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The Best Episodes of Dateline Season 27

Every episode of Dateline Season 27 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dateline Season 27!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dateline Season 27 Episode 27 - Evil Was Watching
    8.1/10(46 votes)

    S27:E27

    Two young girls in Washington are snatched in broad daylight. The case goes unsolved until a new detective tries to solve the mystery that haunted her childhood. Keith Morrison reports

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Dateline Season 27 Episode 31 - A Villainous Plan
    8.1/10(39 votes)

    S27:E31

    A Connecticut bank executive is targeted by criminals who force him to rob his own bank.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Dateline Season 27 Episode 43 - The Secret Keepers
    8.0/10(17 votes)

    S27:E43

    A 59-year-old father is found dead in his home, and family members assume it is related to his ongoing health issues. But when the coroner reveals he didn't die of natural causes, police begin an investigation questioning some of his family members.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. Dateline Season 27 Episode 55 - Reckoning
    8.0/10(17 votes)

    S27:E55

    Savannah Guthrie speaks with six of Jeffrey Epstein's victims.

    Director:Unknown
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  5. Dateline Season 27 Episode 3 - At the Bottom of the Lake
    7.9/10(49 votes)

    S27:E3

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dateline Season 27 Episode 14 - The Alibi
    7.9/10(38 votes)

    S27:E14

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dateline Season 27 Episode 33 - The Betrayal of Sarah Stern
    7.9/10(53 votes)

    S27:E33

    The discovery of a teenager's car abandoned on a New Jersey bridge turns into a homicide investigation. Police uncover a plot involving money, close friends and betrayal. Keith Morrison reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Dateline Season 27 Episode 53 - The Disappearance of Jennifer Dulos
    7.9/10(41 votes)

    S27:E53

    The latest detail on the case of missing New Canaan mother of five, Jennifer Dulos. Dennis Murphy reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Dateline Season 27 Episode 1 - On the Outskirts of Town
    7.8/10(54 votes)

    S27:E1

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Dateline Season 27 Episode 9 - Final Curtain
    7.8/10(36 votes)

    S27:E9

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Dateline Season 27 Episode 23 - Vanishing of Kelsey Berreth
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    S27:E23

    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:Unknown
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  12. Dateline Season 27 Episode 26 - Jagged
    7.8/10(43 votes)

    S27:E26

    When Ohio mother Heather Bogle goes missing, a detective identifies multiple suspects, until he himself comes under scrutiny for his investigation. Josh Mankiewicz reports

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Dateline Season 27 Episode 28 - Evil Intent
    7.8/10(42 votes)

    S27:E28

    When a young woman fails to show up to work, her mother rushes to try to find her. What she discovers begins an investigation that leads to a suspect no one imagined. Keith Morrison reports.

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  14. Dateline Season 27 Episode 54 - Into the Dark
    7.8/10(21 votes)

    S27:E54

    When a college student vanishes from a park in Salt Lake City, her friends are dedicated to finding answers. Keith Morrison reports on the search that made national headlines.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Dateline Season 27 Episode 4 - Death Trap
    7.7/10(39 votes)

    S27:E4

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Dateline Season 27 Episode 6 - The Landing
    7.7/10(39 votes)

    S27:E6

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Dateline Season 27 Episode 12 - Under a Full Moon
    7.7/10(39 votes)

    S27:E12

    When detectives track down the killer of a Las Vegas cocktail waitress and mother, it becomes clear that the investigation has just begun.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Dateline Season 27 Episode 13 - Stone Cold
    7.7/10(34 votes)

    S27:E13

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Dateline Season 27 Episode 15 - The Trap / The Capture
    7.7/10(29 votes)

    S27:E15

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Dateline Season 27 Episode 20 - What They Saw
    7.7/10(38 votes)

    S27:E20

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Dateline Season 27 Episode 21 - Secrets of Lake Seminole
    7.7/10(52 votes)

    S27:E21

    A man disappears after a duck hunting trip in Florida on his sixth wedding anniversary and is later found to have been murdered.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Dateline Season 27 Episode 47 - Deadly Secret
    7.7/10(38 votes)

    S27:E47

    Pamela Smart was television's first true crime fascination after her husband was found murdered. Police discovered that Pamela Smart was keeping a big secret. Andrea Canning reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Dateline Season 27 Episode 51 - Hinckley: Diary of a Dangerous Mind
    7.7/10(17 votes)

    S27:E51

    Recently uncovered pages from the diary of John Hinckley Jr, written after his arrest for the attempted assassination of President Ronald Reagan, are revealed. Troy Roberts reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Dateline Season 27 Episode 5 - Everything She Knew
    7.6/10(37 votes)

    S27:E5

    A young woman’s murder remains unsolved until someone comes forward to reveal her own harrowing story. Keith Morrison reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Dateline Season 27 Episode 17 - Finding Venus
    7.6/10(37 votes)

    S27:E17

    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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Season 27 Ratings Summary

"Evil Was Watching" is the best rated episode of "Dateline" season 27. It scored 8.1/10 based on 46 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 4/5/2019. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "A Villainous Plan".