Answered from Talking Dateline: Blindsided · Dateline NBC · 2026-10-28
Brittany Morris explained that the shot fired at Brandon Boudreaux came within months of Melanie asking for a divorce, and one day after the sale of their family home was finalized on October 1. Because the divorce was not yet final, Melanie was still the beneficiary of more than $100,000 in life insurance and stood to gain all of his assets if he died.
Source: our own transcription of the episode. The full conversation is on Dateline NBC (2026-10-28). Read the whole episode summary →