Deadly Engagement

Former lovers are reunited in court as Denita Smith’s accused killer goes to trial.

A knife in a trash can raises questions about a key witness.

Two women. One man. And a stunning new allegation.

Just days before Denita Smith is laid to rest, a suspect is charged with her murder.

As they dig deeper into the case, detectives begin to focus on two people with very different stories about one another.

When Denita Smith, a talented North Carolina graduate student, is gunned down outside her home, investigators hunt for witnesses and clues.

Denita Smith was about to fulfill her dreams. Just months away from getting her master’s degree, Denita had recently gotten engaged to her college sweetheart. But her future vanished in a puff of smoke with one gunshot from a mysterious assailant. Dateline’s Josh Mankiewicz takes you to North Carolina for a twisted story of sex, lies and betrayal that will keep you guessing until the very end.