The Seduction

The story is so well told with enough details to have us imagine what was seen by the victims and guilty. This is one of those stories where not only do we have innocent and guilty but one is both. The monster in this story manipulates a man-boy and knows exactly how to get him to do what she needs him to in order to live a life without working hard again. Jaime in this situation is the classic case of what happens when a child doesn’t have his mother’s love and searches his whole life for it, only to find a user and abuser who leaves a trail of victims in her path. Keith does his research and views the scene photos himself, asks the victims and guilty questions to get more info for us and asks the right ones. He tells stories like a story book but without the fluff from fairytales. His sarcasm is noted and adds to the tone. I hope Ron’s girls heal over time and Jaime finds help through therapy. Both saw how wonderful Ron was and his legacy left.

I really love this podcast, I think people are being way too harsh in their reviews. The story is good and stays interesting throughout, whether you like the people involved or not. The ads are as expected but definitely not as many as some other pods. Plus Keith Morrison is as iconic as ever!

I absolutely love Keith Morrison on Dateline! His voice is amazing - it has a way of drawing you completely into whatever story he is narrating. It was almost as if I was “watching” an episode on television. I cannot wait for the next story!

I’ll listen to any story Keith Morrison has to tell. While the others on Dateline also do a great job, not one compares to Keith’s humor and all around wonderful delivery. I search for his presentations, save them and listen to him almost exclusively. Just wish he did much more. Thanks for a great collection, Keith!

Leading questions, quick assumptions… yeah. We get it. From minute 2 or 3, it’s clear the primary female subject of this true crime podcast is a black widow. Would be way more engaging with even an *attempt* at an objective tone. Not research methodology, or reliability/depth/breadth of sources. TONE. That is how low I am setting the bar. There’s journalism, and then there’s sensationalism. Dateline, whether it’s on TV or in podcast form, is the latter. You can do way, way better in your pursuit of genuinely good true crime podcasts. I recommend you keep looking.

It’s a really interesting story but the episodes are super short and the pacing is atrocious. It tends to repeat itself/ recap a lot which is kind of a drag considering that takes up half the runtime and leaves very little real content each time. Also what is this delivery schedule? There’s been four episodes in a row that are ads for other shows while the last episode has weeks between it.