Dateline NBC revisits Talina Galloway murder case

NBC's Dateline revisits the disappearance and murder of Talina Galloway, a 53-year-old Wagoner, Oklahoma resident whose case led investigators from Oklahoma to Arkansas and Wisconsin. The October 9, 2026 episode examines how authorities uncovered the homicide investigation and the legal proceedings against Kore Bommeli.

According to NBCNews, the episode titled Heartless covers Galloway's disappearance in April 2020, when Bommeli reported that she was missing and claimed she had entered quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. Investigators later determined that Galloway had not received such a test or communicated with her doctor.

According to the Wagoner County Sheriff's Office, Bommeli told authorities that Galloway had left home after making a Facebook post about COVID-19 and had gone to spend time alone at a favorite lake. The investigation found evidence that contradicted that account.

Authorities discovered Galloway's remains in January 2021 in a forest area near Mena, Arkansas, according to the case timeline presented by the program. A medical examiner ruled her death a homicide, prompting further investigation into Bommeli's actions.

The investigation also connected Bommeli to a separate Wisconsin case from 2014. According to investigators, evidence linked her to an attempted poisoning involving homemade ricin placed around neighbors' home while they were away.

Bommeli's legal history became a major part of the case after she was located in Wisconsin. Deputies from the Dane County Sheriff's Office identified her as Kore Bommeli Adams and took her into custody while she faced proceedings related to the Wisconsin charges.

In June 2025, Wagoner County Sheriff's investigators traveled to Wisconsin to testify during Bommeli's trial. According to court information cited by Fox 25, a jury found her guilty on two counts of attempted first-degree intentional homicide for the poisoning case.

The legal process continued in Wagoner County in 2026. According to the episode summary, Bommeli returned to the county on September 4, 2026, and pleaded no contest to first-degree manslaughter, desecration of a human corpse, and possession of a firearm after a previous felony conviction.

Bommeli received a total sentence of 35 years in prison, including 28 years for manslaughter and seven years for desecration of a human corpse, according to the case details presented by the program.

The Dateline episode features correspondent Josh Mankiewicz and is part of the show's 35th season, which continues the series' coverage of criminal investigations and court cases.