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Season 21

75 episodes · 2012

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    The Plot Thickens

    Sep 28, 201245 min★ 6.8

    Correspondents take a look into the case of a gunned down Hollywood stuntman and the investigation that leads to a femme fatale, once married to a movie mobster.

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    Secrets in the Snow

    Oct 5, 201243 min★ 7.4

    A woman with a mysterious secret is murdered, and a look at how a possible love triangle could have been the reason. Keith Morrison reports.

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    Family Affair (2012)

    Oct 12, 201243 min★ 7.4

    A family feud erupts between a man's wife and step-daughter after the wealthy heir to Miami's Fontainebleau Hotel is murdered.

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    Crossing the Line (2012)

    Oct 19, 201243 min★ 7.2

    Ex-NFL cheerleader Sarah Jones and her former student Cody York have their first interview together after the sex scandal this summer.

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    Wild Wild Web

    Oct 26, 201245 min★ 5.2

    A look into the online world of classified ads and meets a person who suggests he's a hitman, a student selling a kidney to pay for college, and a drug dealer who says he's selling a list of his clients.

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    Sandy: Rescue & Recovery

    Nov 2, 201245 min★ 4.1

    Dateline offers a special report on the devastation in the wake of Hurricane Sandy. It visits areas of New York and New Jersey that are struggling to restore power and repair damage. It also interviews people who have been hit hard by the disaster and looks at an effort to stop the New York Marathon

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    Obsession (2012)

    Sep 9, 201245 min

    Ten years ago this week, a brilliant young woman was stabbed to death in her waterfront condominium. Police zeroed-in on a suspect right away, but this case wouldn't be solved quite so easily. Dateline NBC’s Chris Hansen reports.

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    Christina Aguilera, Lauren Scruggs, and Kelly Rutherford

    Nov 16, 201245 min★ 7.2

    Hoda Kotb talks to Christina Aguilera about her childhood and career. Also, interviews with model Lauren Scruggs and actress Kelly Rutherford.

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    The Ballad of Mike and Dalia

    Nov 23, 201245 min★ 6.0

    Dennis Murphy tells the Ballad of Mike & Dalia, and what was supposed to be a story-book marriage and new lease on life. Instead, lust, greed, and deceit led to an elaborate murder plot that makes reality TV look like a fairytale.

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    Under a Killing Moon

    Nov 30, 201243 min

    The story of a young man and his family who fight to prove his innocence after he is accused of murder on Halloween night.

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    A Shot in the Dark

    Dec 7, 201243 min

    Just six days after his wedding, 41-year old Scott Pierce is killed in his own home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Dateline NBC’s Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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    Tragedy at Sandy Hook Elementary

    Dec 14, 201243 min

    Lester Holt and Brian Williams anchor a special hour of Dateline devoted to the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, where Brian Williams reports live on the scene.

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    Holiday How-To Guide

    Dec 21, 201243 min

    Everything you need to know to survive the holidays, including finding perfect gifts, office party etiquette, when to re-gift, how to gracefully take away the car keys, children's advice for Santa, and hear from Nick Cannon.

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    Under the Desert Sky

    Jan 4, 201343 min

    The murder of a popular and attractive Nevada teen shakes the community, especially when two unlikely people make a confession. Keith Morrison reports.

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    Inconceivable (Update); New Year, New You

    Jan 6, 201343 min★ 7.1

    Carolyn and Sean Savage hoped to have another child using embryos left over from the in vitro fertilization procedure that brought them their daughter. Ten days after the embryos were transferred into Carolyn, their doctor called with stunning news - she was implanted with someone else's embryos. "Dateline" visits the Savages once again, after their lives took yet another unexpected turn. In New Year, New You: Al Roker and his family open up about their plans to stay healthy in 2013; Natalie Morales follows two women who embark on a ten day digital detox; Interviews with Dr. Oz and Usher.

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    Vanished (2013)

    Jan 11, 201343 min★ 7.1

    Twenty-six year-old nursing student, Michelle Le, disappears from a San Francisco Bay Area parking garage in broad daylight. A day later her friends start getting strange texts from her phone. Dateline NBC’s Keith Morrison reports.

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    Trouble in Paradise

    Jan 18, 201343 min★ 5.8

    After his neighbor was murdered, American software mogul John McAfee fleed tropical paradise Belize, and Keith Morrison travels there to try to uncover what really happened, and finally tracks down the fugitive millionaire for an extensive interview.

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    The Comic Book Murder, Volume II

    Jan 25, 201343 min★ 6.9

    After a woman was found murdered in the back of her comic book store, the crime goes unsolved for years, but new evidence points the case in a new direction. Dennis Murphy reports.

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    Missing Mickey

    Jan 29, 201343 min

    After college student Mickey Shunick went missing last summer, her sister was the tip of the spear in the multinational search, and now opens up about the case.

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    The Night Hannah Hill Disappeared

    Feb 1, 201343 min★ 6.8

    What happened to Hannah Hill? Authorities probe the murder of an 18-year-old woman from Akron, Ohio.

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    Fallen

    Feb 8, 201343 min★ 6.1

    A pastor who lost two wives in suspicious accidents, as authorities wonder whether it was simply terrible luck, or if they were murders. Dennis Murphy reports.

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    While They Were Sleeping - Repeat of

    Feb 10, 201343 min★ 7.3

    Amidst the Sierra Nevada Mountains, someone breaks into the home of Ben and Melissa Oxley, shooting 36-year-old Ben in the head, but why?

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    A Gathering Storm (2013)

    Feb 15, 201343 min★ 6.6

    A love triangle involving a beauty queen, a devoted wife and a guitar hero leads to murder. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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    A Gathering Storm

    ★ 6.6

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    Secrets in the Mist

    Feb 17, 201343 min★ 6.8

    Authorities open a cold case of the disappearance of Carol Lubahn.

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    What Happened to the Beauty Queen?

    Feb 22, 201350 min★ 7.5

    A beauty queen's murder shocks a small Arkansas town.

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    Along Came Jodi

    ★ 6.8

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    It Could Happen to You

    Mar 3, 201343 min

    After having their dreams of winning the lottery come to fruition, five people discuss the unique ways in which they've decided to use the newly found fortune, while Donald Trump discusses different ways this sudden wealth should be handled.

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    Intersection; Taken (2013)

    Mar 17, 201343 min★ 6.6

    An in depth and uncensored look in to a controversial new intervention program lasts over the course of a year as eight drug dealers are given a rare opportunity to reform their criminal ways after being arrested in a typical middle class area. Also, Brittany Tavar disappears from her home, along with her dogs, leavings friends and family baffled and worried.

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    Rossen Reports; The Fugitive

    Mar 24, 201343 min★ 6.2

    Correspondents investigate fire alarms not working properly, ingredients in household products like shampoos and toothpaste, and personal information available online; Chris Hanson reports on the FBI manhunt for Jason Derek Brown.

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    Toxic

    Apr 3, 201343 min★ 6.7

    When a husband and father disappears, detectives uncover a love triangle and a twisted plot.

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    Broken Bonds

    Apr 10, 201343 min★ 6.7

    Detectives investigate when a scientist is murdered in his home.

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    Phony Rockefeller

    Apr 17, 201343 min★ 6.6

    Mike Taibbi takes a detailed look in to the life and history of con man Clark Rockefeller with interviews of lead detectives during his murder trial and those who personally knew him best.

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    Episode 34

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    Deadly Desire

    May 3, 201343 min★ 7.3

    The story of a sordid love triangle involving a young attorney and his paralegal, which quickly escalates in to a disastrous confrontation. Keith Morrison reports.

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    Along Came Jodi

    Mar 1, 201343 min★ 7.5

    The trial and murder conviction of Jodi Arias and the salacious relationship that ended in tragedy.

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    Behind Closed Doors: Pyne

    May 15, 201343 min

    Suburban mother Ruth Pyne is found murdered in her garage, the seemingly perfect life of a close-knit Michigan family is shattered.

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    Wild, Wild Web; Shattered

    May 17, 201343 min

    The hidden world of online classified ads; A newlywed father-to-be dies in a fall from his 25th floor apartment

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    Behind Closed Doors: Harris

    May 22, 201343 min

    After being sexually assaulted by her own husband, Crystal Harris takes matters into her own hands. Ultimately, her bravery impacts the lives of many other women. Andrea Canning reports.

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    Against All Odds - Stuck

    May 29, 201343 min

    A couple is stuck on a snowy mountain.

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    Reversal of Fortune

    May 31, 201343 min★ 6.5

    The story and latest case developments of Michael and Kathleen Peterson, who seemed to have the perfect relationship until Kathleen was suddenly found dead at the bottom of the staircase in their home. Dennis Murphy reports.

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    Against All Odds - Bingham

    Jun 5, 201343 min★ 7.4

    Jason and Stacy Bingham, who faced the greatest challenge of their lives as one of their children undergoes a heart transplant while the another one shows signs of rejecting a donor heart received years earlier. Keith Morrison reports.

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    Betrayal; A Sister‘s Search

    Jun 7, 201343 min

    The story of a young aspiring Hollywood actress named Aasha Davis who starts making a name for herself, when suddenly her sister and brother-in-law go missing; a millionaire mother of two suddenly disappears.

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    Betrayal of Trust

    Jun 21, 201343 min★ 5.3

    When a woman is found dead in the trunk of her car, authorities become suspicious of her ex-husband.

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    Deception

    Jun 14, 201343 min★ 6.8

    Siblings are torn apart when their mother disappears, and an elaborate sting operation traps a most unlikely villain.

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    Suspicion (2013)

    Jun 28, 201343 min

    Kay Mortensen took pride in preparing for every possible threat, so when he was found dead at home, those who knew him were stunned. The brutal killing put two of Kay's loved ones behind bars and in danger. Keith Morrison reports.

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    Trapped

    Jun 29, 201343 min★ 5.8

    An unimaginable accident that leaves a mother, along with her two young daughters, trapped inside a mangled vehicle that is too dangerous for any rescue efforts to safely proceed. Keith Morrison reports.

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    Mystery at Payson Canyon

    Jun 28, 201343 min★ 7.1

    Investigating the murder of a brilliant professor.

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    Fatal Attraction (2013); Wild Wild Web 3

    Jul 19, 201343 min★ 7.5

    In Fatal Attraction, Beth Lochtefeld had everything -- except the one thing she longed for --true love. And then she met her soul mate.

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    A Cold December Morning

    Jul 12, 201343 min★ 7.4

    A family’s loyalty is tested when a mother of five is found dead in her bedroom. Keith Morrison reports.

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    Murder on Nantucket Island

    Jul 19, 201343 min★ 5.2

    A successful businesswoman falls for a banker who may not be who he seems.

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    Secrets In The Desert

    Jul 26, 201343 min

    Tim McKillop and Joyce Sterrenberg, just 20-years-old, took a ride out to the desert in the warm spring of 1962. What happened next would be a mystery that spanned over 50 years.

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    Return to Poplar River

    Aug 2, 201343 min★ 6.9

    the small town of Poplar, Montana is shaken when police find the battered body of 17-year-old Kim Nees on the outskirts of town.

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    Vanished

    Aug 9, 201343 min

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    Mystery at Ascot Estates

    Jul 26, 201343 min

    The story of a husband and father from South Carolina who frantically called 911 claiming that his wife was murdered by a friend. Also the case of a murdered couple that has gone cold is reported by Keith Morrison.

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    In the Middle of the Night (2013)

    Aug 23, 201343 min★ 7.4

    Just six days after his wedding, 41-year old Scott Pierce is killed in his own home in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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    On the Edge

    Aug 30, 201343 min

    The intimate journey of a California family fighting to save their house from foreclosure. Triumphs and tribulations along the way reveal the true cost of fighting to save their home. Lester Holt reports.

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    Mystery in Mustang

    Aug 2, 201343 min

    Authorities investigate the killing of a small-town fire chief.

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    The Stranger

    May 10, 201343 min

    A woman and her dogs disappear from their home.

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    Sandy's Fury

    Oct 30, 201243 min

    From the New Jersey shore to the New York Coastlines to Connecticut and onward, this special will explore the damage caused up and down the eastern seaboard.

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    Kidnapped; Into the Death Zone

    Sep 6, 201343 min

    Kate Snow interviews former freelance journalist Amanda Lindhout, recounting the various emotional physical abuse she endured from Islamic rebels during the 15 months she was held captive after being abducted in Somalia during 2008. A perilous journey up Mount Everest is documented by three young people.

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    Unbreakable

    Sep 13, 201343 min

    Rebecca Musser reveals what life was like being born into The Fundamentalist Church Of Jesus Chirst Of Latter Day Saints and what led to her escape from the sect and the trial afterward. Keith Morrison reports.

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    The Officer's Wife

    Sep 20, 201343 min

    The case of a young police officer's 26-year-old wife that was found shot to death in their bed, and the mystery of whether or not this was a case of suicide or if someone else was to blame for her death. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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    The Mystery at Heath Bar Farm

    Nov 18, 201143 min

    Tom Foley is shocked to find himself the lead suspect in the case of his wife Darlene's murder. Thinking the case was over, the defense team is soon approached by a stranger with new evidence that would turn everything upside down.

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    Missing in Paradise

    Dec 2, 201143 min

    A vacation in Aruba that morphed into a mystery, Robyn Gardner went missing and many presume she's dead.

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    After Midnight

    Dec 9, 201143 min

    2 years ago the young mother from Utah vanished. A husband under suspicion, a father-in-law under scrutiny, and investigators under pressure to solve this mystery at last.

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    The Case of the Missing D.A.

    Dec 16, 201143 min

    10 Years ago, the accusation that Penn State Coach Jerry Sandusky sexually abused a child, came to the attention of Ray Gricar, the local district attorney. 3 years later Gricar went missing. His laptop was found but the hard drive was unreadable. Could Gricar’s disappearance be linked to the Sandusky scandal?

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    The Town That Jobs Forgot

    Dec 23, 201143 min

    Millen, Georgia, a small industrial town so devastated by the Great Recession, its unemployment numbers peaked at 21% - more than twice the national average.

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    Deadly Triangle

    Dec 30, 201143 min

    The story of an unsolved case involving a woman's love triangle that ended in her husband's fatal stabbing in front of their home, but more than two decades later, detectives have re-opened the case and need her help.

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    Suspicion

    Feb 3, 2012

    In the lead up to a murder trial, it begins to look like police arrested the wrong man.

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    Mystery at Payson Canyon

    Jun 28, 201345 min

    Investigating the murder of a brilliant professor.

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    EP1979 Kidnapped

    Aug 6, 2011

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    The Haunting

    May 27, 201143 min

    Keith Morrison reports the story of an Oklahoma pastor's son and daughter who endure a remarkable road to recovery after witnessing a terrible family tragedy.

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    Circle of Friends

    Jun 5, 201143 min

    The citizens of a Wisconsin town come together to renovate a family's home.

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    Rescue on the High Seas

    Jul 3, 201143 min

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