“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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THE BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
Wed, Jul 23, 2025
8/7c

Lisa and Scott Pattison marry on a fairy tale day and build a life together in central Indiana. But one day in July 2009, their marriage comes to a horrifying end as Scott races his gravely injured wife to the hospital, calling 911.

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DEADLY EXPOSURE
Wed, Jul 23, 2025
9/8c

Hundreds of Americans die every year from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning, but according to police, one of those deaths wasn't an accident - it was murder.

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THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SANDI JOHNSON
Wed, Jul 30, 2025
8/7c

Sandi Johnson always put her kids first. When she vanished without a word, her loved ones were frantic. Police discovered dark secrets in Sandi’s marriage and several men in her life. Which one of them had something to hide?

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12 MINUTES ON ELM STREET
Wed, Jul 30, 2025
9/8c

When two teenage cousins, Nicholas Brady and Haile Kifer, don’t show up for Thanksgiving dinner in their hometown of Little Falls, Minnesota, their families fear the worst has happened.

Recent Episodes
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THE MYSTERY ON ALBION ROAD
Wed, Jul 16, 2025
8/7c

After Kristen Grindley is found severely beaten on a road in Pullman, Wash., the investigation is hampered by the fact she cannot remember a single detail about the night in question.

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AS DARKNESS FELL
Wed, Jul 16, 2025
9/8c

Mark and Mary Beth Harshbarger were, to some, the perfect couple.  In 2006, they took their ideal vacation: a hunting trip to Newfoundland, Canada.  But when Mary Beth took a shot at what she said she thought was a bear, this perfect couple's world was torn apart.

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THE FAMILY SECRET
Wed, Jul 9, 2025
8/7c

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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MEAN GIRLS
Wed, Jul 9, 2025
9/8c

Amy Preasmyer, 16, and Ricky Cowles, 21, were in love and hiding some other secret that would soon change everything.

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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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