'Dateline NBC' takes deep dive into 2015 Minnesota murder

The news program will focus on the death of Jan Kruse of Brewster, Minn.

December 3, 2020 at 3:52PM
Chris Kruse on "Dateline NBC."
Chris Kruse on "Dateline NBC." (NBC/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

"Dateline NBC," the long-running news program, will dedicate two hours Friday to a 2015 murder that took place in Brewster, Minn.

The episode, "Far From Spider Lake," looks into the death of 40-year-old Jan Pigman-Kruse, who was shot to death in her bed while her husband and teenage daughter were home.

Reporter Keith Morrison interviewed several family members, including husband Chris Kruse, who was charged with killing his wife and acquitted of the crime this year. He has insisted the true culprit was an intruder.

"Dateline," anchored by Lester Holt, is now in its 29th season. The episode airs at 8 p.m. Friday.

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Neal Justin

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Neal Justin is the pop-culture critic, covering how Minnesotans spend their entertainment time. He also reviews stand-up comedy. Justin previously served as TV and music critic for the paper. He is the co-founder of JCamp, a non-profit program for high-school journalists, and works on many fronts to further diversity in newsrooms.

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