7.7/1043 votes#1 - On the Outskirts of Town
Season 27 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2018
Andrea Canning reports on a young, beloved woman who is found dead near a soccer field in Indiana. Detectives try to piece together a puzzle that leads them to the most unexpected of suspects.
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- 7.5/1016 votes
#2 - A Small Town Secret
Season 27 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2018
When a beloved teacher and former beauty queen goes missing in Georgia, it triggers a decade-long investigation that makes national headlines. Andrea Canning reports.
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- 8.1/1034 votes
#3 - At the Bottom of the Lake
Season 27 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2018
A pilot flees after a deadly plane crash, and becomes a fugitive living a double life for decades. He tells his story for the first time to Keith Morrison.
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- 7.7/1026 votes
#4 - Death Trap
Season 27 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2018
The sister of a man who died after robbing a bank when a bomb that was placed around his neck detonated talks about the case.
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- 7.4/1030 votes
#5 - Everything She Knew
Season 27 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2018
A young woman’s murder remains unsolved until someone comes forward to reveal her own harrowing story. Keith Morrison reports.
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- 7.7/1026 votes
#6 - The Landing
Season 27 Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2018
The parents of missing South Carolina woman Heather Elvis, Debbi and Terry Elvis, open up to NBC News’ Andrea Canning about the search for their daughter.
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- 7.0/1030 votes
#7 - The Mansion on Ocean Boulevard
Season 27 Episode 7 - Aired 11/9/2018
The mysterious deaths of 6-year-old Max Shacknai and 32-year-old Rebecca Zahau, who died within days of each other in 2011 at a California beachside mansion
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- 7.3/1028 votes
#8 - The Ultimatum
Season 27 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2018
When a mother is discovered dead inside her home, it appears to be a suicide. But when investigators start to interview those closest to her, an evil plot emerges. Dennis Murphy reports.
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- 8.0/1030 votes
#9 - Final Curtain
Season 27 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/2018
A soon-to-be bride is caught in the middle of a twisted murder plot that has detectives questioning if she played a role in it.
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- 7.7/1025 votes
#10 - Suspicion in Silver City
Season 27 Episode 10 - Aired 11/30/2018
The mysterious death of a 23-year-old mother in New Mexico goes unsolved, and her family searches for answers. Keith Morrison reports.
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- 7.9/1011 votes
#11 - In a Lonely Place
Season 27 Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/2018
When a creative entrepreneur abruptly leaves his business for an international surfing adventure, his family’s worry turns into suspicion. Keith Morrison reports.
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- 7.7/1022 votes
#12 - Under a Full Moon
Season 27 Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/2018
When detectives track down the killer of a Las Vegas cocktail waitress and mother, it becomes clear that the investigation has just begun.
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- 7.5/1027 votes
#13 - Stone Cold
Season 27 Episode 13 - Aired 12/21/2018
When a hard-charging boss in Arizona is shot to death, police uncover a complex web of bruised egos in his professional life and a trail of broken hearts in his personal life.
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- 7.7/1028 votes
#14 - The Alibi
Season 27 Episode 14 - Aired 12/28/2018
The homicide of private first class soldier and young mother Karlyn Ramirez; a glimpse into the FBI's crime lab and an in-depth look at how multiple agencies uncovered a plot that spanned several states and prompted suspicions of espionage.
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- 7.5/1021 votes
#15 - The Trap
Season 27 Episode 15 - Aired 1/13/2019
Interviews with former journalist Amanda Lindhout and the undercover agent who spearheaded the international manhunt for the individual responsible for her 2008 kidnapping and torture in Somalia.
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- 7.8/109 votes
#16 - ACCUSED: The R. Kelly Story
Season 27 Episode 16 - Aired 1/18/2019
An in-depth look at the history of allegations against singer R. Kelly, including interviews with several women who accuse Kelly of misconduct.
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- 7.9/1027 votes
#17 - Finding Venus
Season 27 Episode 17 - Aired 1/25/2019
A mother of two mysteriously vanishes from her parents' Michigan home while going to check the mailbox, leaving her phone and identification behind; police declare her dead without discovering a body.
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- 7.8/109 votes
#18 - Chasing O.J. Simpson: The Untold Stories
Season 27 Episode 18 - Aired 2/1/2019
Looking back at O.J. Simpson's infamous Bronco car chase and subsequent standoff with the LAPD SWAT team, 25 years after the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman.
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- 7.4/1029 votes
#19 - Reckless
Season 27 Episode 19 - Aired 2/8/2019
Reckless A teenager is convicted of encouraging her boyfriend to kill himself; exclusive interviews with those on both sides of the case.
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- 7.5/1029 votes
#20 - What They Saw
Season 27 Episode 20 - Aired 2/15/2019
Dennis Murphy speaks to a Georgia father accused of murdering his ex-wife. While his friends work to prove his innocence, prosecutors count on his children to testify against their own father.
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- 7.9/1039 votes
#21 - Secrets of Lake Seminole
Season 27 Episode 21 - Aired 2/22/2019
A man disappears after a duck hunting trip in Florida on his sixth wedding anniversary and is later found to have been murdered.
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- 7.1/1017 votes
#22 - The Golden Child
Season 27 Episode 22 - Aired 3/1/2019
The investigation into a woman's mysterious disappearance from inside her home in Washington, D.C., reveals a connection to the decades-old disappearance of another woman.
Director: N/A
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- 7.6/1014 votes
#23 - Vanishing of Kelsey Berreth
Season 27 Episode 23 - Aired 3/8/2019
The investigation into a woman's mysterious disappearance from inside her home in Washington, D.C., reveals a connection to the decades-old disappearance of another woman.
Director: N/A
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- 7.1/1028 votes
#24 - Endgame
Season 27 Episode 24 - Aired 3/15/2019
Andrea Canning reports on the murder of Shele Danishefsky, a wealthy New York City finance executive whose 2009 death was originally ruled accidental.
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- 7.5/1033 votes
#25 - The Motive
Season 27 Episode 25 - Aired 3/22/2019
A young woman finds out her boyfriend might have killed a college football player out of revenge. She struggles with going to officials, fearing she could lose her life. Keith Morrison reports.
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The Best Episodes of Dateline Season 27
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Season 27 Ratings Summary
"On the Outskirts of Town" is the best rated episode of "Dateline" season 27. It scored 7.7/10 based on 43 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/28/2018. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "A Small Town Secret".