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The Best Episodes of Dateline Season 23

Every episode of Dateline Season 23 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dateline Season 23!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dateline Season 23 Episode 1 - Before Dawn
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    #1 - Before Dawn

    S23:E1

    The investigation into the death of a pregnant woman just months after she wed her high school sweetheart reveals secret lives and feuds.

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Dateline Season 23 Episode 2 - The Wire
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    #2 - The Wire

    S23:E2

    20 years after an attractive young nurse was murdered in her studio apartment, authorities try to piece together what little evidence that remains to solve the cold case, including a necklace that was broken and a strange murder weapon. Keith Morrison reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Dateline Season 23 Episode 3 - While She Was Sleeping
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    #3 - While She Was Sleeping

    S23:E3

    When a well-known woman from a prominent family is found dead in her Aspen, Colo. home, the entire community is left in a state of shock, leaving the authorities wondering who was behind her apparent murder and why they did it. Keith Morrison reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Dateline Season 23 Episode 4 - The Carrollton Plot
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    #4 - The Carrollton Plot

    S23:E4

    While away on business in California, Frank Howard, a high flying accountant from Carrollton, Texas, learns that his wife has been brutally attacked in their home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dateline Season 23 Episode 5 - Mystery In Orange County
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    #5 - Mystery In Orange County

    S23:E5

    A cryptic 911 call made days before a young Army veteran disappears helps detectives uncover the truth, exposing a twisted story of unrequited love Josh Mankiewicz reports..

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Dateline Season 23 Episode 6 - Secret Lives
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    #6 - Secret Lives

    S23:E6

    When young mother and wife from upstate New York mysteriously vanishes, the authorities on the case find some unexpected secrets that leave them wondering if her disappearance is related to her online life, or something much closer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dateline Season 23 Episode 7 - Someone Was Out There
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    #7 - Someone Was Out There

    S23:E7

    When two women from the same church are the victims of violent crimes one year apart, the authorities try to determine if there is a connection, and a photo surfaces that leads them to believe the similarities between the case are not coincidental. Keith Morrison reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Dateline Season 23 Episode 8 - The Root of All Evil
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    #8 - The Root of All Evil

    S23:E8

    The community of Jonesboro, Arkansas is stunned when a local father and real estate investor is found dead in his own kitchen, leaving the authorities on the case wonder who could have possibly been behind the young man's murder.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Dateline Season 23 Episode 9 - Mystery on the Early Shift
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    #9 - Mystery on the Early Shift

    S23:E9

    When a wife and mother is found dead in a Kentucky warehouse where she worked, detectives soon zero in on one person of interest.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dateline Season 23 Episode 10 - Death in the Driveway
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    #10 - Death in the Driveway

    S23:E10

    A well known lawyer from a southern town is found brutally murdered, with his girlfriend bound by duct tape, and as the authorities put together a list of potential leads, the primary suspect has a surprising connection to the victim. Andrea Canning reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Dateline Season 23 Episode 11 - Toxic Relations
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    #11 - Toxic Relations

    S23:E11

    A newly married couple both manage to recover from the same strange illness, but months later, the wife ends up passing away after showing the same symptoms again, leaving the investigators without answers, until some old recordings surface. Dennis Murphy reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  12. Dateline Season 23 Episode 13 - After Midnight (2015)
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    #12 - After Midnight (2015)

    S23:E13

    The murder of 18-year-old Alexandra Kogut by her boyfriend at SUNY College at Brockport

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Dateline Season 23 Episode 15 - Secrets of the Snake River
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    #13 - Secrets of the Snake River

    S23:E15

    Authorities in the Pacific Northwest investigate the disappearance of a young mother.

    Director:Unknown
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  14. Dateline Season 23 Episode 16 - Deadly Betrayal
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    #14 - Deadly Betrayal

    S23:E16

    When a loving mother is found brutally stabbed to death, police quickly determine who held the knife. But was it part of a cold-blooded conspiracy?

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Dateline Season 23 Episode 17 - The Unusual Subject
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    #15 - The Unusual Subject

    S23:E17

    Police suspect a serial killer when two women and their teenage daughters are murdered. Dennis Murphy reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Dateline Season 23 Episode 18 - The Mystery Man
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    #16 - The Mystery Man

    S23:E18

    A woman seeks the truth when her whirlwind romance turns into a mystery involving government agents.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Dateline Season 23 Episode 19 - Obsession (2015)
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    #17 - Obsession (2015)

    S23:E19

    The dead body of a young college student from Wisconsin is discovered near her parents' home, but as the authorities searched for clues, the evidence leads them to her theatre group, where they uncover a whole new crime that reveals the truth. Andrea Canning reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Dateline Season 23 Episode 20 - What Lies Beneath
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    #18 - What Lies Beneath

    S23:E20

    A witness comes forward to help solve a 20 year-old cold case involving a woman who mysteriously vanished in Florida just days before she was going to move to a new city with her 5 year-old son, leaving behind very few clues for authorities. Dennis Murphy reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Dateline Season 23 Episode 21 - Secrets at the Sunshine Motel
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    #19 - Secrets at the Sunshine Motel

    S23:E21

    The story of a successful realtor who was attacked and left for dead while showing a home in what looks like a murder-for-hire, and the authorities are left to question his business partners and family to determine a motive. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Dateline Season 23 Episode 22 - Vendetta
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    #20 - Vendetta

    S23:E22

    A small Texas town is left in shock when an admired prosecutor is killed in front of the town courthouse, but when the District attorney and his wife are murdered months later, the authorities quickly realize that the two cases are connected. Andrea Canning reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Dateline Season 23 Episode 25 - Escape: The Great California Fire
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    #21 - Escape: The Great California Fire

    S23:E25

    A look through the eyes of more than a dozen survivors of California's largest wildfire.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Dateline Season 23 Episode 26 - Spy Games
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    #22 - Spy Games

    S23:E26

    The poisoning death of former Russian spy and businessman Alexander Litvinenko, traveling to London, Moscow and Rome to take a closer look at the circumstances surrounding his murder and the people that are involved.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dateline Season 23 Episode 27 - Infatuation
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    #23 - Infatuation

    S23:E27

    An art student from Dallas who was murdered in her own bed with no signs of forced entry, which leads the authorities to realize that she likely knew the person who ended up killing her. Keith Morrison reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Dateline Season 23 Episode 28 - Escape: Swept Away
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    #24 - Escape: Swept Away

    S23:E28

    Survivors of the 2004 tsunami that hit Thailand -- including Petra Nemcova -- share their stories.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Dateline Season 23 Episode 29 - Robert Durst: Inside the Long, Strange Trip
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    #25 - Robert Durst: Inside the Long, Strange Trip

    S23:E29

    Murder case involving New York real estate heir Robert Durst, including interviews with the detectives and investigators, as well as close friends, as he outlines the lengthy journey to uncover the truth.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 23 Ratings Summary

"Before Dawn" is the best rated episode of "Dateline" season 23. It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/26/2014. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "The Wire".