26-04-2025
‘Dateline' investigates sudden death of West Virginia father Michael Cochran
(NBC) — Friday's 'Dateline' is an all-new two-hour episode investigating the 2019 death of West Virginia father Michael Cochran.
After 38-year-old Michael dies suddenly, his wife, Natalie, is left widowed with two young children. Their tightknit neighborhood quickly rallies around the grieving family, until unsettling details about the couple's new business venture surface.
Here is a preview of Andrea Canning's report:
Beckley, West Virginia, the kind of place where neighbors become family and trust runs deep, but one day it would all come crashing down.
JASON BOWEN: It looked like a good, legitimate business.
STEPHANIE HAMILTON: I don't think we're getting our money back. Something's wrong here.
No one could believe it.
TIM BLEDSOE: It just keeps unraveling.
The betrayal — huge.
ED BOLT: It took all the breath out of me. I just sank.
The heartbreak — neverending.
DONNA BOLT: We wished it woulda been different.
But their story wasn't over — far from it.
TOM TRUMAN: It fit the bill for first-degree murder.
TIM BLEDSOE: I can honestly say I never imagined that would be where we ended up.
Watch 'Dateline: The Devil's in the Details' Friday at 9 p.m. on NBC4.
'Dateline NBC' is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history and is in its 33rd season. Dateline is anchored by Lester Holt and features correspondents Blayne Alexander, Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy.
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