“Dateline” is an award-winning newsmagazine that delivers viewers stories ranging from compelling mysteries to powerful documentaries and in-depth investigations. Each episode incorporates the classic elements of drama and great storytelling: good guys, bad guys, conflict with the highest stakes, suspense and resolution. Hear the chilling tales directly from those most affected and involved, including investigators tasked with cracking the cases and the families confronting tragedy.

Upcoming Episodes
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FACING THE MUSIC
Wed, Dec 25, 2024
8/7c
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The murder of a young schoolteacher in Pennsylvania goes unsolved for years, but investigators discover a new tool that may finally help unlock the murderer's identity.

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WHAT HAPPENED TO THE BEAUTY QUEEN?
Wed, Dec 25, 2024
9/8c
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Nona Dirksmeyer was a young beauty queen with a boyfriend she adored. They were planning a future together. Then, Nona was brutally killed. The crime shook her hometown and exposed someone with a secret past. But did the evidence add up to murder?

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DEATH OF A GOLDEN GIRL
Wed, Jan 1, 2025
8/7c

Everything was going great for Playboy model wannabe Paula Sladewski until New Years 2010. The blond bombshell went missing, and days later, her charred body was found.

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WHAT HAPPENED TO ANTON BLACK?
Wed, Jan 1, 2025
9/8c
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When 19-year-old Anton Black dies while being taken into police custody, the community seeks justice; a yearlong "Dateline" investigation looks at the officer at the center of the case and missed warning signs.

Recent Episodes
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A TEACHER'S MESSAGE
Wed, Dec 18, 2024
9/8c
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It started with a racy photo found on a teenage boy’s phone. He said he had sex with his 33-year old female tutor in the picture but she tells a different story. The texts would tell the truth and a jury was forced to decide: was the 33-year old female tutor in the picture a victim or a predator?  

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FINDING SAVANNA
Wed, Dec 18, 2024
8/7c
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Samantha Geldenhuys thought she had the perfect upbringing. A doting father and a loving mother.  Then, reality caught up with her when she learned the man she knew as her father was actually no relation to her and her mother was an international fugitive. So who was Samantha really?  Well, in the throes of a custody battle, her mother went on the run when she was just a baby, taking her clear across the world.  Investigators would have to search three continents for nearly two decades before they got answers about what happened to baby Savanna. 

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INDESCRETION
Wed, Dec 11, 2024
8/7c
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It was a violent and bizarre crime scene: #1 scrawled next to the lifeless body. The victim’s boyfriend had an alibi and the case went cold. Then, a DNA hit. But investigators couldn’t figure out the link between two people separated by 1,500 miles.
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THE EVIL TO COME
Tue, Dec 10, 2024
9/8c
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She was a wealthy, beloved socialite in the suburbs of New York City and an unlikely target for such a brutal murder. Police immediately zeroed in on the most likely suspect but solving this crime wouldn’t be easy or quick.
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    Correspondent
    Josh Mankiewicz
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    Correspondent
    Dennis Murphy
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    Correspondent
    Andrea Canning
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    Host/Correspondent
    Craig Melvin
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    Host/Correspondent
    Keith Morrison
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