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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
Language:
English
Country:
United States of America
Network:
NBC

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Seasons

36 available

Season 23

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Episode 1

Before Dawn

2014-09-26 · 85m

The investigation into the death of a pregnant woman just months after she wed her high school sweetheart reveals secret lives and feuds.

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Episode 2

The Wire

2014-10-03 · 43m

20 years after an attractive young nurse was murdered in her studio apartment, authorities try to piece together what little evidence that remains to solve the cold case, including a necklace that was broken and a strange murder weapon. Keith Morrison reports.

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Episode 3

While She Was Sleeping

2014-10-10 · 85m

When a well-known woman from a prominent family is found dead in her Aspen, Colo. home, the entire community is left in a state of shock, leaving the authorities wondering who was behind her apparent murder and why they did it. Keith Morrison reports.

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Episode 4

The Carrollton Plot

2014-10-17 · 90m

While away on business in California, Frank Howard, a high flying accountant from Carrollton, Texas, learns that his wife has been brutally attacked in their home.

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Episode 5

Mystery In Orange County

2014-10-24 · 43m

A cryptic 911 call made days before a young Army veteran disappears helps detectives uncover the truth, exposing a twisted story of unrequited love Josh Mankiewicz reports..

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Episode 6

Secret Lives

2014-10-31 · 43m

When young mother and wife from upstate New York mysteriously vanishes, the authorities on the case find some unexpected secrets that leave them wondering if her disappearance is related to her online life, or something much closer.

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Episode 7

Someone Was Out There

2014-11-07 · 43m

When two women from the same church are the victims of violent crimes one year apart, the authorities try to determine if there is a connection, and a photo surfaces that leads them to believe the similarities between the case are not coincidental. Keith Morrison reports.

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Episode 8

The Root of All Evil

2014-11-14 · 43m

The community of Jonesboro, Arkansas is stunned when a local father and real estate investor is found dead in his own kitchen, leaving the authorities on the case wonder who could have possibly been behind the young man's murder.

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Episode 9

Mystery on the Early Shift

2014-11-21 · 43m

When a wife and mother is found dead in a Kentucky warehouse where she worked, detectives soon zero in on one person of interest.

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Episode 10

Death in the Driveway

2014-11-28 · 43m

A well known lawyer from a southern town is found brutally murdered, with his girlfriend bound by duct tape, and as the authorities put together a list of potential leads, the primary suspect has a surprising connection to the victim. Andrea Canning reports.

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Episode 11

Toxic Relations

2014-12-12 · 43m

A newly married couple both manage to recover from the same strange illness, but months later, the wife ends up passing away after showing the same symptoms again, leaving the investigators without answers, until some old recordings surface. Dennis Murphy reports.

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Episode 13

After Midnight (2015)

2025-01-04 · 45m

The murder of 18-year-old Alexandra Kogut by her boyfriend at SUNY College at Brockport

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Episode 15

Secrets of the Snake River

2015-03-06 · 45m

Authorities in the Pacific Northwest investigate the disappearance of a young mother.

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Episode 16

Deadly Betrayal

2015-01-16 · 45m

When a loving mother is found brutally stabbed to death, police quickly determine who held the knife. But was it part of a cold-blooded conspiracy?

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Episode 17

The Unusual Subject

2015-01-23 · 45m

Police suspect a serial killer when two women and their teenage daughters are murdered. Dennis Murphy reports.

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Episode 18

The Mystery Man

2015-04-05 · 41m

A woman seeks the truth when her whirlwind romance turns into a mystery involving government agents.

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Episode 19

Obsession (2015)

2015-01-30 · 45m

Wisconsin, 2013: Jessie Blodgett, a high school student, is strangled. Jessie is acting in a show, and had just gone to a cast party, so the cast and crew are interviewed. No one seems guilty until another case has suspicious similarities.

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Episode 20

What Lies Beneath

2015-02-06 · 45m

A witness comes forward to help solve a 20 year-old cold case involving a woman who mysteriously vanished in Florida just days before she was going to move to a new city with her 5 year-old son, leaving behind very few clues for authorities. Dennis Murphy reports.

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Episode 21

Secrets at the Sunshine Motel

2015-02-13 · 42m

The story of a successful realtor who was attacked and left for dead while showing a home in what looks like a murder-for-hire, and the authorities are left to question his business partners and family to determine a motive. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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Episode 22

Vendetta

2015-02-27 · 85m

A small Texas town is left in shock when an admired prosecutor is killed in front of the town courthouse, but when the District attorney and his wife are murdered months later, the authorities quickly realize that the two cases are connected. Andrea Canning reports.

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Episode 23

ESCAPE: The Wreck of the Costa Concordia

90m

Six survivors of the 2012 Costa Concordia shipwreck share their stories.

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Episode 24

The Trap

90m

The suspected killer of a California housewife claims it was a burglary gone awry.

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Episode 25

Escape: The Great California Fire

2015-04-26 · 90m

A look through the eyes of more than a dozen survivors of California's largest wildfire.

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Episode 26

Spy Games

2015-03-13 · 45m

The poisoning death of former Russian spy and businessman Alexander Litvinenko, traveling to London, Moscow and Rome to take a closer look at the circumstances surrounding his murder and the people that are involved.

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Episode 27

Infatuation

2015-03-13 · 90m

An art student from Dallas who was murdered in her own bed with no signs of forced entry, which leads the authorities to realize that she likely knew the person who ended up killing her. Keith Morrison reports.

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Episode 28

Escape: Tsunami

2015-03-27 · 85m

Survivors of the 2004 tsunami that hit Thailand -- including Petra Nemcova -- share their stories.

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Episode 29

Robert Durst: Inside the Long, Strange Trip

2015-03-20 · 45m

Murder case involving New York real estate heir Robert Durst, including interviews with the detectives and investigators, as well as close friends, as he outlines the lengthy journey to uncover the truth.

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Episode 30

Deadly Twist

2015-03-20 · 85m

When an attractive young mother is murdered in California by four men, the authorities uncover information that forces them to take another look at a puzzling case from decades earlier involving the death of a young woman on a Georgia mountain trail. Keith Morrison reports.

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Episode 31

The Fugitive Millionaire

2015-03-26 · 45m

Keith Morrison reports on John McAfee, the antivirus pioneer who remains a person of interest to police in their investigation into the murder of Gregory Faull in Belize. In a new interview with Dateline, McAfee discusses his new computer security business and his decision to stop running and settle down.

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Episode 32

Lethal Weapon

2015-04-02 · 45m

When an accomplished young doctor is rushed to the hospital after collapsing in her home, her friends and co-workers are left perplexed, but when it turns out the cause was cyanide poisoning, the authorities begin a criminal investigation. Dennis Murphy reports.

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Episode 33

The Last Dance

2015-04-03 · 42m

A popular kindergarten teacher and mother makes a lifestyle change, losing several hundred pounds, but when mysteriously vanishes from her home, the police suspect her dramatic weight loss could be connected to her disappearance. Keith Morrison reports.

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Episode 34

Bible Stories: The New Blockbuster (special)

2015-04-05 · 45m

Natalie Morales sits down with Hollywood power couple, producers Mark Burnett and his wife Roma Downey, for an in-depth interview about their highly anticipated television event, NBC’s “A.D. The Bible Continues.” Following the enormous success of their first miniseries, “The Bible,” Burnett and Downey are at the forefront of a wave of religious programming taking the country by storm. Dateline takes viewers behind the scenes during the filming of the new 12-part series in Morocco, interviews cast members about their experience portraying prominent Biblical characters, and follows Downey and Burnett on their promotional tour at mega churches across the U.S

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Episode 35

On the Brink

2015-04-12

An inside look at what it's like to live with autism as a young adult, chronicling the lives of two people who live with the disorder as they transition into adulthood after graduating and subsequently "age out" of their structured support system. Andrea Canning reports.

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Episode 36

A Perfect Spot

2015-04-09 · 45m

The authorities are left searching for answers while investigating a Georgia couple's private Valentine's Day getaway that turned deadly, but plot thickens when they uncover evidence of tire treads at the scene and a series of cell phone calls. Keith Morrison reports.

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Episode 37

Fatal Attraction (2015)

2015-04-10 · 45m

A love triangle is uncovered after a doctor ingests a lethal chemical.

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Episode 38

Shattered Bonds

2015-04-13 · 45m

A car belonging to a missing man erupts in a blaze, leading to clues regarding his whereabouts.

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Episode 40

True Lies

2015-04-16 · 42m

After a mother is murdered in her own bed, the 911 dispatch center fields two calls, one from her son and one from her husband, both of whom claim the other is the killer, telling wildly different stories that the authorities must figure out. Dennis Murphy reports.

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Episode 41

Deadly Deceit (Update)

2015-05-17 · 45m

Questions surround a young father when his wife perishes in a house fire and a second tragedy takes his son's life. The Arson Investigator on the case speaks out to Dateline for the first time.

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Episode 42

On the Trail of the Pink Panthers

2015-04-19 · 45m

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 43

Queen of the County

2015-04-23 · 45m

When the head of a well known Texas dynasty passes, the once close family comes apart at the seams amidst accusations of distrust, betrayal and greed.

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Episode 44

The Promise (2015)

2015-04-24 · 85m

The vanishing of a 20-year-old honors student is investigated in a mystery that would take more than 20 years to solve. Josh Mankiewicz reports

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Episode 45

Deadly Exchange

2015-04-30 · 42m

German foreign exchange student and soccer player Diren Dede's dreams of studying in America came true when he began his junior year at a Montana high school. But when he decides to play a reckless teenage game, the consequences turn deadly. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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Episode 46

Angels and Demons

2015-05-01 · 45m

Two sisters, who once belonged to a traveling commune, share horrifying stories of lies, greed and lust from the time that they were involved with the group, which was investigated for a period of over ten years for their mysterious deaths. Dennis Murphy reports.

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Episode 48

Secrets on Hot Springs Drive

2015-05-08 · 80m

When a Georgia mother is killed during a home invasion, and the next night her best friend and neighbor is the victim of a shooting just outside of where they both worked, the authorities quickly find evidence that the two crimes are connected. Dennis Murphy reports.

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Episode 49

The Secret / The Long Road

2015-05-15 · 90m

A determined investigator from Orange County tries to solve a case involving Patricia Esparza, a woman hiding a 20-year-old secret, and who in that time managed to pull herself out of poverty, get an education, and become a respected professor.

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Episode 51

The Evil to Come

2015-05-28 · 45m

When a successful businesswoman is found dead in her own home, the authorities find little in the way of forensic evidence, but wiretaps and data analysis provide them with a lead when a seemingly untraceable call points them to a familiar person. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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Episode 52

The Secret Life of a Soccer Mom

2015-05-29 · 45m

When a single mother of three goes missing, her family and the authorities organize a huge search, but as the investigation continues, the police learn that she was living a double life that points them toward several dangerous suspects. Keith Morrison reports.

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Episode 53

Shattered

2015-05-31 · 45m

In 2006, 27-year-old Justine Abshire, a beloved teacher in a small Virginia town, dies as a result of an apparent hit-and-run by a mysterious stranger...until investigators start learning more about her and her husband Eric's relationship.

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Episode 54

Dangerous Liaisons

2015-06-04 · 45m

When a 33-year-old Catholic high school tutor from Michigan uses an unbelievable defense in court after being charged with having an illegal relationship with a 15-year-old, the ensuing courtroom battle becomes extremely emotionally charged. Keith Morrison reports

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Episode 55

Growing Hope

2015-06-07 · 45m

Three mothers from Virginia band together to pursue an unconventional treatment for their desperately ill children.

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Episode 56

My Kid Would Never Do That: Stranger Danger

2015-06-07 · 45m

My Kid Would Never Do That: Stranger Danger Hidden cameras capture the choices that children make when they are approached by an actor playing the part of a family contractor; Safely Ever After's Pattie Fitzgerald shows families how to prevent their children from becoming victims.

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Episode 58

The Devil in Disguise

2015-06-12 · 42m

A newlywed dead. His bride suspected foul play. The mystery wasn't just who killed him, but how.

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Episode 59

Out of the Shadows

2015-06-14 · 45m

Summer is all about baseball games, laying out by the pool, barbecues in the sun. But there are a handful of kids who won't enjoy these activities this season, or at any time of the year.

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Episode 60

My Kid Would Never Do That: Party Safety and Sex

2015-06-14 · 45m

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Episode 61

Secrets on Shalimar Way

2015-06-18 · 45m

Two friends of a woman who appears to die in an accidental fall in the shower spend more than two years seeking justice on her behalf. Andrea Canning reports.

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Episode 62

Robert Durst: The Lost Years

2015-06-19 · 45m

Robert Durst's recent arrest in New Orleans and his whereabouts over the past 30 years.

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Episode 63

Crisis on Campus

2015-06-21 · 45m

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Episode 64

My Kid Would Never Do That: Gun Safety

2015-06-21 · 45m

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Episode 65

Game Night

2015-06-25 · 45m

Correspondent Keith Morrison reports on the death of a terminally ill woman, whose husband returned to their house in St. Louis and found her dead on the living room floor, as new information comes to light and complicates the seemingly-simple case.

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Episode 66

While He Was Sleeping

2015-06-26 · 45m

Correspondent Josh Mankiewicz reports on the death of a wealthy luxury car dealer, who was found murdered in his sleep, as one chance clue reopens the cold case and enables detectives to dig further into his past with one of his many lovers.

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Episode 67

Avalanche (special)

2015-06-28 · 45m

The Madison climbers know that Mount Everest is as dangerous to adventurers as it is alluring. But as the group prepares to set out, they have no idea that their journey up the mountain will take a deadly turn. Richard Engel reports.

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Episode 68

My Kid Would Never Do That: Cyberbullying

2015-06-28 · 45m

The parents of teenagers get the hidden cameras turned back on them to see how they will react to a scenario involving bullying; "Queen Bees and Wannabes" author Rosalind Wiseman shares her advice on how to handle bullying and cliques.

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Episode 69

Miami Heat

2015-07-10 · 45m

When a woman kills the man she suspected to have been behind the murder of her husband a month earlier, she claims that she was acting in self-defense, but when new evidence comes to light years later, investigators decide to re-open the case. Keith Morrison reports.

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Episode 70

Shining Star

2015-07-17 · 45m

An intelligent young woman who overcame an upbringing in poverty to become a successful criminal defense attorney in Baton Rouge, Louisiana is found dead in her office, leaving authorities wondering if one of her clients was behind her murder. Dennis Murphy reports.

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Episode 71

Indiscretion

2015-07-31 · 45m

Authorities in Baltimore find a young woman who was murdered in her own home, but they cannot crack the case until a decade later, when DNA evidence provides them with a new suspect, giving two detectives renewed vigor to solve the cold case. Dennis Murphy reports.

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Episode 72

Finding Savanna

2015-08-07 · 45m

After losing a hard-fought custody battle, a mother vanishes with her nearly one-year-old daughter, forcing the father to embark on a desperate, two decade search for his child across four continents, making international headlines along the way. Andrea Canning reports.

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Episode 73

Mystery at Heath Bar Farm

2015-08-14 · 45m

When Tom Foley becomes the top suspect in his wife's murder, he spends the next two years trying to prove his innocence.

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Episode 74

The Shadow

2015-09-11 · 90m

A home in a small Iowa town is disturbed in the middle of the night by an intruder. Keith Morrison reports.

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Episode 75

The Accomplice

2015-09-18 · 45m

Joyce Mitchell comes to work at a prison tailor shop and meets two inmates -- David Sweat and Richard Matt -- serving life for murder.

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Episode 76

Vanished

2015-09-03 · 45m

When Amber Dubois vanished in San Diego County, a search turned up nothing. Then, a year later, Chelsea King disappeared in a neighboring town. Keith Morrison reports on the mystery of the missing California teens

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Episode 79

Deadly Exchange

2015-05-03 · 42m

A foreign exchange student and soccer player's participation in a dangerous game leads to deadly consequences.

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Episode 80

The Wire

2015-05-03 · 45m

Authorities try to solve a thirty year old cold case involving a young nurse who was found murdered in her small apartment, where the only evidence the investigators could find was a strange weapon, a broken necklace, and not much else. Keith Morrison reports.

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Episode 81

The Girl with the Blue Mustang

2015-05-24 · 45m

Police find very little evidence, fingerprints or other useful information when they investigate the murder of a popular college student who was gunned down inside of her own car, but they soon get an unexpected lead from a surprising source.

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