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Season 18

83 episodes · 2009

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    Behind Closed Doors: Bad Chemistry/The Mystery in the Master Bedroom

    Sep 18, 200943 min★ 6.6

    In "Bad Chemistry", Keith Morrison reports on a story involving a messy divorce where a man is murdered and found in a vat filled with acid In "The Mystery in the Master Bedroom", Dennis Murphy reports on Newlyweds who were settling into a new house and a new life together. Then, a tragedy: The young husband discovers his wife had drowned in the bathtub. It seemed a horrible accident, but police were bothered by one thing: Why was her body dry?

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    The Michael Jackson Tapes

    Sep 25, 200943 min★ 4.6

    Rabbi Shmuley first met Michael Jackson in 1999, and began recording their conversations a year later, when Jackson was 42 years old. Theirs was an unlikely friendship -- but the Orthodox rabbi had became a confidant and spiritual advisor to the King Of Pop. Now, for the first time, spilling out across page, and on tape: Michael Jackson in his own words. Up until now, these recordings have never been released.

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    In Plain Sight: Jaycee Dugard

    Oct 2, 200943 min★ 6.2

    A mother’s prayers answered: A kidnapped child rescued after 18 years. But why wasn’t Jaycee Dugard’s alleged kidnapped stopped sooner? NBC’s Keith Morrison reports. Watch “In Plain Sight,” Dateline’s hour-long investigation, here.

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    Through the Pouring Rain

    Oct 9, 200943 min★ 7.5

    He came out of the woods, in the night, in the rain, into the homes of victims. Over 14 years, more than a dozen women were raped by a stranger who left no clues – except for one.

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    The Grifters

    Oct 14, 200943 min★ 7.4

    The crimes of the murderous con artist Sante Kimes, who was aided by her son Kenneth

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    M-A-S-O-N on the Dollar Bill

    Oct 16, 200943 min★ 7.1

    Is there a secret hidden on U.S. currency?

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    When the Smoke Clears

    Oct 23, 200943 min

    Her name was Christie, and she was just 25 when she was murdered. The case soon grew cold. There were few clues at the crime scene, except for a cigarette. Could it have belonged to the killer? Keith Morrison reports.

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    Mystery at Lost Dog Road

    Oct 30, 200943 min★ 5.9

    When a well-liked young man lost his wife and son on a family outing, an entire town mourned. Keith Morrison reports.

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    The Friday the 13th Mystery

    Nov 13, 200943 min★ 6.9

    Could a man's murder be connected to a rekindled high school flame? Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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    The Night MaryJane Disappeared

    Nov 20, 200943 min

    Can a three-year-old's words be the key to solving her mother's murder? Rob Stafford reports.

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    NBC's People of the Year

    Nov 26, 200943 min

    NBC's People of the Year interviews.

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    The Trial of Amanda Knox

    Dec 4, 200943 min

    It started out as an adventure - a semester abroad in Italy - and ended in horror. Who killed American student Amanda Knox's roommate? After a yearlong trial, the jury weighs in.

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    The Secret Life of Tiger Woods

    Dec 11, 200943 min

    The inside story of how it all began -- what happened before Tiger Woods' accident and before the headlines. Plus, one of Tiger's alleged 'other women' speaks out.

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    The Trouble at Twin Wrecks

    Dec 17, 200943 min

    A deadly puzzle in paradize: What happened on that fateful Carribean dive? Dennis Murphy reports.

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    Bringing Sean Home: The Untold Story

    Jan 8, 201043 min

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    Christmas Terrorist Plot; Caught on Camera

    Jan 10, 201043 min

    Events that led to the thwarted Christmas terrorist attack on a Detroit-bound airplane; an undercover police operation in Las Vegas....

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    The Mystery at Empire Lake

    Jan 15, 201043 min

    A wealthy car dealer and his family live a seemingly idyllic life in upstate New York. Until one night his wife vanishes, never to be found again. Keith Morrison Reports.

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    A Matter of Time

    Jan 24, 201043 min

    Though organ transplants save thousands of lives every year, there is a shortage of organs, partly because of fear the procedure could be abused. Dateline NBC's Keith Morrison reports on the first doctor accused of doing just that: trying to save the life of one patient by hastening the death of another.

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    Critical Condition

    Jan 24, 201043 min

    What will happen to health care reform in America? Dateline takes a look at the health care crisis through the eyes of American families.

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    Behind the Badge

    Jan 29, 201043 min★ 7.2

    In the lore of the Lone Star state, Texas lawmen rank pretty high: the good guys in the white hats. Their badge brought prestige - their gunfights, the history books. But in the modern-day town of Denton, Texas -- the "little D" outside "the Big D" of Dallas - there served one Texas lawman with a curious past, all locked up in a box.

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    On the Trail of the Pink Panthers (2010)

    Jan 31, 201043 min

    Keith Morrison follows the trail of the notorious "Pink Panthers," a gang of jewel thieves who are responsible for a series of high profile robberies around the globe, fooling the world’s most experienced detectives. Dateline reports on the new generation of these violent criminals, who continue to shock the world with their brazen and disturbing heists.

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    Death of a Golden Girl

    Mar 21, 201043 min

    Dateline investigates the murder of model and aspiring Playboy Playmate Paula Sladewski who charred body was discovered in a Miami dumpster.

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    The Secret Life of Michael Jackson

    Feb 5, 201043 min

    Dateline has traveled the world, retracing Michael Jackson's footsteps to uncover the mysteries of the last years of his life, and uncovering evidence that may hold the key to his death, including a phone message left by Dr. Conrad Murray that final morning of Jackson's life...a message obtained exclusively by Dateline.

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    Recipe for Murder

    Mar 26, 201043 min

    Keith Morrison reports on the dramatic undercover operation in Palm Beach, Florida to save a wife and mother who had no idea she was in danger.

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    The Valentine's Day Mystery

    Mar 26, 201043 min★ 7.2

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    The Doctor's Wife

    Mar 12, 201043 min

    A wife married to a doctor for 11 months turns up dead.

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    The Family Secret

    Apr 2, 201043 min

    Chris Hanson reports on investment scams; 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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    Heroes of Children's Hospital

    Jan 31, 201043 min★ 7.9

    What does it take to become a doctor? Take a look at one of the most intense jobs on the planet: A year in the life of a medical resident. Dateline NBC goes behind the scenes and catches all the stresses and successes of the residents of Arkansas Children's Hospital.

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    The Desperate Hours

    Mar 5, 201043 min★ 5.8

    A courageous mother works with a hostage negotiator in hope of freeing her husband from kidnappers in Mexico. Keith Morrison reports.

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    America Now: Circle of Friends

    Mar 28, 201043 min★ 6.7

    The disappearance of 21-year-old Bethany Like the rest of the country, Grafton, Wisc. was hit hard by the recession. Despite their own troubles, the people in this small blue collar town north of Milwaukee came together to give hope to an extraordinary family: Karen Longoria and her children, two of whom who have special needs.

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    Instant Message Murder

    Mar 19, 201043 min

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    Rescue on the High Seas

    Apr 4, 201043 min★ 7.1

    A year after being taken captive by Somali pirates, Captain Richard Phillips talks with Matt Lauer about his harrowing experience and brave rescue.

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    Too Fat to Kill?

    Apr 26, 201043 min

    A devoted father gunned down in his own home by someone on the stairs. It was a crime that made national news because of its unusual defense. The suspect argued he was simply too obese to carry out the killing. Would that argument sway the jury?

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    Bitter Pill

    Apr 26, 201043 min★ 7.0

    When a mother of two died after a fender-bender, her loved ones were left shaking their heads and looking for answers. The more they learned, though, the more it seemed that it wasn't her accident that needed investigating, but her marriage.. Dennis Murphy Reports.

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    Cracked: The Case of Janelle Patton

    Apr 16, 201043 min

    When a young woman named Janelle Patton moved to a tiny tropical island, she didn't have to worry about the crime rate.

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    America Now: City of Heartbreak and Hope

    Apr 18, 201043 min★ 7.0

    2010 - They litter the landscape, the thousands of abandoned homes. And just like these buildings, Detroit is a shell of its former self. One third of the people live in poverty. Almost half the adults are illiterate, and about 75 percent of kids drop out of school. Dateline NBC's Chris Hansen returns to his hometown.

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    What Were You Thinking?

    Apr 25, 201043 min

    Dateline NBC investigates why people are so easily fooled with the help of several experiments.

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    Twisted Faith

    Apr 9, 201043 min★ 6.8

    A charismatic pastor who offered his counseling services to married couples in trouble had lost his wife in a house fire. What many in his church didn’t know was that this pastor was harboring a sinful secret. Watch the full Dateline NBC hour here.

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    Apollo 13: The Real Story

    Apr 11, 201043 min

    Dateline NBC commemorates the fortieth anniversary of the Apollo 13 with interviews with the astronauts, NASA controllers, and more. Watch the full hour with NBC's Matt Lauer here.

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    The Girl with the Blue Mustang

    Apr 30, 201043 min

    A popular college freshman is gunned down in her car for no apparent reason. Police had no clues: no fingerprints, no information about trouble in Michelle O'Keefe's life. Then an unexpected source comes into the picture. Keith Morrison reports.

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    The Seduction

    May 7, 201043 min★ 6.2

    Something happens when love turns to obsession, and it is rarely good. In tonight's story an obsessed lover was willing to do almost anything to keep the woman he loved, even if it cost a life, even if that life was his. Keith Morrison reports.

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    Too Good to be True: Internet Scams

    May 2, 201043 min

    Confronting people behind common e-mail scams.

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    The Strange Story of Seduction

    May 7, 201043 min

    How Far will a young man go to prove his love for an older woman?

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    Abducted to Japan

    May 9, 201043 min

    Stories of families torn apart by parental child abductions to Japan

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    The Secret Life of the Homecoming Queen

    May 21, 201043 min

    A former prom queen and mother of four starts seeing her husband's best friend.

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    Miracle on the Wild Coast

    May 23, 201043 min★ 7.0

    A harrowing, dramatic story of heroism at sea after a cruise ship starts to take on water and sink with nearly 600 people on board. Almost every moment of the crisis was captured on home video. How did the passengers survive after some crew members abandoned ship?

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    Deadly Ambition

    Jun 4, 201043 min

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    Disaster in the Gulf

    Jun 10, 201043 min

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    Deadly Connection?

    Jun 11, 201043 min

    In an exclusive interview, the attorney for Natalee Holloway's family speaks to NBC’s Chris Hansen about the alleged plot by Joran van der Sloot to extort money in exchange for information about the location of Holloway's remains.

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    Against All Odds - Hughes

    Jun 13, 201043 min

    A spunky 2-year-old named Erica Hughes' incredible story captivated a city. It all started after she was found shot in the head deliberately, left for dead by a killer who disappeared into the night.

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    Unsolved Case Squad: The Gold Coast Killings

    Jun 18, 201043 min

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    The Secrets in the Suitcase

    Jun 18, 201043 min

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    The Years of Living Dangerously

    Jun 22, 201043 min★ 7.6

    Husband keeping secret from wife after years of marriage.

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    The Mysterious Death of a Titan

    Jun 24, 201043 min

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    The Disappearance of Debbie Hawk

    Jun 19, 201043 min

    A father is accused of stealing money from his children's trust funds and murdering his ex-wife. Keith Morrison reports.

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    Circle of Friends

    Jul 23, 201043 min★ 6.9

    In one instant, a loud and crazy party became a moment that would affect Ryan Thompson and his friends for the rest of their lives. One gunshot was all it took to tear their friendships apart and fill their lives with guilt.

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    The Mystery in Rock Hill

    Jul 9, 201043 min

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    The Spies Next Door

    Jul 11, 201043 min

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    The Mystery on Reminisce Road

    Jul 12, 201043 min

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    Did You See That?!

    Jul 16, 201043 min

    Social experiments focusing on visuals and illusions are documented. Chris Hansen reports.

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    Michael Jackson: A Mother's Story

    Jun 25, 201043 min★ 7.0

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    A Father's Mission

    Jun 27, 201043 min★ 7.4

    NBC News' Chief Foreign Correspondent and award-winning chronicler of America's War on Terror, Richard Engel reports from Afghanistan and around the country on one of the deadliest battles in the Afghan War – the Battle of Wanat – and the impact it had on a fallen soldier's father in a special edition of "Dateline: A Father's Mission"

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    America Now: Friends and Neighbors

    Jun 25, 201043 min

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    Little Boy Lost

    Jun 26, 201043 min

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    Deadly Affair

    Aug 1, 201043 min★ 6.6

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    The House on Murder Mountain

    Aug 2, 201043 min★ 7.6

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    Unknown

    43 min★ 5.6

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    America Now: Faces Against Violence

    Aug 15, 201043 min

    Lester Holt reports on youth violence in Chicago and the efforts being made to combat gangs and get guns off the streets.

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    A Gathering Storm

    Aug 16, 201043 min

    She told police the call came late one night -- her husband saying he was terrified of someone or something, and needed... ... Suddenly she was the one who needed help... from a lawyer. Keith Morrison has the story of two lives lost in "A Gathering Storm.

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    Deadly Current

    Aug 20, 201043 min

    Two friends were an odd couple - one was a man of the cloth, the other never went to church. One died and the other was charged with his murder.

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    Dangerous Connection

    Aug 21, 201043 min

    After a college student commits suicide, friends and family begin to question the identity of a friend she had met in a suicide chat room. Bob McKeown reports.

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    Hurricane Katrina: The First Five Days

    Aug 22, 201043 min

    Five years later, NBC News's Brian Williams looks back on one of the most devastating natural disasters in US history. In 2005, he and the rest of New Orleans listen to the storm's fury from inside the Superdome.

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    Family Portrait

    Aug 30, 201043 min

    A husband is found dead in a stable in what appears to be a horse accident. But when bullet casings and a bloody pipe are found nearby, blame shifts to his wife, whose daughter and son accuse her of plotting the murder and convincing her son to commit the crime.

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    The Case of the Girl Who Never Came Home

    Sep 3, 201043 min

    For eight years following Cindy's disappearance, her case was treated as a runaway - until an odd-couple investigative team worked on the case.

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    How Lucky Can You Get? (2010)

    Sep 6, 201043 min

    Clerks steal winning lottery numbers from unsuspecting customers and claim the prizes.

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    On the Run

    Sep 10, 201043 min

    Dateline NBC brings you the story of a devoted mother-of-two, an American living overseas, with her foreign-born husband. But soon a vague suspicion would become a dark fear, turning her into an international fugitive. Keith Morrison reports.

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    Joran van der Sloot Behind Bars

    Sep 10, 201043 min

    Joran van der Sloot’s criminal odyssey came to a halt with his recent arrest and imprisonment in Lima, Peru, where he revealed his own feelings to Dutch crime reporter, John van den Heuvel. Dateline’s Chris Hansen sat down with van den Heuvel.

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    Standing up to Bullying in School

    Sep 13, 201043 min

    As the age-old problem of bullying grows more intense, parents and school districts are looking at new ways to fight back. NBC's Kate Snow reports

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    FR1850 The Man Behind the Mask

    Sep 4, 200943 min

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    SU1850 Mukhtar Mai / American Character / Debt Trap (update)

    Sep 6, 200943 min

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    MO1851 Second Chances

    Sep 7, 200943 min

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    FR1851 Cause for Alarm

    Sep 11, 200943 min

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    FR1852 Behind Closed Doors: Bad Chemistry / The Mystery in the Master Bedroom

    Sep 18, 200943 min