“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.
In the hot and dangerous Middle East, she held her own in the company of men. A captain and a commander whose devotion never wavered. So no one could believe it when this decorated officer was found dead in her own home. Did this soldier have enemies off the battlefield? In a place where loyalty is prized, one clue would reveal a breathtaking betrayal.
Pamela Fayed, a mother of two, was stabbed to death in broad daylight in a busy parking garage on July 28, 2008. She and her husband, Jim, were in the middle of a bitter divorce. But security video proved he couldn't have stabbed his wife.
On a warm August day, Ray Kotomski quenched his thirst with a cool drink. But that drink contained a secret, a potion so sinister Kotomski would be dead within hours. Not only did investigators have to figure out what killed the happily retired Pennsylvania man, but whether this was a crime at all. Was it murder or suicide? Even police were surprised by all the twists and turns this investigation would take.
Toni Bertolet Henthorn, a doctor and mother, falls from a cliff in the Rockies. Her husband calls 911 but she dies and, at first, it seems like an accident. Her husband's past is probed and deadly secrets are revealed.
Stranger than fiction - A mom suddenly vanished. A dad under suspicion. There was no body, no weapon, no eyewitness and surprises along the way. Now, after all the twists and turns of four murder trials, the final verdict is in.
After a young mom is found dead on the side of a country road, 40 miles from her Knoxville home, investigators scramble to figure out how she ended up there.