The Best Episodes of Dateline Season 26

An in-depth look at the journalists who exposed the dangers of cult leader Reverend Jim Jones; interviews with witnesses to murders carried out by Jones' followers.

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A community comes together to search for a young woman who goes missing from a Halloween party.

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A young father's murder at work leads investigators to deep secrets about sex, friendship, religion and family.

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When a young Army medic based at Ft. Bragg, N.C., goes missing, police can't solve the case despite having a suspect until an unorthodox private investigator steps in to help.

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Former USA Gymnastics national team coordinators Bela and Martha Karolyi talk with Savannah Guthrie about the Olympic sex abuse scandal; Olympic gold medalist McKayla Maroney describes the sexual assault she endured.

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The disappearance of a young woman from Bend, Ore., leads to an intense manhunt after the suspect embarks on a two state crime spree.

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A woman's DNA test sends her father halfway around the world to confront his past.

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A woman's death is initially ruled a suicide, but when a new investigation begins, police begin to suspect murder.

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Four families that barely escaped the catastrophic Montecito, Calif., mudslides alive, and the rescuers who risked their own lives to help.

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After a 15-year-old girl disappears, investigators discover a creek where the local teenagers hang out that may hold the answer to her disappearance.

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In a suburb of Toronto, a family lives in fear as one relative after another is found dead over the years in the same house.

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A woman whose ex-husband killed six people in Arizona, allegedly targeting individuals with connections to their divorce; interviews with experts on the topics of domestic violence and mass murder.

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A love triangle leads to years of stalking, property destruction, threats, and murder.

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A comprehensive look at the 1989 murders of José and Kitty Menendez by their sons, Lyle and Erik; featuring interviews with key players in the case, including Lyle Menendez.

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An investigation of a woman found murdered in Fort Worth, Texas.

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When a complicated Texas love triangle ends in murder, a pink gun leads to an arrest, until new evidence prompts investigators to rethink the case.

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When a young woman is found dead in a field on the outskirts of Green Bay, Wis., a fitness tracker helps detectives solve the mystery.

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When two mothers meet after one of their sons disappears after a college party, their search for answers leads them down an unexpected path.

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When a model and up-and-coming YouTube celebrity turns up dead, police question her husband in the hope he can shed some light on the situation.

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A look at the case of con man John Meehan, including interviews with his wife and her daughter, his ex-wife, law enforcement officers, and the Los Angeles Times reporter who shined a spotlight on the story.

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Former DEA agent Andrew Hogan details his search for Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán with never-before-seen videos and photographs.

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When one woman breaks off her relationship with a boyfriend she says abused and stalked her, he moves on to something even worse.

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A popular high school student is found murdered in her bed; two students help police solve the case.

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As a murder victim's sisters dedicate themselves to finding the killer, an unexpected source turns the case upside down.

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An anonymous letter leads authorities investigating the poisoning death of a chiropractor to an unlikely suspect.

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