Crisis at Cornell. Husband on trial for missing wife's murder. Plus, "The Widower" documentary.
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Crisis at Cornell. Husband on trial for missing wife's murder. Plus, "The Widower" documentary.

B2Upper-intermediateOctober 8, 202640 min
  • Documentary
  • Crime & justice

In New York State, tensions escalate on Cornell campus over allegations of sexual assault at the Chi Phi fraternity house in 2024. In Virginia, young nurse and mother Mamta Bhatt went missing two years ago. Her husband is now on trial for her alleged murder. In Ohio, former American Idol contestant Caleb Flynn, convicted of murdering his wife, Ashley, speaks at his sentencing. His daughters' letters to him were read in court. Plus, Dateline Senior Investigative Producer Dan Slepian discusses new Netflix documentary, "The Widower: ‘Til Death Do Us Part." Listen to the latest episode of "Before & After wit...

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I'm Craig Melvin. Cheers. Cheers. Cheers. I've always been a glass half full kind of guy. And now I'm talking to some people who look at the world that way too. Some really fascinating folks who share their defining moments, their triumphs, their challenges,

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their stories are funny and quite candid. So I hope you'll join me each week and who knows, you might just come away with your own glass half full. Search glass half full with Craig Melvin from today on YouTube and wherever you get your podcasts. Corrupt people will always run for office, but we have to stand up to them.

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