# Karen Read's bombshell lawsuit. Twist in Crystal Rogers case. Plus, Legally Brunette host Emily Simpson.

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Podcast: [Dateline NBC](https://stenobird.com/podcast/dateline-nbc-945141)
Published: 2026-06-11T11:42:37+00:00
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## Resource

In Massachusetts, Karen Read filed a lawsuit against state police and Canton PD, exposing what she says are troubling voicemails and texts between officers on her case. In Kentucky, Brooks Houck was convicted of his girlfriend Crystal Rogers' murder last year. His brother, Nick Houck, is now accused of first-degree perjury. In Dateline Round Up, Brendan Banfield receives his sentence for the catfishing double murder. New details emerge in the trial of Larry Millete, accused of buying magic spells and then killing his wife. An update in the case of Lynette Hooker, who went missing in the Bahamas while on a sailing trip with her husband. Plus, lawyer Emily Simpson of “The Real Housewives of Orange County” discusses the fallout from a new Netflix documentary about the case of Mackenzie Shirilla. Find out more about the cases covered each week here: www.datelinetruecrimeweekly.com

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