“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.
A young couple moves to California’s goldrush country, looking for new opportunities. But what they find is a life-altering tragedy.
When Nichole Payne and her son Taylor are found dead in their home, it takes nearly a decade to unravel what happened; for the first time on television, Nichole's children share what they saw the day their mother and brother were murdered.
Josh Mankiewicz reports on the story of a mother's fight for justice after her daughter and 10-month-old grandson are found strangled to death in their home.
On Nantucket Island, Mass., a couple's connection is instantaneous, but their summer romance takes a tragic turn; it seems like an open-and-shut case, but there's a surprise in store.
A mystery in paradise unfolds when Sarm Heslop vanishes from her boyfriend's luxury yacht in the U.S. Virgin Islands; new details emerge on the case that made international headlines and left investigators with more questions than answers.
31-year-old Matthew Podolak was a healthy, happy amatuer hockey player, a fisherman, and a family man… a mysterious illness sends him to the emergency room, and with his life in the balance, his family hopes for answers.
Early one frigid morning, in a small rural New York town, a house burns to the ground, and a woman is found dead in the debris. It's called an accident, but is it?
A Florida woman was brutally murdered in her own bed. Then, two separate, frantic 9-1-1 calls: one from her husband and the other from her son, each accusing the other of the same horrific crime. Police knew one of them had to be spinning an incredible tale but what story would the evidence tell?