Killer Role

NBC News

Country USA

Genres True Crime, Society & Culture

Language EN

Episodes 8

Latest 09.06.2026

The actress Wyn Reed had that powerful combination of charisma, beauty and smarts. She was such a talent that a team of movie producers couldn’t believe it when the 28 year-old Wyn agreed to play the lead — a killer—in their upcoming, small-budget, horror movie. What the filmmakers didn’t know, as they got on location, was that Wyn wasn’t really Wyn. That was all make believe. But the killer part? That was real. This original podcast series from Keith Morrison and Dateline NBC tells a story even Hollywood couldn’t have imagined.

Episodes

6 - My Jaw Hit the Floor 29.04.2021 36m

Days before her trial was to begin, Tucker’s lawyer said he had proof of his client’s innocence: a recording of the shooting made by Tucker herself. Warning: This episode contains audio of violence which may be disturbing to some listeners.
5 - What Did You Do With the Gun? 27.04.2021 35m

Detectives want to know who fired and re-loaded the gun hours before Shane was shot.
4 - Oh, My God. That’s a .38 22.04.2021 32m

She was there to help with legal documents, but when a fatal shot rang out, she became a key witness.
3 - A Drop Dead Moment 20.04.2021 33m

The gun fired in an instant, but the backstory that preceded the shooting took years to unfold.
2 - It Just Went Off 13.04.2021 34m

The story Tucker told police sounded like a scene from a movie, but it was all too real.
1 - In the Dark 13.04.2021 33m

Indie filmmakers cast Wyn Reed as their star. What they didn’t know was that Wyn wasn’t Wyn.
Introducing: Killer Role 02.04.2021 2m

An actress playing a killer in a horror film is so good, you’d almost think she’d done it in real life. Turns out she had… Dateline’s Keith Morrison takes you inside a story where fiction and reality collide.