Episode 1: Trouble at the 7-11 Ranch
2020-09-2143 min
Josh Mankiewicz reports on the mysterious disappearance of a Colorado rancher.
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Dateline Season 29 — Episodes and Where to Watch
54 episodes · first aired 2020-09-21
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Episode guide
Episode 2: Left For Dead
2020-09-2483 min
The survivor of a horrible attack is convinced police have the wrong suspect.
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Episode 3: Tallahassee Trap
2020-10-0143 min
Dennis Murphy has the latest on the case of a Florida law professor murdered in his garage, including new details, newly-released evidence and bombshell testimony from a long-awaited trial.
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Episode 4: A Killer Role
2020-10-0243 min
After filming wraps on an indie horror movie, the cast members learn that their lead actress is not who she says she is and has been charged with killing her uncle.
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Episode 5: Lone Star Obsession - Redo of
2020-10-0843 min
When a doctor is found murdered, investigators are stumped as to who would want him dead. Police discover simmering jealousies and a love triangle. Andrea Canning has the latest developments.
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Episode 6: The Dead of Night
2020-10-0943 min
A mother of two goes missing in Monrovia, California. As detectives investigate, the woman's friends and family reveal that she feared she was being stalked. Josh Mankiewicz reports.
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Episode 7: What Happened to Don Lewis
2020-10-1243 min
Josh Mankiewicz reports on the mysterious disappearance of Carole Baskin’s husband, Don Lewis, who vanished in 1997 while preparing for a trip to Costa Rica
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Episode 8: The Client: A New Look
2020-10-1543 min
An Arkansas realtor goes missing after showing a house. When loved ones later receive mysterious text messages from her, they know something isn’t right. Andrea Canning reports.
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Episode 9: A Promise to Helene
2020-10-1643 min
When college student Helene Pruszynski is found murdered, her case remains cold for nearly 40 years until a new detective uses an innovative method to catch the killer. Josh Mankiewicz reports.
Episode 10: Even the Devil Went to Church
2020-10-2340 min
In Morris, Alabama, faith is a way of life. But when a man is murdered, rumors involving a pastor begin to swirl and the truth ends up turning the community upside down. Andrea Canning reports.
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Episode 11: Return to Shalimar Way
2020-10-2943 min
When a woman dies after what appears to be an accidental fall in the shower, two friends join forces to seek justice on her behalf. Andrea Canning reports.
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Episode 12: Hope Whispers
2020-10-3043 min
After Ellie Green doesn't hear from her mother for a few days following an argument, she begins to worry. Then she learns her mother is dead. But is that the truth? Keith Morrison reports.
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Episode 13: The Eastlake Conspiracy
2020-11-0643 min
When Ohio resident Pat Sabo is offered $50,000 to kill someone hundreds of miles away, he calls the police to report the incident; acting quickly, investigators set up an elaborate sting operation to bring down those behind the murder-for-hire plot;
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Episode 14: 10 Minutes to Sunset
2020-11-1343 min
When a pediatric dentist is found dead, police uncovers a complex plot and their suspect leads investigators on an international manhunt; the lead detective speaks out for the first time;
Episode 15: Voices for Vanessa
2020-11-1943 min
When a soldier, Vannessa, vanishes from Fort Hood, her family do everything they can to bring attention to her disappearance; Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy speaks about the investigation and allegations of sexual assault in the military;
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Episode 16: Point Blank
2020-11-2043 min
After Todd Chance is murdered, police follow a trial video evidence as they work to track down the killer;
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Episode 17: Race for a Vaccine
2020-12-0343 min
Top executives at Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson and Johnson talk about plans for COVID-19 vaccine distribution and efforts to overcome public mistrust; interviews with key advisors from President Donald Trump and President-Elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 task forces;
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Episode 18: Far from Spider Lake
2020-12-0443 min
A 40-year-old Minnesota woman is shot to death in her bed, while her husband and teenage daughter are home, leaving investigators to wonder who would want her dead;
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Episode 19: Into the Night - Follow-Up of
2020-12-1143 min
The latest in the case of a missing young Oregon woman, whose disappearance led to an intense manhunt, after a suspect embarked on a two-state crime spree;
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Episode 20: The Eastlake Conspiracy
2020-12-1841 min
When an Eastlake, Ohio resident is offered $50,000 to kill someone, he calls the police. Acting quickly, investigators set up an elaborate sting operation. Andrea Canning reports.
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Episode 21: The Life and Death of Princess Diana
2020-12-1882 min
More than 2 decades since the tragic death of Princess Diana, Dateline reveals new insights into the real story of the very private royal, including a look at Diana's troubled marriage, her turbulent life in the royal family, and the investigation into her death;
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Episode 22: Journey for Justice
2021-01-0743 min
The families of George Floyd, Jacob Blake Jr, and Eric Garner open up together in a raw and emotional conversation about their pain, anger, and frustration over police violence;
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Episode 23: Open Water
2021-01-0880 min
A romantic Mediterranean cruise, which was intended to rekindle the love between a woman and her ex-husband, had led to the vanishing of her; the investigation would reveal secret recordings, a surprising star witness, and an undercover hit man;
Episode 24: The Grudge
2021-01-2140 min
The deadly shooting at U.S. District Court Judge Esther Salas’ home that left her husband Mark injured and their son Daniel dead.
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Episode 25: Night of the Summer Solstice
2021-01-2283 min
Keith Morrison has the latest developments in the case of a 21-year-old UCLA student, whose body was found in an infamous Los Angeles area train tunnel in 1990.
Episode 26: Lauren's Promise
2021-01-2840 min
When University of Utah athlete Lauren McCluskey is found murdered on campus, investigators learn that she had reached out to the campus police for help multiple times before her death. Josh Mankiewicz reports on the latest significant changes and consequences the school is facing.
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Episode 27: The Woman at the Bar
2021-01-2943 min
A nationwide manhunt is launched after a woman dubbed the “killer grandma” goes on the run through the Gulf Coast. Dennis Murphy reports.
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Episode 28: Shannon's Story
2021-02-0443 min
A college student goes missing in broad daylight from her off-campus job. As police begin to investigate, they receive a mysterious phone call that changes everything.
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Episode 29: Death of a Hometown Hero
2021-02-0543 min
Popular basketball player Lorenzen Wright is found murdered in 2010. His mother insists she knows who murdered her son and is relentless in her pursuit of justice. Andrea Canning reports.
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Episode 30: The Black Box (Repeat)
2021-02-1143 min
A coroner arrives at the scene of a car wreck to find a woman dead. He becomes suspicious when he notices unusual markings on her face. Was her death really an accident? Andrea Canning reports.
Episode 31: Broken Circle
2021-02-1140 min
When the owner of a school promoted as a place to help troubled girls is accused of abusing students, his daughter must decide whose side she’s on. Keith Morrison reports.
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Episode 32: The Monster at Large
2021-02-1243 min
When Susan Woods doesn’t show up for work, she is soon discovered dead in her bathtub. As police search for answers, they find a trail of victims. Natalie Morales reports.
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Episode 33: Collateral Damage
2021-02-2643 min
Former NXIVM member Dr. Danielle Roberts defends branding members of the alleged sex cult; former members India Oxenberg and her mother, Catherine Oxenberg, open up about how they are doing, after the group's founder is convicted of felonies.
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Episode 34: Return to the Landing
2021-03-0443 min
In an attempt to move on from a tumultuous love triangle, South Carolina native Heather Elvis goes out on a first date on December 17, 2013. After returning home, she calls her friend Brianna. Heather is never seen or heard from again.
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Episode 35: The Life She Wanted
2021-03-1243 min
Witnesses see a woman handcuffed in a parking lot and taken into an unmarked car by a blond woman. But detectives can't find any record of an arrest. Where could she be? Josh Mankiewicz reports.
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Episode 36: The Woman with No Name
2021-03-1843 min
Amateur internet investigators, new DNA technology and a dogged investigator help police find a killer – and identify a victim for years known only as "Lavender Doe."
Episode 37: The Waiting Car
2021-03-2540 min
Lead detectives in the murder investigation of University of Utah student MacKenzie Lueck speak exclusively to Keith Morrison about the case that made national headlines.
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Episode 38: Mommy Doomsday
2021-03-2643 min
Exclusive new interviews and details on the deaths surrounding Chad and Lori Vallow Daybell, a case Keith Morrison has been on since it drew national attention after Lori’s children disappeared.
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Episode 39: Sex, Lies, & Murder
2021-04-0943 min
When a woman is murdered, a web of sex and lies is uncovered, revealing a prominent family’s dark secrets. Detectives and an FBI informant tell Dennis Murphy about the case for the first time. Update of Secrets in the Suburbs (S20E45).
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Episode 40: The Phone Call
2021-04-1643 min
Kathleen Schroll makes a phone call that names her killer right before her death, it leads to the arrest of a father for murder. But two trials and 12 years later, authorities begin to wonder if he was the victim, not the villain.
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Episode 41: The Necklace
2021-04-23
When a private investigator and former police officer vanishes, detectives think there may be more to the story when strange text messages start to appear... Keith Morrison reports.
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Episode 42: Killer Role
2021-04-30
After filming wraps on an indie horror film, the cast and crew learn their killer star isn’t who she says she is. It’s a plot twist that reveals a real-life killer. Keith Morrison reports.
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Episode 43: Window of Opportunity
2021-05-07
A Michigan community is shocked when a local mother is found stabbed to death. After the case goes cold for more than a decade, a bombshell reignites the investigation. Andrea Canning reports.
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Episode 45: A Wanted Man
2021-05-14
A wealthy surgeon’s whereabouts remain unknown for years after he disappears on vacation in Greece, leaving behind his wife, financial ruin and mounting malpractice suits. Rob Stafford reports. UPDATE to 1956 - The Great Escape
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Episode 46: Secrets by the Bay
2021-05-21
A mother of two vanishes, and nearly two years later her body is found in the San Diego Bay, but medical examiners say she had only been dead for about a month or two. Keith Morrison reports.
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Episode 47: Breakout
2021-06-1145 min
When a Kansas prisoner escapes in a van driven by a wife and mother who volunteers at the prison, investigators scramble to track down the pair. Andrea Canning reports.
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Episode 48: The Story of Somebody
2021-06-2545 min
A mother's search for answers in her son’s murder raises questions about whether Chicago police detectives did enough to try to solve his case. Josh Mankiewicz reports.
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Episode 49: House of Horrors
2021-07-09
After a mother and son are found dead, it takes nearly a decade to unravel the case. Andrea Canning reports the latest, including how a second investigation led to a new and unexpected arrest.
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Episode 50: Twisted Loyalty
2021-07-1660 min
After a nightclub owner is gunned down in his home, Chicago police discover the death was a targeted killing, connected to a twisted sense of loyalty and tradition. Natalie Morales reports.
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Episode 51: The Investigation
2021-08-1360 min
Lester Holt reports on how the investigation into the murder of four-year-old Barbara Jean Horn revealed decades of misconduct across Philadelphia’s criminal justice system.
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Episode 52: The Secrets of Spirit Lake
2021-08-2742 min
A woman who helps solve cases searches for her missing niece and pushes for change as part of the growing movement to save missing and murdered Indigenous women. Andrea Canning reports.
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Episode 53: Heroes: The Story of Flight 93
2021-09-1041 min
Lester Holt interviews family members, including the now-grown children of some of the passengers and crew of Flight 93, as they honor the lives and courage that inspired the world on 9/11.
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Episode 54: What Happened to Amy?
2021-09-1740 min
For more than 30 years, Ohio investigators have searched for answers in the murder of 10-year-old Amy Mihaljevic. Now they're enlisting your help to solve the case. Josh Mankiewicz reports.
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Episode 44: The Fight for America's Soul
2021-05-1143 min
America is on its knees thanks to the global pandemic, and a year marred by division and uncertainty. Dateline investigates why so many are now turning to religion and seeking solace in the spiritual world.
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