Dateline NBC Repeats “Devil’s Bargain” Episode, People.com Publishes In-Depth Recap of Kelsey Berreth Murder

Denver, CO - On August 29, 2025, NBC’s Dateline broadcast a repeat of the February 7, 2020 episode titled “Devil’s Bargain,” revisiting the 2018 disappearance and murder of Colorado flight instructor and mother Kelsey Berreth. The episode, which aired at 8:00 p.m. Central, features exclusive interviews with investigators, family members, prosecutors, and jurors who unpack the complex homicide case and the pivotal role played by Krystal Jean Lee Kenney in securing justice for Berreth.

Simultaneously, People.com published a comprehensive overview of Berreth’s brutal killing, detailing how her fiancé, rancher Patrick Frazee, conspired with his mistress, Kenney, to conceal the crime. Their report chronicles:

• The timeline of Berreth’s last known movements-shopping with her daughter on Thanksgiving morning in Woodland Park, Colorado, in 2018.
• Frazee’s solicitation of Kenney to murder Berreth on three occasions and his eventual commission of the crime with a baseball bat while their daughter was inside the home.
• Kenney’s decision to testify against Frazee, subsequently leading authorities to the crime scene and providing crucial testimony at trial.

Berreth, a 29-year-old flight instructor and devoted mother, vanished on November 22, 2018. After an exhaustive investigation, Frazee was convicted of first-degree murder in 2019 and sentenced to life in prison plus 156 years. Kenney, who pleaded guilty to evidence tampering in exchange for her cooperation, received a reduced sentence following her testimony.