The Best Episodes of Dateline Season 25

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8.5/10(29 votes)
#1 - The Man Who Knew Too Much
S25:E811/11/2016
After seeing a report on the murder of college student Michelle O'Keefe, a son asks his father for help looking into the case. Keith Morrison reports.
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8.5/10(36 votes)
#2 - The House in The Woods
S25:E243/24/2017
Andrea Canning reports on a case about a former hockey player, who finds his wife murdered inside of their home, but although his daughter claims that she saw a robber, the killer's identity turns out be more complicated than expected. Also, Josh Mankiewicz reports on a 23-year-old woman who vanished from an upscale shopping mall in Plano, Texas.
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8.4/10(20 votes)
#3 - The Good Husband
S25:E711/4/2016
Police initially suspect natural causes as they investigate a man's death, until they learn about an unconventional love triangle, which points the investigation in a new direction. Andrea Canning reports.
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8.2/10(11 votes)
#4 - Return to Manitowoc County
S25:E182/17/2017
A new hour of Dateline details the latest efforts to free Steven A. Avery and Brendan Dassey, featuring rarely seen video and interviews with key players in the case. Andrea Canning reports.
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8.1/10(31 votes)
#5 - The House on the Lake
S25:E1212/16/2016
Keith Morrison on the final chapter of Cal Harris' journey through the courts in upstate New York. Dennis Murphy interviews Dalia Dippolito whose second trial took a stunning twist in Florida.
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7.9/10(12 votes)
#6 - Heart of Darkness
S25:E355/28/2017
After a Virginia man’s wife and son are kidnapped while on vacation in the Philippines, a dangerous group of international terrorists demands millions in ransom. With time running out, the FBI joins the case, which comes to a heart-stopping conclusion. Keith Morrison reports.
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7.8/10(40 votes)
#7 - A Dangerous Man
S25:E410/14/2017
The investigation into the death of Spokane, Wash., businessman exposes a web of malevolence extending from the Pacific Northwest to a North Dakota oil field. Keith Morrison reports.
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7.7/10(25 votes)
#8 - The Last Day
S25:E1012/2/2016
On June 28, 2014, 19-year old Marine wife Erin Corwin tells her husband she is going out to scout hiking trails in Joshua Tree National Park. She then vanishes without a trace. Andrea Canning reports.
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7.7/10(40 votes)
#9 - Double Lives
S25:E253/31/2017
The investigation into the disappearance of a mother of three in Colorado reveals she was living a double life.
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7.7/10(32 votes)
#10 - Down the Back Staircase
S25:E264/7/2017
In a new, two-hour Dateline, Dennis Murphy sits down with Michael Peterson in his first network television interview since his release from prison in 2011.
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7.6/10(39 votes)
#11 - After The Storm
S25:E19/23/2016
Season premiere - When a woman is strangled to death in her upscale Texas home, police look at the men in the victim’s life, while also considering that a stranger may have killed her. Keith Morrison reports .
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7.6/10(34 votes)
#12 - Stranger than Fiction
S25:E911/18/2016
After a man's conviction for murdering his wife is overturned, new allegations take the tale in an unexpected direction. Keith Morrison reports.
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7.6/10(23 votes)
#13 - Kidnapped; Trump Inauguration
S25:E141/20/2017
Donald Trump is inaugurated President of the United States in Washington, DC. Plus, A Virginia man learns that his wife and son have been kidnapped while on vacation in the Philippines by an Islamic militant group. The man soon receives a call demanding $10 million in ransom. Dennis Murphy reports.
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7.6/10(35 votes)
#14 - Ransom
S25:E202/26/2017
Florida, 2009: Quinn Gray, a homemaker, calls her husband Reid and tells her she's kidnapped, she doesn't know where she is and three men want $50,000 to release her. The Grays are wealthy, so Reid has no problem getting the money together quickly. She calls him repeatedly with money drop locations but the directions are so rushed and chaotic that no money is exchanged. Quinn's mom takes over and drops the money in a parking lot. Three random guys pick it up and call 911 so they don't get into trouble. The money drop is a bust. But, as investigators dig and dig, a sighting of a kidnapper on a security camera leads to a bomb blast of a revelation.
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7.6/10(38 votes)
#15 - The Silhouette
S25:E386/16/2017
In the early morning dark in San Antonio, Texas, a husband shot his wife, saying he mistook her for an intruder. Was this a terrible accident or a case of deliberate murder? Andrea Canning reports.
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7.6/10(35 votes)
#16 - The Fire Inside
S25:E427/14/2017
When a fire is set to cover a murderer's tracks in Bergen County, N.J., for the third time in a year, authorities suspect a serial killer may be on the loose.
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7.5/10(36 votes)
#17 - Betrayed
S25:E213/3/2017
When a rising attorney in South Florida is murdered, police investigate whether her death is connected to a web of fraud, betrayal and more than $1 billion in missing money. Dennis Murphy reports.
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7.5/10(35 votes)
#18 - Frantic
S25:E284/14/2017
Police investigate when a 23-year-old woman goes missing from a shopping mall in Plano, Texas.
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7.5/10(10 votes)
#19 - As Night Fell
S25:E396/23/2017
A young woman is shot in her home just outside Salt Lake City, Utah. Was it an accident? Or something far more sinister? Josh Mankiewicz reports.
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7.4/10(32 votes)
#20 - The Accused
S25:E29/30/2016
A man who was recently acquitted of the murder of his ex-girlfriend's 12-year-old son tells his story; interview with the victim's mother and key players in the case.
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7.4/10(39 votes)
#21 - Secrets in the Smoky Mountains
S25:E510/21/2016
A son uncovers a dark family conspiracy when he questions his mother following a man's apparent suicide. Keith Morrison reports.
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7.4/10(14 votes)
#22 - The Fire Inside
S25:E417/14/2017
For the third time in a year, a fire in Bergen County, New Jersey is used to cover a murderer's tracks. Is this latest murder the work of a serial killer or is it personal? Andrea Canning reports.
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7.3/10(20 votes)
#23 - On a Lonely Road
S25:E310/7/2016
A daughter's determination to learn more about her mother's mysterious death leads to the reopening of a 30-year-old cold case. Dennis Murphy reports.
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7.3/10(41 votes)
#24 - In Cold Blood
S25:E610/28/2016
A Jacksonville, Fla., firefighter discovers a disturbingly violent scene in his darkened bedroom on a Halloween weekend. Andrea Canning reports.
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7.3/10(34 votes)
#25 - Someone Was Waiting
S25:E1112/9/2016
When a woman is found dead in her garage, detectives in Frisco, Texas uncover a series of suspects – all of them connected in different ways to her secretive life. Josh Mankiewicz reports.
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