The Best Episodes of Dateline Season 20

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8.4/10(9 votes)
#1 - Secrets in a Small Town
S20:E171/13/2012
Investigators find an unlikely suspect in a woman's death.
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8.0/10(14 votes)
#2 - The Perfect Catch
S20:E576/15/2012
A look is taken at the story of Esther Pilgrim, the woman who was conned by former rap star Tim Dog in an online dating scam, and how she plans to get revenge.
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7.9/10(16 votes)
#3 - The Night Lynsie Disappeared: Theater Shooting
S20:E627/20/2012
The killing of 12 people in Aurora, Colorado during a screening of the new Batman movie. Also, A young college student vanishes late one night; ten years later, her mother's persistence and a new investigator help reveal the shocking truth about her sudden disappearance. Josh Mankiewicz reports.
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7.9/10(33 votes)
#4 - Written in Blood (2012)
S20:E648/17/2012
Tim Permenter calls 911 to report a horrible discovery; his girlfriend Karen Pannell, a one-time model and flight attendant, has been murdered in her kitchen. On the wall next to her body is a message written in her own blood: the letters R O C. What does it mean? Dennis Murphy Reports.
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7.8/10(25 votes)
#5 - The Hansen Files - Daycare
S20:E253/2/2012
Inner-workings of Reliable Day Care, a modern day "social norm" of American child rearing. Not all Day Care operators are who they seem to be and may actually be dangerous.
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7.7/10(16 votes)
#6 - Finding Booker's Place; Deadly Conspiracy
S20:E637/15/2012
The story of two strangers who were brought together by a unique bond that goes back to the Civil Rights movement; an investigation of the murder of a family patriarch and the detective who finally trapped the true killers.
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7.7/10(30 votes)
#7 - The Secret
S20:E7110/7/2011
A troubled marriage, then suddenly a man disappears, leaving behind a daughter and step-son. The truth from a secret kept for over eight years. Andrea Canning reports.
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7.6/10(38 votes)
#8 - My Kid Would Never Do That: Discrimination
S20:E445/6/2012
Despite the fact that the current generation of American children is the most diverse in history, some teens may not know what to do when confronted with racial and ethic discrimination and how damaging such occurrences of discrimination can be.
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7.5/10(23 votes)
#9 - The Devil & Bobbi Parker
S20:E699/21/2012
A look is taken at a the story of an escaped convict and a deputy warden's wife who were found after a decade on the run and if she a hostage or accomplice.
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7.4/10(14 votes)
#10 - In the Middle of the Night (2012)
S20:E536/8/2012
A college student is murdered in her Dallas condo. Although there are a few possible suspects, the case eventually goes cold. Years later, her friend’s calls to the police lead to the case being reopened, and eventually solved.
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7.3/10(34 votes)
#11 - The Secret
S20:E19/23/2011
Investigators search for a New Mexico mechanic who has been missing for eight years.
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7.3/10(20 votes)
#12 - Mystery in the Master Bedroom
S20:E242/24/2012
Millionaire developer Bob Ward dancing in his cell just days after his wife, Diane, was shot to death in their Florida mansion. Did the husband pull the trigger? The police think so. His daughters disagree. What will a jury decide?
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7.3/10(13 votes)
#13 - Deadly Conspiracy
S20:E617/8/2012
Investigating the mysterious murder of a family patriarch.
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7.2/10(16 votes)
#14 - Silent Witness
S20:E344/1/2012
Michelle Young was pregnant when she was brutally murdered while her husband was away.
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7.2/10(9 votes)
#15 - Deadly Connection
S20:E677/13/2012
The disappearance of a young woman from Denver and the near fatal attack of another young woman in a neighboring town. Keith Morrison reports.
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7.1/10(25 votes)
#16 - My Kid Would Never Do That: Driving
S20:E404/22/2012
A Penn State professor and consultant to MADD, investigate what really happens when teenagers start driving; teenagers are tested in three different and potentially dangerous driving situations.
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7.0/10(31 votes)
#17 - Jennifer Hudson & Secrets in a Small Town
S20:E161/8/2012
Jennifer Hudson talks about her weight loss, healthy living tips, details of her upcoming nuptials, and more. Also the story of a mother who was found dead in her car off a lonely dirt road. With no arrest in the case, strange sequence of events led investigators to an unlikely suspect.
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6.9/10(26 votes)
#18 - A Family's Story
S20:E222/12/2012
Two years after the disappearance of his wife, Josh Powell kills his two sons and himself.
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6.9/10(19 votes)
#19 - Haunted Memories
S20:E364/8/2012
A divorced mother of four children, who was accused of a heinous crime and then served 15 years in prison for the same wrongdoing even though there are many that claim the horrible crime never actually happened.
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6.9/10(20 votes)
#20 - The Last Dive
S20:E607/6/2012
Examines the case of Shelley Tyre who drowned mysteriously while scuba diving with a companion in the British Virgin Islands.
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6.8/10(29 votes)
#21 - Deadly Retreat
S20:E510/21/2011
In October 2009, James Arthur Ray, a renowned self-help author and speaker, held a "Spiritual Warrior" retreat in Sedona, AZ. Three people died during the retreat, and Ray was charged with manslaughter but convicted of a lesser charge.
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6.8/10(26 votes)
#22 - The Last Days of Michael Jackson
S20:E711/4/2011
The case against Michael Jackson’s doctor, Conrad Murray, is in the hands of the jury, who will decide whether he played a role in the death of the pop star.
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6.8/10(10 votes)
#23 - Justice for Bonnie
S20:E181/20/2012
A woman seeks justice for her 18-year-old daughter, who was raped and murdered in an Anchorage state park in 1994.
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6.8/10(10 votes)
#24 - Buried Secrets
S20:E202/3/2012
A house guest with tales of grandeur and wealth weaves a web of deceit that ties him to a cold-case murder decades later. The 15-year-old case about the disappearance of David Jackson.
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6.7/10(23 votes)
#25 - My Kid Would Never Do That: Cheating
S20:E424/29/2012
Natalie Morales and Rosalind Wiseman, an expert on teen ethics and behavior, investigate what happens when teens are confronted with the temptation to cheat: tests include using cell phones during tests and changing scores in athletic drills.
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