable Quotes

• Aileen Wuornos: “I am not. I do not regret it. Do not regret it.” (24:59)
• Emily Turner: “She’s such a sort of contradiction... the truth kind of comes somewhere in the middle.” (26:12–26:46)
• Andrea Canning: “On one hand you can’t ignore her past... but then you can’t ignore that she’s breaking the law in a really big way and taking away these people from their families.” (28:58)

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Key Timestamps

• 00:58–09:54: Solomon murder-for-hire case and family background
• 11:42–17:30: Professor Marcum cold case murder trial
• 19:39–24:30: Crime roundup (Diddy, Louvre heist, Illinois police shooting)
• 24:32–29:36: Aileen Wuornos documentary discussion and interview

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Memorable Moments

• The wrenching moment Angie and Gracie accuse Aaron Solomon of past abuse and murder, driving the case’s notoriety (03:05, 07:11).
• The tragic details of Grant Solomon’s fatal accident, described from Aaron’s panicked perspective (06:12).
• Courtroom drama around the botched burglary defense in the Marcum case (16:06).
• Aileen Wuornos’s raw, conflicted self-justification: “I am not. I do not regret it. Do not regret it.” (24:59)
• The show’s signature blend of breaking news and deeply-reported tragedy, with recurring themes of justice, victimhood, and media scrutiny.

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Tone & Style

The episode maintains Dateline’s signature objective, journalistic tone—delivering dramatic but sober investigations balanced with empathetic interviews and expert legal insight. Voices of both the accused and their accusers are given ample space, fostering a complex, nuanced portrait of the criminal justice process.

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This summary captures all crucial case developments, contextualizes each story’s human impact, and features key voices and memorable quotes to bring the episode to life for those who missed the broadcast.

Transcript

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[Andrea Canning]

Pay attention because the trial is starting.

[Lester Holt]

Dateline's morning meeting is underway.

[Andrea Canning]

You know, it really got into the weeds about those Google searches.

[Lester Holt]

Our editorial team is catching up on breaking crime news. When do we think this trial really is going to be?

[Andrea Canning]

The cops thought it was a burglary. I've been in touch with them. Going to find out more.

[Lester Holt]

Welcome to DATELINE True Crime Weekly. I'm Lester Holt and for Andrea Canning, it's October 30th. And. And here's what's on our docket. In Maryland, the murder trial of a yoga teacher. Once on the FBI's most wanted list, his alleged victim, a beloved college professor.

[Neil Augenstein]

She was enchanted by him. But prosecutors say that he found his.

[Lester Holt]

Mark in DATELINE roundup, a release date for Sean Diddy Combs. Authorities arrest suspects in the Louvre museum heist. And an ex cop goes on trial for shooting an unarmed woman in her own home.

[Sue Simpson]

She said she was scared of a possible intruder.

[Lester Holt]

Plus, Andrea talks to the filmmaker taking a bold new approach to the story of female serial killer Aileen Wuornos.

[Narrator/Announcer]

It was kind of Aileen in her own words.

[Lester Holt]

But before all that, we're headed to Tennessee where a woman is accused of attempting to take out a hit on her ex husband. It wasn't the first time their troubled marriage burst into public view. Angelia or Angie Solomon is due to appear in Williamson county court next week for an important pre trial hearing in a case that made headlines earlier this year.

[Sue Simpson]

The ex wife of former WSMV morning anchor Aaron Solomon was arrested tonight.

[Lester Holt]

Prosecutors allege Angie met up with undercover officers and agreed to pay them $5,000 to murder her ex husband. Now the case gained instant notoriety not only because Angie's alleged target, Aaron Solomon, was well known around town, but also because the couple's daughter previous made disturbing allegations against him in a YouTube video that went viral.

[Narrator/Announcer]

My name is Gracie Solomon. I'm 14 years old, and I'm here to tell my story. My brother died protecting me from my father, Aaron Solomon. My father's a monster.

[Lester Holt]

Aaron has staunchly denied these allegations. Meantime, Angie has pleaded not guilty to several charges, including one count of solicitation of first degree murder. Here to unpack the allegations and family drama ahead of next week's hearing is Dateline producer Marianne o'. Donnel. Marianne, thanks for being with us. I don't know if we have the time for you to unpack all the parts of this case.

[Andrea Canning]

Yeah, you know, this is either one of the more diabolical cases or it's just the worst divorce case this side of the Mississippi. It's a tangled mess.

[Lester Holt]

Yeah. Well, tell us about this family, because there's a lot of background here.

[Andrea Canning]

There really is. So Aaron and Angelia, Angie, as you rightly called her, Solomon, they got married in 2001. They had two children, Grant and Gracie, and they were living in this beautiful suburb outside Nashville, Tennessee. Angie has a doctorate in pharmacy, though she really is pretty much, you know, takes care of the kids in the house. Aaron, who's a financial planner now, was, up until 2011, an anchor with the NBC affiliate station WSMV.

[Lester Holt]

So at some point, the Solomons begin having marriage issues. Their marriage starts to fall apart. Tell us about that.

[Andrea Canning]

Yeah, it was 2013. Aaron filed for divorce from Angie, and it was finalized in 2014. Now, he cited irreconcilable differences, but according to the divorce documents, they were having major financial issues.

[Lester Holt]

What did Angie have to say about the divorce?

[Andrea Canning]

She made some really strong allegations of abuse, saying that Aaron physically and sexually abused her and the kids. Aaron vehemently denies all of it. Now, multiple times throughout the divorce process, the court found these accusations lacked merit. Even giving Aaron majority custody of the kids, the court just never found any substance there of the allegations.

[Lester Holt]

All right, let's jump ahead to the summer of 2020. Something tragic happened to the Solomon's son, Grant.

[Andrea Canning]

Yeah, it's really an awful story. I mean, Grant is about 18. He was a baseball player going into his senior year of high school, and he meets his dad, Aaron, at a pitching complex. And there's a tiny parking lot outside, and it has this really steep incline. So now Aaron says he was the first to pull into the parking lot, parked his car, and then his son Grant arrived in his truck. Aaron says he saw his son get out of the car to get his baseball gear, and that's When Aaron says, you know, he got busy looking at his phone, checking his emails, you know, how we all do. And that when he looked back up, Grant was gone. And not only Grant, but the truck was gone. And he realizes that Grant's truck had rolled down the hill and dragged Grant with it into the ditch.

[Lester Holt]

Oh, my goodness. What happened Next?

[Andrea Canning]

Aaron called 911, told the operator that his son was trapped underneath the truck. He clearly is in a panic.

[Lester Holt]

Oh, my God.

[Andrea Canning]

Was your son working on it?

[Lester Holt]

No, no, he was just getting out of it. It's the hill. It's. We're on an incline. And I guess he didn't have it in park or something, or it wasn't engaged or. Oh, my God. And they weren't able to save him.

[Andrea Canning]

Correct. First responders had come to the scene, but, you know, the boy died en route to the hospital. Police investigated, and they determined that it was what it was a tragic accident.

[Lester Holt]

How did Angie react to Grant's death?

[Andrea Canning]

Angie accused Aaron of foul play. I mean, murdering their son. To be clear, again, there have been no charges brought against Aaron, and he vehemently denies any accusations.

[Lester Holt]

Angie and Gracie went public with their accusations on social media.

[Andrea Canning]

Oh, yeah. They made social media accounts under the names justice for Grant and Freedom for Gracie. That's where they share the abuse allegations against Aaron.

[Narrator/Announcer]

He has caused so much pain for my family. He has tried to manipulate me and has manipulated others, and it has worked.

[Lester Holt]

So what was Aaron's response to this social media campaign that's growing around him?

[Andrea Canning]

Aaron filed defamation lawsuit against Angie. They said the false allegations actually caused him to lose clients. A judge dismissed the case in March of 2022, saying that Aaron's filing didn't show that the campaign caused significant damage to his reputation or work.

[Lester Holt]

Okay, Marianne. That's the backdrop, if you can believe it. The alleged murder for hire scheme. So according to investigators, Angie was looking for someone to kill her husband. This was in April. She met up with undercover officers from the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation. How did all that play out? What happen?

[Andrea Canning]

Yeah, well, the undercover officers recorded a conversation with Angie in which she expressed her desire to have Aaron die a slow death and be put underground.

[Lester Holt]

So what are investigators saying about a possible motive for this alleged arrangement? Murder for hire arrangement?

[Andrea Canning]

Well, according to prosecutors at a hearing, the alleged motive would be largely a financial one. Angie supposedly told the undercover officers that Aaron's death would provide Gracie with access to a trust fund.

[Lester Holt]

I'm curious. You know, I can't imagine receiving this kind of news, but how did Aaron react to news of his ex wife's arrest?

[Andrea Canning]

Well, he spoke out on a podcast called the Good Grief Good God show and said he was scared and surprised by the alleged crime.

[Lester Holt]

My heart sank and my heart rate went up like a million instantly. And I'm just like, I was in disbelief. I was in shock. Like, it's everybody's saying like you're like a Dateline episode or something, but it's.

[Andrea Canning]

Your life in some ways. He's hoping this is what he says, that this case will confirm his side of the story, that he had done nothing wrong in the marriage or certainly to his son.

[Lester Holt]

We should reiterate that Angie has pleaded not guilty. Her attorney said at the probable cause hearing that there were a lot of things said in the court car that she didn't mean. So we'll see what else they have to say at the hearing coming up next week. What do we know about that?

[Andrea Canning]

Well, it's a preliminary hearing, so we should get a little more idea of the evidence prosecutors say they have against Angie.

[Lester Holt]

Well, Marianne, thanks for keeping us up to date on this one. It is a fascinating one with a lot of twists and turns. We'll check in with you as it progresses. Thanks very much.

[Andrea Canning]

You got it.

[Lester Holt]

Coming up, a jury weighs the fate of a man accused of befriending and then murdering a college professor.

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[Lester Holt]

Testimony wrapped up this week in the trial of a yoga teacher accused of murdering a beloved, beloved college professor 15 years ago, then allegedly fleeing to Mexico to escape justice. The story of how Jorge rueda Landoros befriended 52 year old Sue Ann Marcum and the nature of their relationship has formed the crux of the arguments the jury has heard. During the trial, prosecutors allege that Landeros was a ruthless con man who seduced sue into handing over hundreds of thousands of dollars of her life savings and and staged a burglary at her Maryland home to cover up her brutal murder.

[Andrea Canning]

The defendant knew he could not leave Sue Marcum alive and so he strangled her in the basement of her home.

[Lester Holt]

Landuros has denied it all. His defense attorney says that the friendship was real and Sue's actual killer was the man the police had in custody hours after the crime, but then let go. Here to tell us more is Neil Augenstein, who has been covering the case for the Washington D.C. radio news station WTOP from the beginning. Welcome to the podcast, Neal.

[Neil Augenstein]

Hello there, Lester.

[Lester Holt]

Pleasure to talk with you about this really fascinating case. Why don't we start off and ask you to give a kind of a thumbnail sketch, if you will, of who Sue Ann Marcum was. I know she's been described as beloved by her former students at American University.

[Neil Augenstein]

Sue Markham was an accounting and taxation professor at au's School of Business. All of her students said that she was a wonderful teacher.

[Lester Holt]

What was the connection between her and Lendoros? He's not denying that they knew each other obviously.

[Neil Augenstein]

Well, sue met Jorge Landeros in a Spanish class that he was teaching. They became friends in the months and years after that.

[Lester Holt]

Yeah, and I know the opening arguments. The prosecutor painting this idea that she was simply enchanted with him.

[Neil Augenstein]

The word was enchanted. And according to prosecutors, over the next several years, he preyed upon her.

[Andrea Canning]

At some point he was living in out of her home, teaching yoga and teaching massage. He ran his business out of a basement. Sue asked for nothing in return.

[Lester Holt]

Except.

[Andrea Canning]

Possibly for our love, that he was never going to give up.

[Neil Augenstein]

In 2008, they came up with a plan that they would be doing some day, trading together. Sue Marcum was the one who bankrolled it. By 2009, all of the money that the two had been working together with was gone. Then, according to prosecutors, he killed her.

[Andrea Canning]

When she had nothing left to give him. When the money ran dry for Hailanderos killed her.

[Neil Augenstein]

Police eventually found out that Sue Ann Marcum had a $500,000 life insurance policy and that Jorge Landeros was the sole beneficiary.

[Lester Holt]

And that obviously helps the prosecution form this idea that this was a financial crime.

[Neil Augenstein]

The fact that Jorge Landeros was the sole beneficiary was something that was repeated for this was a motive.

[Lester Holt]

Which brings us to the crime itself. Can you tell us what we know about the crime?

[Neil Augenstein]

According to prosecutors, on October 24, 2010, Sue Marcum and Jorge Landeros had a fight. According to police and prosecutors, Landeros smashed her on the head with a tequila bottle and strangled her to death in the basement.

[Lester Holt]

So what kind of incriminating information did the prosecution try to bring in the case against him?

[Neil Augenstein]

Well, crime scene investigators lifted potential fingerprints and they took DNA swabs from Sue Marcum's body. And prosecutors determined that that single source male contributor was Jorge Landeros.

[Lester Holt]

So they had a lot. They had a suspect, but they didn't have him in the country. He ends up in Mexico. And for the prosecution, they present that as evidence that he left the country as proof of a consciousness of guilt. So let's talk about what the defense position was. They've got a completely different perspective. They want the jury to hear.

[Andrea Canning]

This is a story about a botched burglary which led to the death of Ms. Marcum.

[Neil Augenstein]

That same night that Sue Markham was found dead, an 18 year old was found driving Sue Marcum's Jeep. The defense said that police were too quick to pooh, pooh the investigation into the man who was found in Sue Marcum's suv. And it made perfect sense that Jorge Landeros, who was a good friend of Sue Marcum, that his, that his fingerprints would be all over the home.

[Lester Holt]

And we should point out that Landeros attorneys did not shy away from this issue of the $500,000 life insurance policy.

[Neil Augenstein]

We learned that it was reciprocal.

[Andrea Canning]

Ms. Marcum had a life insurance policy and Mr. Landeros was the beneficiary. Mr. Landeros had a life insurance policy and Ms. Markham was the beneficiary.

[Neil Augenstein]

According to the defense, these two good friends were starting a business venture together. So it made perfect sense for them both to take out life insurance policies.

[Lester Holt]

And after seven days of testimony, the jury received the case. If he is convicted, what is he potentially looking at?

[Neil Augenstein]

In Maryland, the maximum sentence for premeditated first degree murder is life with no chance of parole.

[Lester Holt]

Well, Neil, it has been great having you on the podcast today. Thanks for doing this.

[Neil Augenstein]

Thank you for having me.

[Lester Holt]

Up next, it's time for DATELINE Roundup. We'll have news on Sean Combs prison release date, the latest on the Louvre heist, and an ex police officer's murder trial. Plus a brand new documentary about Aileen Wuornos unearths her jailhouse interviews. The serial killer, in her own words.

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Joining me for this week's roundup is DATELINE producer Sue Simpson. Thanks for joining us, Sue.

[Sue Simpson]

Hi, Lester.

[Lester Holt]

All right, let's get to it. Our first story. We're off to New York for an update in a case our listeners know well by now, that of music mogul Sean Diddy Combs. He's awaiting transport to federal prison after a jury convicted him this summer on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. What's the latest on that case, Sue?

[Sue Simpson]

So, Lester, as you know, Combs was officially sentenced earlier this month to 50 months in prison, but that was just an estimate of time. We were waiting for the Bureau of Prisons to factor in time served to get a more exact sense of his sentence. And they're now done with that. On Monday, they published his official release date. It is May 8, 2028.

[Lester Holt]

Now that means he'll be released in just over two and a half years. Is there any chance he gets out earlier for things like good behavior?

[Sue Simpson]

Yeah, definitely. He can get about 15% off his sentence for good behavior. So that could have him getting out, say, in December of 2027.

[Lester Holt]

All right. Our next Story. Another closely watched one. We're going to Paris for news of some arrests in the heist that at the world famous Louvre museum earlier this month. The story is, everybody keeps saying, because it's true. It's something out of a movie, right?

[Sue Simpson]

Straight out of a movie, isn't it? The museum was actually open when the robbery took place, which is amazing given the fact that this is the world's most visited museum. According to law enforcement. Around 9:30am on Sunday, October 19, a team of thieves backed a truck up to a balcony window and they broke in. And then they used disc cutters to cut open display cases. And they made a with more than $100 million worth of crown jewels. And then off the same way. They came in and escaped on motorbikes. And they did all that. This is remarkable, Lester. They did all that in less than eight minutes?

[Lester Holt]

Yeah, and time is of the essence because ultimately it's about retrieving the jewels before they can be broken down and sold. So do we know what happened?

[Sue Simpson]

Well, not yet, but there have been some arrests. On Sunday, French authorities detained two men who they said had prior convictions and had previously targeted jewelry stor. Then on Wednesday night, five more people were arrested. The Paris prosecutor did not give details about the suspect's identities, but did say that one of them had been tracked from DNA left behind at the scene. So far, Lester, there's no sign of the Jules.

[Lester Holt]

All right, for our final story, we're off to an Illinois courthouse for the latest in a case that garnered national attention. It was the 2024 shooting death of Sonia Massie in her home. By then Sheriff's Deputy SE Grayson. Remind us about that case.

[Sue Simpson]

So Sonia Massie called police in the early morning hours of July 6, 2024. She said she was scared of a possible intruder. And then Sheriff's Deputy Grayson responded to the scene.

[Lester Holt]

Massie answered the door for Grayson and a fellow officer and let them into her home. After noticing there was a pot of water boiling on the stove. Grayson asked Massey to remove it, testifying he took it as a threat. She what happened next was captured on his body cam. Better not. I swear to God, I'll shoot you right in your face.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Okay, I'm sorry, Sue.

[Lester Holt]

The video is obviously very upsetting. It went viral and it raised a lot of questions about the use of deadly force by police officers. And it did spark some protests. Grayson was charged with three counts of first degree murder, aggravated battery with a firearm, and official misconduct. He pleaded not guilty. This week is week two of his trial. What's the latest?

[Sue Simpson]

Well, the prosecution called several witnesses last week trying to prove that this was not appropriate police conduct and was instead murder. The prosecution also showed the body cam footage of the shooting frame by frame. And prosecutors argue that you can see Grayson getting angry at Massie and that she posed no threat to him. The defense began making their case this week and on Monday, Grayson himself took the stand. He said he felt threatened by Massey, Massey and he shot her in self defense.

[Lester Holt]

And we learned Wednesday afternoon that a jury found Sean Grayson guilty of second degree murder. Massey's family gathered outside the courthouse after the verdict was delivered and their lawyer gave a comment. Was Sonya a threat? The unequivocal answer is no, she was not a threat. She was never a threat. And that's what was proven in this court. Okay, sue, well, thanks so much for these updates.

[Sue Simpson]

Thank you, Lester.

[Andrea Canning]

The real Eileen Warnos is not a serial killer. I was so lost that I turned into one.

[Lester Holt]

You are listening to the voice of notorious serial killer Eileen Wuornos in a long lost interview she did from behind bars on Florida's death row. And here's Wuornos in another interview talking to former DATELINE correspondent Michelle Gillen.

[Andrea Canning]

I am innocent. It was self defense.

[Narrator/Announcer]

The legal system didn't believe you.

[Andrea Canning]

I am not. I do not regret it. Do not regret it.

[Lester Holt]

Wuornos jailhouse interviews are at the heart of a brand new Netflix documentary premiering this week called Queen of the Serial Killers. Produced by BBC Studios Documentary Unit in collaboration with NBC News Studios, the story of Eileen Wuornos has captivated the nation since her arrest in 1991. For a year long killing spree along a Florida highway, she's been called the hookah from hell, terrorized men along Florida's highways.

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[Lester Holt]

Wuornos, a Florida area sex worker, shot and killed seven men before robbing them and dumping their bodies in the woods. Now, more than three decades later, filmmaker Emily Turner wants to give viewers a closer look at Wuornos life leading up to the murders and a chance to hear the killer in her own words. Andrea Canning sat down with Turner recently to talk about the documentary. Take a listen to their conversation.

[Interviewer (Netflix Documentary)]

Emily, welcome to the show.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Thank you.

[Interviewer (Netflix Documentary)]

Tell us about Eileen Wuornos. What drew you to this story?

[Narrator/Announcer]

It sort of is infamous and there was something very kind of captivating and dare I say sort of charismatic and enigmatic about Eileen. And in doing the research it was quite clear that there was a pretty like black and white view that people seemed to come on side, it was either she's a kind of cold blooded murderer or she's this kind of hapless victim. And I guess as a filmmaker, that's always quite attractive because as is so often in life, the truth kind of comes somewhere in the middle. And she's such a sort of contradiction.

[Interviewer (Netflix Documentary)]

What's so interesting about this documentary is that the viewers get to see and hear directly from Eileen in the jailhouse interview on the witness stand.

[Andrea Canning]

Everybody would have believed that I had to defend myself. They would have said, you're a prostitute, we don't care.

[Interviewer (Netflix Documentary)]

Did you learn any more about this woman and why she committed these crimes, hearing her speak?

[Narrator/Announcer]

So the, so the kind of original, kind of germ of the idea for making this film was we got access to an Australian artist called Jasmine Hirst who had done an interview with Eileen as a result of a 10 year relationship of writing to each other. And that had never been, I think, had never been seen before. And it was such an interesting and sort of, in many ways strange interview because it was with a friend and she was, yeah, it was kind of Eileen in her own words. And I went on this huge journey with how I felt about Eileen from watching that interview and seeing a really human side of her after the rapes.

[Andrea Canning]

Got some ass topping it to, you.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Know, watching her on the stand in the only trial she had where she speaks in incredible detail about a sexual assault. It's really harrowing to, you know, the interview with Jasmine where she talks and almost starts laughing about the murders. And I sort of would catch myself thinking, oh, well, I changed my mind last week. I thought this and now I feel like that. And I really wanted the viewer and the audience to kind of have a similar journey.

[Interviewer (Netflix Documentary)]

Her troubles started, it sounds like, long before she even became a sex worker.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Yeah, yeah. I think her first sexual assault was as a child and, you know, as a she. She left home after having given birth to, to a son when she was 14. And I think that first year of being a sex worker or the number of sexual assaults she experienced within that year, I think is sort of in the almost 20, according to her account.

[Interviewer (Netflix Documentary)]

So was she angry with these men and this was her way of, you know, getting revenge?

[Narrator/Announcer]

I think for sure that's a kind of take on it. But the argument against that is lots of people are victims of a huge amount of crime and not very many people go out and, you know, kill in the sort of violent way that she did.

[Interviewer (Netflix Documentary)]

I mean, yeah, it's like on one hand you can't ignore her past. Right. Because she had a rough. But then on the other hand, you can't ignore that she's breaking the law in a really big way and taking away these people from their families.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Yeah, of course. Absolutely. We're in no means kind of trying to justify why she was a perpetrator, but it's just interesting to look at what the lessons her story kind of holds for all of us.

[Interviewer (Netflix Documentary)]

Well, Eileen Queen of the Serial Killers is streaming right now on Netflix, so you can go check it out. Emily, thank you so much for bringing us this story.

[Narrator/Announcer]

Thank you.

[Lester Holt]

Well, that's it for this episode of Dateline True Crime Weekly. To get ad free listening for all our podcasts, subscribe to DATELINE Premium. And coming up this Friday on Dateline, Blaine Alexander has an all new episode about the murder of a beloved Florida doctor. Did his past come back to haunt him or was it someone closer to home?

[Sue Simpson]

I would have never, ever in my life thought I'd run into somebody that could be this devastating to the family.

[Lester Holt]

Watch the death of Dr. Schwartz this Friday at 9, 8 Central on NBC. Thanks for listening. DATELINE True Crime Weekly is produced by Carson Cummins and Brittney Morris. Our associate producer is Caroline Casey. Our senior producer is Liz Brown. Kuriloff production and fact checking help by Sarah Kadir. Veronica Mazeka is our digital producer. Rick Kwan is our sound engineer. Original Music by Jesse McGinty. Paul Ryan is executive producer and Liz Cole is senior executive producer of dateline. Thanks so much, everybody. Have a great day.

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