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5 min readOn a hot Florida Sunday in August 2010, two frantic 911 calls came from the same house minutes apart. First, 23-year-old Kevin Kine called to report that his stepfather, Bill Kine, had just murdered his mother. Then Bill called to report that Kevin had just murdered his mother. Both men were distraught. Both accused the other. When first responders arrived, Diane Kine was dead in her bed, face up, apparently strangled or smothered. There were only three people in the house that afternoon. As one investigator put it, "It's almost like an Agatha Christie mystery... the killer has to be one of the other two." The question of which one would haunt police, prosecutors, and two separate juries for years.
A Family Under One Roof
Bill Kine was a lucky man, or so he thought. A widower with five kids, he met Diane at a nail salon she ran with her twin sister. "She was the most wonderful lady I've ever met," he said. They married in 2002, and Kevin, Diane's only child, was 15 when he walked his mother down the aisle. Kevin got along well with Bill—so well that he wanted to take his stepfather's last name. But joining a big family with five other children was a challenge. "At first, they were mean and Kevin felt like an outsider," said Kevin's cousin Tanya.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:05) **Setup: A Classic Whodunnit on the Florida Coast** - Lester Holt introduces the case of Diane Kine's murder, framing it as an Agatha Christie-style mystery with only three people present and one dead.
- 2 (02:32) **The Happy Couple: Bill and Diane's Love Story** - Bill Kine, a widower with five kids, describes meeting Diane at her nail salon and falling in love, seeing her as his "dream girl."
- 3 (04:22) **Kevin's Perspective: A Close Bond with Mom** - Kevin, Diane's only child, explains his deep, best-friend-like relationship with his mother, who was a single parent and his primary support.
- 4 (05:02) **Family Tensions: Kevin vs. the Kine Clan** - The blended family dynamic is strained, with Kevin feeling like an outsider and facing friction with Bill's five children as he struggles to fit in.
- 5 (06:58) **The Day of the Murder: A Desperate 911 Call** - On August 15, 2010, a chaotic 911 call is made from the Kine home, with both Kevin and Bill separately accusing each other of murdering Diane.
- 6 (08:50) **The Crime Scene: Evidence and Accusations** - First responders find Diane dead from asphyxiation, with broken glasses, a shoe, and three small spots of blood on her leg, leading detectives to begin their investigation.
- 7 (13:18) **Kevin's Counter-Story: A Chokehold and a Frame-Up** - Kevin gives his version of events, claiming Bill lured him to the bedroom, put him in a chokehold, and that he saw his mother's black and blue face, forcing him to flee for his life.
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Show Notes
When Diane Kyne is found dead in her bedroom, competing stories emerge about which of the two most important men in her life may have killed her. One of the stories must be true – but which one? Dennis Murphy reports.
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