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Dateline NBC, or simply Dateline, is a weekly American television newsmagazine series. It was previously the network's flagship newsmagazine, but now focuses mainly on true crime stories with only occasional editions that focus on other topics.

Cast:
Lester Holt
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United States of America
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Season 18

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Episode 1

Behind Closed Doors: Bad Chemistry/The Mystery in the Master Bedroom

2009-09-18 · 43m

In "Bad Chemistry", Keith Morrison reports on a story involving a messy divorce where a man is murdered and found in a vat filled with acid In "The Mystery in the Master Bedroom", Dennis Murphy reports on Newlyweds who were settling into a new house and a new life together. Then, a tragedy: The young husband discovers his wife had drowned in the bathtub. It seemed a horrible accident, but police were bothered by one thing: Why was her body dry?

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Episode 2

The Michael Jackson Tapes

2009-09-25 · 43m

Rabbi Shmuley first met Michael Jackson in 1999, and began recording their conversations a year later, when Jackson was 42 years old. Theirs was an unlikely friendship -- but the Orthodox rabbi had became a confidant and spiritual advisor to the King Of Pop. Now, for the first time, spilling out across page, and on tape: Michael Jackson in his own words. Up until now, these recordings have never been released.

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Episode 3

In Plain Sight: Jaycee Dugard

2009-10-02 · 43m

A mother’s prayers answered: A kidnapped child rescued after 18 years. But why wasn’t Jaycee Dugard’s alleged kidnapped stopped sooner? NBC’s Keith Morrison reports. Watch “In Plain Sight,” Dateline’s hour-long investigation, here.

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Episode 4

Through the Pouring Rain

2009-10-09 · 43m

He came out of the woods, in the night, in the rain, into the homes of victims. Over 14 years, more than a dozen women were raped by a stranger who left no clues – except for one.

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Episode 5

The Grifters

2009-10-14 · 43m

The crimes of the murderous con artist Sante Kimes, who was aided by her son Kenneth

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Episode 6

M-A-S-O-N on the Dollar Bill

2009-10-16 · 43m

Is there a secret hidden on U.S. currency?

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Episode 7

When the Smoke Clears

2009-10-23 · 43m

Her name was Christie, and she was just 25 when she was murdered. The case soon grew cold. There were few clues at the crime scene, except for a cigarette. Could it have belonged to the killer? Keith Morrison reports.

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Episode 8

Mystery at Lost Dog Road

2009-10-30 · 43m

When a well-liked young man lost his wife and son on a family outing, an entire town mourned. Keith Morrison reports.

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Episode 9

The Friday the 13th Mystery

2009-11-13 · 43m

Could a man's murder be connected to a rekindled high school flame? Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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Episode 10

The Night MaryJane Disappeared

2009-11-20 · 43m

Can a three-year-old's words be the key to solving her mother's murder? Rob Stafford reports.

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Episode 11

NBC's People of the Year

2009-11-26 · 43m

NBC's People of the Year interviews.

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Episode 12

The Trial of Amanda Knox

2009-12-04 · 43m

It started out as an adventure - a semester abroad in Italy - and ended in horror. Who killed American student Amanda Knox's roommate? After a yearlong trial, the jury weighs in.

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Episode 13

The Secret Life of Tiger Woods

2009-12-11 · 43m

The inside story of how it all began -- what happened before Tiger Woods' accident and before the headlines. Plus, one of Tiger's alleged 'other women' speaks out.

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Episode 14

The Trouble at Twin Wrecks

2009-12-17 · 43m

A deadly puzzle in paradize: What happened on that fateful Carribean dive? Dennis Murphy reports.

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Episode 15

Bringing Sean Home: The Untold Story

2010-01-08 · 43m

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Episode 16

Christmas Terrorist Plot; Caught on Camera

2010-01-10 · 43m

Events that led to the thwarted Christmas terrorist attack on a Detroit-bound airplane; an undercover police operation in Las Vegas....

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Episode 17

The Mystery at Empire Lake

2010-01-15 · 43m

A wealthy car dealer and his family live a seemingly idyllic life in upstate New York. Until one night his wife vanishes, never to be found again. Keith Morrison Reports.

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Episode 18

A Matter of Time

2010-01-24 · 43m

Though organ transplants save thousands of lives every year, there is a shortage of organs, partly because of fear the procedure could be abused. Dateline NBC's Keith Morrison reports on the first doctor accused of doing just that: trying to save the life of one patient by hastening the death of another.

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Episode 19

Critical Condition

2010-01-24 · 43m

What will happen to health care reform in America? Dateline takes a look at the health care crisis through the eyes of American families.

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Episode 20

Behind the Badge

2010-01-29 · 43m

In the lore of the Lone Star state, Texas lawmen rank pretty high: the good guys in the white hats. Their badge brought prestige - their gunfights, the history books. But in the modern-day town of Denton, Texas -- the "little D" outside "the Big D" of Dallas - there served one Texas lawman with a curious past, all locked up in a box.

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Episode 21

On the Trail of the Pink Panthers (2010)

2010-01-31 · 43m

Keith Morrison follows the trail of the notorious "Pink Panthers," a gang of jewel thieves who are responsible for a series of high profile robberies around the globe, fooling the world’s most experienced detectives. Dateline reports on the new generation of these violent criminals, who continue to shock the world with their brazen and disturbing heists.

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Episode 22

Death of a Golden Girl

2010-03-21 · 43m

Dateline investigates the murder of model and aspiring Playboy Playmate Paula Sladewski who charred body was discovered in a Miami dumpster.

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Episode 23

The Secret Life of Michael Jackson

2010-02-05 · 43m

Dateline has traveled the world, retracing Michael Jackson's footsteps to uncover the mysteries of the last years of his life, and uncovering evidence that may hold the key to his death, including a phone message left by Dr. Conrad Murray that final morning of Jackson's life...a message obtained exclusively by Dateline.

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Episode 24

Recipe for Murder

2010-03-26 · 43m

Keith Morrison reports on the dramatic undercover operation in Palm Beach, Florida to save a wife and mother who had no idea she was in danger.

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Episode 25

The Valentine's Day Mystery

2010-03-26 · 43m

Authorities charge an Oklahoma doctor in his wife's death.

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Episode 26

The Doctor's Wife

2010-03-12 · 43m

A wife married to a doctor for 11 months turns up dead.

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Episode 27

The Family Secret

2010-04-02 · 43m

Chris Hanson reports on investment scams; For 27 years, Judy Gough’s children kept a dark secret. The terrible truth was only unleashed when one of them could no longer live a lie about the disappearance of their father

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Episode 28

Heroes of Children's Hospital

2010-01-31 · 43m

What does it take to become a doctor? Take a look at one of the most intense jobs on the planet: A year in the life of a medical resident. Dateline NBC goes behind the scenes and catches all the stresses and successes of the residents of Arkansas Children's Hospital.

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Episode 29

The Desperate Hours

2010-03-05 · 43m

A courageous mother works with a hostage negotiator in hope of freeing her husband from kidnappers in Mexico. Keith Morrison reports.

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Episode 30

America Now: Circle of Friends

2010-03-28 · 43m

The disappearance of 21-year-old Bethany Like the rest of the country, Grafton, Wisc. was hit hard by the recession. Despite their own troubles, the people in this small blue collar town north of Milwaukee came together to give hope to an extraordinary family: Karen Longoria and her children, two of whom who have special needs.

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Episode 31

Instant Message Murder

2010-03-19 · 43m

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Episode 32

Rescue on the High Seas

2010-04-04 · 43m

A year after being taken captive by Somali pirates, Captain Richard Phillips talks with Matt Lauer about his harrowing experience and brave rescue.

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Episode 33

Too Fat to Kill?

2010-04-26 · 43m

A devoted father gunned down in his own home by someone on the stairs. It was a crime that made national news because of its unusual defense. The suspect argued he was simply too obese to carry out the killing. Would that argument sway the jury?

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Episode 34

Bitter Pill

2010-04-26 · 43m

When a mother of two died after a fender-bender, her loved ones were left shaking their heads and looking for answers. The more they learned, though, the more it seemed that it wasn't her accident that needed investigating, but her marriage.. Dennis Murphy Reports.

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Episode 35

Cracked: The Case of Janelle Patton

2010-04-16 · 43m

When a young woman named Janelle Patton moved to a tiny tropical island, she didn't have to worry about the crime rate.

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Episode 36

America Now: City of Heartbreak and Hope

2010-04-18 · 43m

2010 - They litter the landscape, the thousands of abandoned homes. And just like these buildings, Detroit is a shell of its former self. One third of the people live in poverty. Almost half the adults are illiterate, and about 75 percent of kids drop out of school. Dateline NBC's Chris Hansen returns to his hometown.

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Episode 37

What Were You Thinking?

2010-04-25 · 43m

Dateline NBC investigates why people are so easily fooled with the help of several experiments.

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Episode 38

Twisted Faith

2010-04-09 · 43m

A charismatic pastor who offered his counseling services to married couples in trouble had lost his wife in a house fire. What many in his church didn’t know was that this pastor was harboring a sinful secret. Watch the full Dateline NBC hour here.

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Episode 39

Apollo 13: The Real Story

2010-04-11 · 43m

Dateline NBC commemorates the fortieth anniversary of the Apollo 13 with interviews with the astronauts, NASA controllers, and more. Watch the full hour with NBC's Matt Lauer here.

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Episode 40

The Girl with the Blue Mustang

2010-04-30 · 43m

A popular college freshman is gunned down in her car for no apparent reason. Police had no clues: no fingerprints, no information about trouble in Michelle O'Keefe's life. Then an unexpected source comes into the picture. Keith Morrison reports.

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Episode 41

The Seduction

2010-05-07 · 43m

Something happens when love turns to obsession, and it is rarely good. In tonight's story an obsessed lover was willing to do almost anything to keep the woman he loved, even if it cost a life, even if that life was his. Keith Morrison reports.

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Episode 42

Too Good to be True: Internet Scams

2010-05-02 · 43m

Confronting people behind common e-mail scams.

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Episode 43

The Strange Story of Seduction

2010-05-07 · 43m

How Far will a young man go to prove his love for an older woman?

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Episode 44

Abducted to Japan

2010-05-09 · 43m

Stories of families torn apart by parental child abductions to Japan

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Episode 45

The Secret Life of the Homecoming Queen

2010-05-21 · 90m

A former prom queen and mother of four starts seeing her husband's best friend.

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Episode 46

Miracle on the Wild Coast

2010-05-23 · 43m

A harrowing, dramatic story of heroism at sea after a cruise ship starts to take on water and sink with nearly 600 people on board. Almost every moment of the crisis was captured on home video. How did the passengers survive after some crew members abandoned ship?

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Episode 47

Deadly Ambition

2010-06-04 · 43m

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Episode 48

Disaster in the Gulf

2010-06-10 · 43m

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Episode 49

Deadly Connection?

2010-06-11 · 43m

In an exclusive interview, the attorney for Natalee Holloway's family speaks to NBC’s Chris Hansen about the alleged plot by Joran van der Sloot to extort money in exchange for information about the location of Holloway's remains.

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Episode 50

Against All Odds - Hughes

2010-06-13 · 43m

A spunky 2-year-old named Erica Hughes' incredible story captivated a city. It all started after she was found shot in the head deliberately, left for dead by a killer who disappeared into the night.

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Episode 51

Unsolved Case Squad: The Gold Coast Killings

2010-06-18 · 43m

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Episode 52

The Secrets in the Suitcase

2010-06-18 · 43m

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Episode 53

The Years of Living Dangerously

2010-06-22 · 43m

Husband keeping secret from wife after years of marriage.

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Episode 54

The Mysterious Death of a Titan

2010-06-24 · 43m

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Episode 55

The Disappearance of Debbie Hawk

2010-06-19 · 43m

A father is accused of stealing money from his children's trust funds and murdering his ex-wife. Keith Morrison reports.

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Episode 56

Circle of Friends

2010-07-23 · 43m

In one instant, a loud and crazy party became a moment that would affect Ryan Thompson and his friends for the rest of their lives. One gunshot was all it took to tear their friendships apart and fill their lives with guilt.

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Episode 57

The Mystery in Rock Hill

2010-07-09 · 43m

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Episode 58

The Spies Next Door

2010-07-11 · 43m

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Episode 59

The Mystery on Reminisce Road

2010-07-12 · 43m

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Episode 60

Did You See That?!

2010-07-16 · 43m

Social experiments focusing on visuals and illusions are documented. Chris Hansen reports.

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Episode 61

Michael Jackson: A Mother's Story

2010-06-25 · 43m

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Episode 62

A Father's Mission

2010-06-27 · 43m

NBC News' Chief Foreign Correspondent and award-winning chronicler of America's War on Terror, Richard Engel reports from Afghanistan and around the country on one of the deadliest battles in the Afghan War – the Battle of Wanat – and the impact it had on a fallen soldier's father in a special edition of "Dateline: A Father's Mission"

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Episode 63

America Now: Friends and Neighbors

2010-06-25 · 43m

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Episode 64

Little Boy Lost

2010-06-26 · 43m

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Episode 65

Deadly Affair

2010-08-01 · 43m

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Episode 66

The House on Murder Mountain

2010-08-02 · 43m

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Episode 67

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Episode 68

America Now: Faces Against Violence

2010-08-15 · 43m

Lester Holt reports on youth violence in Chicago and the efforts being made to combat gangs and get guns off the streets.

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Episode 69

A Gathering Storm

2010-08-16 · 43m

She told police the call came late one night -- her husband saying he was terrified of someone or something, and needed... ... Suddenly she was the one who needed help... from a lawyer. Keith Morrison has the story of two lives lost in "A Gathering Storm.

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Episode 70

Deadly Current

2010-08-20 · 43m

Two friends were an odd couple - one was a man of the cloth, the other never went to church. One died and the other was charged with his murder.

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Episode 71

Dangerous Connection

2010-08-21 · 43m

After a college student commits suicide, friends and family begin to question the identity of a friend she had met in a suicide chat room. Bob McKeown reports.

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Episode 72

Hurricane Katrina: The First Five Days

2010-08-22 · 43m

Five years later, NBC News's Brian Williams looks back on one of the most devastating natural disasters in US history. In 2005, he and the rest of New Orleans listen to the storm's fury from inside the Superdome.

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Episode 73

Family Portrait

2010-08-30 · 43m

A husband is found dead in a stable in what appears to be a horse accident. But when bullet casings and a bloody pipe are found nearby, blame shifts to his wife, whose daughter and son accuse her of plotting the murder and convincing her son to commit the crime.

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Episode 74

The Case of the Girl Who Never Came Home

2010-09-03 · 43m

For eight years following Cindy's disappearance, her case was treated as a runaway - until an odd-couple investigative team worked on the case.

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Episode 75

How Lucky Can You Get? (2010)

2010-09-06 · 43m

Clerks steal winning lottery numbers from unsuspecting customers and claim the prizes.

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Episode 76

On the Run

2010-09-10 · 43m

Dateline NBC brings you the story of a devoted mother-of-two, an American living overseas, with her foreign-born husband. But soon a vague suspicion would become a dark fear, turning her into an international fugitive. Keith Morrison reports.

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Episode 77

Joran van der Sloot Behind Bars

2010-09-10 · 43m

Joran van der Sloot’s criminal odyssey came to a halt with his recent arrest and imprisonment in Lima, Peru, where he revealed his own feelings to Dutch crime reporter, John van den Heuvel. Dateline’s Chris Hansen sat down with van den Heuvel.

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Episode 78

Standing up to Bullying in School

2010-09-13 · 43m

As the age-old problem of bullying grows more intense, parents and school districts are looking at new ways to fight back. NBC's Kate Snow reports

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Episode 80

FR1850 The Man Behind the Mask

2009-09-04 · 43m

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Episode 81

SU1850 Mukhtar Mai / American Character / Debt Trap (update)

2009-09-06 · 43m

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Episode 82

MO1851 Second Chances

2009-09-07 · 43m

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Episode 83

FR1851 Cause for Alarm

2009-09-11 · 43m

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Episode 84

FR1852 Behind Closed Doors: Bad Chemistry / The Mystery in the Master Bedroom

2009-09-18 · 45m

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