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The Best Episodes of Dateline Season 28

Every episode of Dateline Season 28 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dateline Season 28!

The Best Episodes of Dateline Season 28

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  1. 8.2/10(53 votes)

    #1 - The Thing About Pam

    S28:E1

    The unbelievable story of how the murder of Betsy Faria set off a chain of events leaving one man dead, another man implicated and a diabolical scheme exposed. Keith Morrison reports.

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  2. 8.2/10(23 votes)

    #2 - Abducted

    S28:E18

    An inside look at the case that made national headlines in December 2019, when a Texas mother was found murdered after she and her newborn daughter disappeared. Andrea Canning reports.

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  3. 8.1/10(19 votes)

    #3 - Haunted

    S28:E2

    Nearly 10 years after Utah mother Susan Powell vanished, private journals, home videos and emails shed new light on what happened to her. Keith Morrison reports.

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  4. 8.1/10(51 votes)

    #4 - The Perfect Guy

    S28:E23

    A fugitive steals millions of dollars by conning numerous women and businesses over 25 years. Will law enforcement finally be able to catch him? Andrea Canning reports.

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  5. 8.0/10(28 votes)

    #5 - While They Were Sleeping

    S28:E10

    A husband is shot dead in his own bed; no one else in the house was hurt, including his wife, who was sleeping beside him. Keith Morrison reports.

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  6. 8.0/10(27 votes)

    #6 - Disappearance of Laci Peterson

    S28:E13

    A look at the 2004 murder of pregnant California woman Laci Peterson, including rarely seen interrogation footage of her husband, Scott, who was convicted of the crime.

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  8. 8.0/10(26 votes)

    #7 - The Black Candle Confession

    S28:E17

    A glimpse of a sobbing woman lighting black candles is seared into a 9-year-old girl’s memory. Decades later that girl reveals what she saw, heating up a long-cold case. Keith Morrison reports.

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  9. 8.0/10(32 votes)

    #8 - The Road Trip

    S28:E27

    When Dr. Teresa Sievers is found murdered in her kitchen, detectives struggle to find any leads until an unexpected tip changes everything. Dennis Murphy reports.

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  10. 8.0/10(11 votes)

    #9 - Before Daylight

    S28:E31

    A college student is found murdered and investigators are left with no answers in sight. As police search for the truth, they are stunned to learn who might be involved. Keith Morrison reports.

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  11. 7.9/10(35 votes)

    #10 - The Plan

    S28:E3

    A double homicide in upstate New York leads detectives on a cross country investigation to piece together a case with a surprising suspect at the center. Dennis Murphy reports.

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  12. 7.9/10(18 votes)

    #11 - The Pink Skirt Plot

    S28:E4

    The murder of a young businessman in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico marks the start of a 15-year hunt and an international game of cat and mouse to find the killer. Natalie Morales reports.

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  13. 7.9/10(33 votes)

    #12 - The Woman Who Couldn't Scream

    S28:E21

    When grad student Katie Sepich is murdered, her killer leaves behind his DNA. The Sepich family fights for both justice and to get the law on DNA collection changed. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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  14. 7.9/10(16 votes)

    #13 - The House

    S28:E30

    A former FBI agent is murdered at his house, and as police dig into his past, they begin to think the key to solving the mystery might be quite close to home. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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  15. 7.9/10(14 votes)

    #14 - Finding Sarah Goode

    S28:E34

    A tight-knit Long Island family goes to extraordinary lengths to find their missing sister. Andrea Canning reports.

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  16. 7.9/10(19 votes)

    #15 - Before Midnight

    S28:E36

    A successful businesswoman and mother of three is found shot in her office; the investigation into her death leaves a family divided. Keith Morrison reports

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  17. 7.8/10(32 votes)

    #16 - Deliberate Evil

    S28:E6

    A woman is found murdered in her car outside of her apartment. Solving this mystery would take not just years, but also involve at least one more murder. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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  18. 7.8/10(35 votes)

    #17 - The Black Widow of Lomita

    S28:E7

    A California woman eludes police after both of her husbands are found murdered nearly 20 years apart. Until fate catches up with her. Keith Morrison reports.

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  19. 7.8/10(43 votes)

    #18 - In a Lonely Place

    S28:E11

    A California entrepreneur abruptly leaves his business to travel the world, and his family is shocked to find out he was murdered. The convicted killer speaks out. Keith Morrison reports.

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  20. 7.8/10(32 votes)

    #19 - The Ranch

    S28:E25

    Three siblings’ lives change when their father is taken hostage in an orchestrated abduction. For the first time, they open up to Keith Morrison about their ordeal and its stunning conclusion.

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  21. 7.8/10(24 votes)

    #20 - Mystery on the Jordan River

    S28:E29

    A former foster child now in the home of her case worker, goes missing with a note saying she ran away. Dennis Murphy reports.

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  22. 7.8/10(17 votes)

    #21 - Before the Storm

    S28:E37

    A mother of two who vanishes during a storm turns out to be a victim of something sinister. Dennis Murphy reports.

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  23. 7.8/10(33 votes)

    #22 - Disappearance of Tara Grinstead

    S28:E43

    Andrea Canning reports on the latest developments in the case of Georgia teacher and former beauty queen Tara Grinstead who vanished nearly 15 years ago.

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  24. 7.6/10(31 votes)

    #23 - The Box

    S28:E5

    Years after a Montana man is found dead, his son dreads what he’ll find when he opens up the box of case files, giving him insight into what really happened. Keith Morrison reports.

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  25. 7.6/10(31 votes)

    #24 - Detective Story

    S28:E9

    A nurse is murdered in what police say is a burglary gone wrong. The case goes cold for over two decades, until a killer is ID’d -- the last person anyone would suspect. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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  26. 7.6/10(27 votes)

    #25 - Bad Blood

    S28:E14

    Identical twins find their mother's dead body in their home, located in a gated community; detectives uncover a hidden diary and clues buried in the victim's past. Keith Morrison reports.

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Season 28 Ratings Summary

"The Thing About Pam" is the best rated episode of "Dateline" season 28. It scored 8.2/10 based on 53 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/27/2019. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Abducted".