Dateline NBC (1992)
Dateline NBC (1992)
Dateline NBC, or simply Dateline, is a weekly American television newsmagazine series. It was previously the network's flagship newsmagazine, but now focuses mainly on true crime stories with only occasional editions that focus on other topics.

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18x01 Behind Closed Doors: Bad Chemistry/The Mystery in the Master Bedroom

19 September, 2009 5:00 am
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?

18x02 The Michael Jackson Tapes

26 September, 2009 5:00 am
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.

18x03 In Plain Sight: Jaycee Dugard

03 October, 2009 5:00 am
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.

18x04 Through the Pouring Rain

10 October, 2009 5:00 am
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.

18x05 The Grifters

15 October, 2009 5:00 am
The crimes of the murderous con artist Sante Kimes, who was aided by her son Kenneth

18x06 M-A-S-O-N on the Dollar Bill

17 October, 2009 5:00 am
Is there a secret hidden on U.S. currency?

18x07 When the Smoke Clears

24 October, 2009 5:00 am
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.

18x08 Mystery at Lost Dog Road

31 October, 2009 4:00 am
When a well-liked young man lost his wife and son on a family outing, an entire town mourned. Keith Morrison reports.

18x09 The Friday the 13th Mystery

14 November, 2009 5:00 am
Could a man's murder be connected to a rekindled high school flame? Josh Mankiewicz reports.

18x10 The Night MaryJane Disappeared

21 November, 2009 5:00 am
Can a three-year-old's words be the key to solving her mother's murder? Rob Stafford reports.

18x11 NBC's People of the Year

27 November, 2009 5:00 am
NBC's People of the Year interviews.

18x12 The Trial of Amanda Knox

05 December, 2009 5:00 am
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.

18x13 The Secret Life of Tiger Woods

12 December, 2009 5:00 am
.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.

18x14 The Trouble at Twin Wrecks

18 December, 2009 5:00 am
A deadly puzzle in paradize: What happened on that fateful Carribean dive? Dennis Murphy reports.

18x16 Christmas Terrorist Plot; Caught on Camera

11 January, 2010 5:00 am
Events that led to the thwarted Christmas terrorist attack on a Detroit-bound airplane; an undercover police operation in Las Vegas....

18x17 The Mystery at Empire Lake

16 January, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x18 A Matter of Time

25 January, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x19 Critical Condition

25 January, 2010 5:00 am
What will happen to health care reform in America? Dateline takes a look at the health care crisis through the eyes of American families.

18x20 Behind the Badge

30 January, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x21 On the Trail of the Pink Panthers (2010)

01 February, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x22 Death of a Golden Girl

22 March, 2010 4:00 am
Dateline investigates the murder of model and aspiring Playboy Playmate Paula Sladewski who charred body was discovered in a Miami dumpster.

18x23 The Secret Life of Michael Jackson

06 February, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x24 Recipe for Murder

27 March, 2010 4:00 am
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.

18x25 The Doctor's Wife

13 March, 2010 5:00 am
A wife married to a doctor for 11 months turns up dead.

18x26 The Family Secret

03 April, 2010 5:00 am
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

18x27 Heroes of Children's Hospital

01 February, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x28 The Desperate Hours

06 March, 2010 5:00 am
A courageous mother works with a hostage negotiator in hope of freeing her husband from kidnappers in Mexico. Keith Morrison reports.

18x29 America Now: Circle of Friends

29 March, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x30 Instant Message Murder

20 March, 2010 4:00 am

18x31 Rescue on the High Seas

05 April, 2010 5:00 am
A year after being taken captive by Somali pirates, Captain Richard Phillips talks with Matt Lauer about his harrowing experience and brave rescue.

18x32 Too Fat to Kill?

27 April, 2010 5:00 am
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?

18x33 Bitter Pill

27 April, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x34 Cracked: The Case of Janelle Patton

17 April, 2010 5:00 am
When a young woman named Janelle Patton moved to a tiny tropical island, she didn't have to worry about the crime rate.

18x35 America Now: City of Heartbreak and Hope

19 April, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x36 What Were You Thinking?

26 April, 2010 5:00 am
Dateline NBC investigates why people are so easily fooled with the help of several experiments.

18x37 Twisted Faith

10 April, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x38 Apollo 13: The Real Story

12 April, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x39 The Girl with the Blue Mustang

01 May, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x40 The Seduction

08 May, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x41 Too Good to be True: Internet Scams

03 May, 2010 5:00 am
Confronting people behind common e-mail scams.

18x42 The Strange Story of Seduction

08 May, 2010 5:00 am
How Far will a young man go to prove his love for an older woman?

18x43 Abducted to Japan

10 May, 2010 5:00 am
Stories of families torn apart by parental child abductions to Japan

18x45 The Secret Life of the Homecoming Queen

22 May, 2010 5:00 am
A former prom queen and mother of four starts seeing her husband's best friend.

18x46 Miracle on the Wild Coast

24 May, 2010 5:00 am
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?

18x47 Deadly Ambition

05 June, 2010 5:00 am

18x48 Disaster in the Gulf

11 June, 2010 5:00 am

18x49 Deadly Connection?

12 June, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x50 Against All Odds - Hughes

14 June, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x53 The Years of Living Dangerously

23 June, 2010 5:00 am
Husband keeping secret from wife after years of marriage.

18x55 The Disappearance of Debbie Hawk

20 July, 2010 5:00 am
A father is accused of stealing money from his children's trust funds and murdering his ex-wife. Keith Morrison reports.

18x56 Circle of Friends

24 July, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x58 The Spies Next Door

12 July, 2010 5:00 am

18x60 Did You See That?!

17 July, 2010 5:00 am
Social experiments focusing on visuals and illusions are documented. Chris Hansen reports. C

18x62 A Father's Mission

28 June, 2010 5:00 am
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"

18x64 Little Boy Lost

27 July, 2010 5:00 am

18x65 Deadly Affair

02 August, 2010 5:00 am

18x67 Unknown

02 January, 1970 6:00 am

18x68 America Now: Faces Against Violence

16 August, 2010 5:00 am
Lester Holt reports on youth violence in Chicago and the efforts being made to combat gangs and get guns off the streets.

18x69 A Gathering Storm

17 August, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x70 Deadly Current

21 August, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x71 Dangerous Connection

22 August, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x72 Hurricane Katrina: The First Five Days

23 August, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x73 Family Portrait

31 August, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x74 The Case of the Girl Who Never Came Home

04 September, 2010 5:00 am
For eight years following Cindy's disappearance, her case was treated as a runaway - until an odd-couple investigative team worked on the case.

18x75 How Lucky Can You Get? (2010)

07 September, 2010 5:00 am
Clerks steal winning lottery numbers from unsuspecting customers and claim the prizes.

18x76 On the Run

11 September, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x77 Joran van der Sloot Behind Bars

11 September, 2010 5:00 am
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.

18x78 Standing up to Bullying in School

14 September, 2010 5:00 am
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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