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By (https://www.wtva.com/authors/zac-carlisle/) Zac Carlisle    Published: Oct. 16, 2026 at 11:55 AM EDT | Updated: 10 hours ago     Share     (https://google.com/preferences/source?q=https://www.wtva.com)  Add Us On Google Add as a preferred source on Google      RIPLEY, Miss. (WTVA) — NBC’s “Dateline” will air a local case that garnered national attention.  “The Betrayal of Kirby Carpenter” airs Friday night at 8:00 on WTVA. It’s a two-hour episode. It centers around Carpenter’s murder in 2022 in Tippah County and the subsequent trials against his girlfriend Caitlin Spence and her parents Jeffrey and Karen Spence. “When Kirby Carpenter, a 36-year-old self-made millionaire, is found murdered outside his Mississippi home, investigators initially suspect a robbery targeting his cash and valuable collectibles. 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