10 episodes

When 18-year-old Michelle O’Keefe is found murdered in her shiny new blue Mustang in a California park and ride, investigators encounter a confusing crime scene and a witness who seems to know too much. In Dateline’s latest original podcast series, Keith Morrison takes us to the High Desert outside Los Angeles for a story featuring twists, turns and a sharp-eyed Dateline viewer who steers the case in an entirely new direction.

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The Girl in the Blue Mustang Dateline NBC

    • True Crime
    • 4.3 • 1.7K Ratings

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When 18-year-old Michelle O’Keefe is found murdered in her shiny new blue Mustang in a California park and ride, investigators encounter a confusing crime scene and a witness who seems to know too much. In Dateline’s latest original podcast series, Keith Morrison takes us to the High Desert outside Los Angeles for a story featuring twists, turns and a sharp-eyed Dateline viewer who steers the case in an entirely new direction.

Follow now to get the latest episodes of The Girl in the Blue Mustang each week completely free, or subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts for early access and ad-free listening: apple.co/datelinepremium

Listen on Apple Podcasts
Requires subscription and macOS 11.4 or higher

    1 - Michelle’s Last Day

    1 - Michelle’s Last Day

    She loved her shiny blue Mustang. Then it became a crime scene.

    • 29 min
    2 - The Man Who Knew Too Much

    2 - The Man Who Knew Too Much

    Police investigating Michelle O’Keefe’s murder encounter a talkative witness. Maybe too talkative.

    • 32 min
    3 - Like a Voice from the Grave

    3 - Like a Voice from the Grave

    A retired sheriff’s deputy sees Michelle O’Keefe’s smiling face on a billboard and asks to join the investigation.

    • 37 min
    4 - One Buzz. Then Another.

    4 - One Buzz. Then Another.

    After three trials, a verdict. But a Dateline viewer could change everything…

    • 35 min
    5 - Revelations

    5 - Revelations

    An attorney and his son undertake a new review of the evidence in Michelle’s murder and get a surprise opportunity to make their case to prosecutors.

    • 30 min
    6 - Finding John Doe

    6 - Finding John Doe

    A big decision. New theories. And a mystery man revealed.

    • 36 min

Customer Reviews

4.3 out of 5
1.7K Ratings

1.7K Ratings

Quoteandunquote ,

Love Dateline but….

Just once I’d love to hear Keith offer an apology for his obvious glee when someone gets convicted and then totally exonerated. It was painfully obvious at the end that Keith believed Ray actually killed Michelle. Ray, a Gulf War veteran and American patriot. Who basically lost everything and still isn’t bitter.
I’m giving this 4 stars for the story telling but 0 stars for Dateline’s refusal of accepting a judges opinion and full exoneration of an honest, American patriot.

Emberlo ,

Good Story/Bad Sound Effects

Usual quality content from Keith and the dateline team! I tend to prefer stories with tidy endings but sometimes life doesn’t go that way. The one thing that makes this really hard to listen to are all of the ringing phones and phone notification sounds. It brings me out of the story every single time. Please reconsider using phone notification sounds for background- they give this millennial serious anxiety

Smell73112 ,

Always love a great story told well!

Great reporting and I enjoyed all of it! As usual!

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