“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.
Cher Hughes made her dream come true in the faraway islands of Bocas del Toro, Panama. It's a place people go to escape. Who could have know that evil could find a place in paradise too?
When a successful doctor collapses at her home, her blood test reveals cyanide poisoning, shocking the medical community and resulting in a criminal investigation. Reporter: Dennis Murphy.
They were a picture perfect family until one winter day when a wife and mother didn’t arrive at her son’s birthday party. What happened to Darlene?
Douglas Murphy, FBI ballistics expert, discusses how agents discovered the unique type of weapon used in the murder of the federal prosecutor.
Heidi Allen was sweet, spirited and super smart. She took a job at a convenience store to earn cash for college and was working the early shift on Easter Sunday. Then, she vanished. A man confessed to her murder. Mystery solved? Maybe not. Years later, a horrifying story and an old case blown wide open. Two women teaming up to find out the truth uncovered an astonishing twist: a teenager with a secret identity. Did she also have a secret enemy?
After teenagers Rachel Shoaf and Sheila Eddy are convicted of murdering their 16-year-old friend, Skylar Neese, Skylar's parents discuss the night she disappeared; Rachel Shoaf's therapist, Patricia Bailey, shares her thoughts.