Dateline NBC aired a new episode called The Devil’s in the Details on Friday, April 25, 2025, at 9/8c on NBC. The two-hour special explores the disturbing case of Natalie Cochran, a West Virginia pharmacist, whose husband’s unexpected death revealed a network of deception and financial deceit.
The episode looks at the 2019 death of Michael Cochran, who was at first thought to have died from natural causes. Forensic tests later found that he had been poisoned with insulin. This prompted an investigation into Natalie Cochran’s activities and led to the unmasking of a $2 million Ponzi scheme she was running. In 2020, she was sentenced to 11 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal wire fraud. Additional investigations led to her 2025 first-degree murder conviction with a life sentence without parole.
The Devil’s in the Details is an in-depth examination of how a purportedly devoted wife and mother came up with a convoluted plan that resulted in her husband’s death. The show includes interviews with detectives, attorneys, and friends of the case as they dig into the detailed facts of the investigation and trial.
Everything to know about Dateline’s The Devil in the Details
Natalie Cochran, a former pharmacist from West Virginia, was convicted of first-degree murder for the 2019 death of her husband, Michael Cochran. Prosecutors disclosed that she injected Michael with insulin to keep him from finding out about a $2 million Ponzi scheme she had been running between 2017 and 2019. The scheme entailed pretending to be a government contractor and defrauding investors, with money spent on personal items such as real estate and a 1965 Shelby Cobra.
Michael Cochran passed away in February 2019 following a sudden deterioration in his health. Friends requested Natalie take him to the hospital, but she told him to “sleep it off.” He died five days later. Natalie coachran pleaded guilty to federal money laundering and wire fraud charges in 2020 and received an 11-year prison term. Further investigations into Michael’s death resulted in the exhumation of his body, where forensic examination attested to death through insulin poisoning.
In January 2025, Natalie Cochran was convicted of first-degree murder by a jury. At the sentencing hearing, her children and mother begged for mercy, highlighting the family’s need for her presence. But the jury showed no mercy, and she received a life sentence without parole. Natalie Cochran is serving her sentence in a West Virginia state prison. Her case highlights the tragic outcome of financial dishonesty and the extent to which people will go to cover up their crimes.
Who is Natalie Cochran?
Natalie Cochran, born in Daniels, West Virginia, was a registered pharmacist who was the owner of two firms: Technology Management Solutions (TMS) and Tactical Solutions Group (TSG). Between 2017 and 2019, she ran a scheme, representing herself as a government contractor and scamming investors to the tune of more than $2 million. The money was spent on personal use, including buying a 1965 Shelby Cobra, properties, and jewelry.
In March 2021, Cochran was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison on charges of wire fraud and money laundering. She was also required to pay close to $2.6 million in restitution to her victims. In February 2019, her husband, Michael Cochran, died under suspicious circumstances. At first, his death was thought to be due to natural causes, but his body was later dug up, and forensic testing confirmed that he had been poisoned using insulin.
On January 2025, Natalie Cochran was sentenced to first-degree murder for causing the death of her husband. The jury all agreed not to show her mercy and instead awarded a life sentence without parole. She is still being held behind bars at the Southern Regional Jail in Beaver, West Virginia, where she most probably will be kept for the rest of her life.
Watch Dateline’s The Devil’s in the Details airing on April 25, 2025, on NBC.
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