“The Betrayal of Kirby Carpenter” airs Friday night at 8:00 on WTVA.Published: Oct. 16, 2026 at 11:55 AM EDT|Updated: 10 hours agoRIPLEY, 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.Copyright 2026 WTVA. All rights reserved.