6 episodes

Dawn and Nick Hacheney are the perfect couple: spiritual, loving, and devoted to the church where Nick is a pastor. When Dawn is killed in a house fire the day after Christmas, the pastor and his flock are devastated. What few knew at the time was the dark prophecy that foretold it. The latest podcast from Dateline and Josh Mankiewicz is about sex, lies, religion… and murder.


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Mortal Sin Dateline NBC

    • True Crime
    • 4.1 • 752 Ratings

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Dawn and Nick Hacheney are the perfect couple: spiritual, loving, and devoted to the church where Nick is a pastor. When Dawn is killed in a house fire the day after Christmas, the pastor and his flock are devastated. What few knew at the time was the dark prophecy that foretold it. The latest podcast from Dateline and Josh Mankiewicz is about sex, lies, religion… and murder.


Listen to all episodes of Mortal Sin now completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium to listen ad-free: DatelinePremium.com

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    1 – Ashes to Ashes

    1 – Ashes to Ashes

    A fatal fire, a needy pastor, and a chilling premonition.

    • 30 min
    2 – Lust

    2 – Lust

    Forbidden relationships cause regrets… and suspicions.

    • 29 min
    3 – The Truth Emerges

    3 – The Truth Emerges

    A wife comes clean, a witness comes forward and new facts come out.

    • 29 min
    4 – So Help Me God

    4 – So Help Me God

    Prophecy and proof take center stage as a murder trial begins.

    • 27 min
    5 - The Worm Dude

    5 - The Worm Dude

    A verdict, a twist, and a pastor’s new calling.

    • 23 min
    Introducing: Mortal Sin

    Introducing: Mortal Sin

    Dawn and Nick Hacheney are the perfect couple: spiritual, loving, and devoted to the church where Nick is a pastor. When Dawn is killed in a house fire the day after Christmas, the pastor and his flock are devastated. What few knew at the time was the dark prophecy that foretold it...

    Follow now to get the first two episodes on December 5th completely free, or you can subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts to start listening now, ad-free: apple.co/datelinepremium

    • 2 min

Customer Reviews

4.1 out of 5
752 Ratings

752 Ratings

USA Mknitter ,

Sad when man comes across as a god

This was sad to hear that Nick Hackeney thought he was god — he is/was no more human than me. Like Annette said, God gave us a head to think with and, in lacking wisdom, we are to come to God and ask, and He will give it to us as He promises—man’s promises are empty. Also, the test of a prophet are if/when his prophesies come TRUE.

jeannie_waitress ,

Change the name

This podcast should be called,
Stupid Disgusting Woman.

ShootingStarOH ,

Nah

I’m quitting a couple episodes in. Agree with those saying NBC and Josh are jumping on an easy-to-sensationalize story. And the sensational part is that “White male christian leaders brainwashed Christian women and had affairs with them; one ended up taking the life of his wife ‘in the name of God’.” Okaaay….actually all murderers are twisted in their own way, religiously or otherwise, and this series could’ve been one episode. Mankiewicz insists on harping every five minutes on the fact that these were “false prophets” who “said God wanted (the affairs)”. Even the series title is just click-bait. Religion sells, I guess?

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