Killer Role

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TRUE CRIME
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The actress Wyn Reed had that powerful combination of charisma, beauty and smarts. She was such a talent that a team of movie producers couldn’t believe it when the 28 year-old Wyn agreed to play the lead — a killer—in their upcoming, small-budget, horror movie. What the filmmakers didn’t know, as they got on location, was that Wyn wasn’t really Wyn. That was all make believe. But the killer part? That was real. This original podcast series from Keith Morrison and Dateline NBC tells a story even Hollywood couldn’t have imagined. Listen to all episodes of Killer Role now completely free, or subscriber to Dateline Premium to listen ad-free: DatelinePremium.com

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Introducing: Killer Role

An actress playing a killer in a horror film is so good, you’d almost think she’d done it in real life. Turns out she had… Dateline’s Keith Morrison takes you inside a story where fiction and reality collide. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Killer Role

3d ago

soooowaaaat

Absolutely riveting and mind boggling! Could not stop listening!
What a Web

12/09/2024

A Kansas Fan

I couldn’t pull myself away!!! What a deadly web that was weaved! Excellently documented! Keith Morrison at his finest!!! Don’t miss this Gem!!! The best podcast ever!!!!! A Kansas Fan
A little stretched out but good!

11/22/2025

RiliRoad

“So you dodged a bullet?” “Please don’t say that.” I loved this zinger from the musical director! It’s a bit repetitive as if they are trying to fill in the six episodes and just barely made it and it feels like there’s more context of this family missing. (Why was the grandma cool with this deadly family drama? What was the mom’s deal and motive in all of this? What was literally anyone in this family thinking? Did the dog get a drink of water?) Episode 6 has a big twist though. Also, the poor notary who got roped into this fiasco, witnessed a murder, and ended up scared for her life while trying to escape- I wish her the best…
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01/07/2025

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If we're going to pay for premium content you should be giving us shows that we haven't aired on dateline. These are all just shows that I've been broken down into episodes that dateline fans probably have already seen or heard.

The actress Wyn Reed had that powerful combination of charisma, beauty and smarts. She was such a talent that a team of movie producers couldn’t believe it when the 28 year-old Wyn agreed to play the lead — a killer—in their upcoming, small-budget, horror movie. What the filmmakers didn’t know, as they got on location, was that Wyn wasn’t really Wyn. That was all make believe. But the killer part? That was real. This original podcast series from Keith Morrison and Dateline NBC tells a story even Hollywood couldn’t have imagined. Listen to all episodes of Killer Role now completely free, or subscriber to Dateline Premium to listen ad-free: DatelinePremium.com