The Best Episodes of Dateline Season 29

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#1 - The Fight for America's Soul
S29:E435/11/2021
America is on its knees thanks to the global pandemic, and a year marred by division and uncertainty. Dateline investigates why so many are now turning to religion and seeking solace in the spiritual world.
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8.2/10(44 votes)
#2 - Race for a Vaccine
S29:E1612/3/2020
Top executives at Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson and Johnson talk about plans for COVID-19 vaccine distribution and efforts to overcome public mistrust; interviews with key advisors from President Donald Trump and President-Elect Joe Biden's COVID-19 task forces;
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8.2/10(29 votes)
#3 - Killer Role
S29:E414/30/2021
After filming wraps on an indie horror film, the cast and crew learn their killer star isn’t who she says she is. It’s a plot twist that reveals a real-life killer. Keith Morrison reports.
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8.0/10(24 votes)
#4 - Tallahassee Trap
S29:E310/1/2020
Dennis Murphy has the latest on the case of a Florida law professor murdered in his garage, including new details, newly-released evidence and bombshell testimony from a long-awaited trial.
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8.0/10(19 votes)
#5 - The Client: A New Look
S29:E810/15/2020
An Arkansas realtor goes missing after showing a house. When loved ones later receive mysterious text messages from her, they know something isn’t right. Andrea Canning reports.
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8.0/10(45 votes)
#6 - The Phone Call
S29:E394/16/2021
Kathleen Schroll makes a phone call that names her killer right before her death, it leads to the arrest of a father for murder. But two trials and 12 years later, authorities begin to wonder if he was the victim, not the villain.
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7.9/10(44 votes)
#7 - Trouble at the 7-11 Ranch
S29:E19/21/2020
Josh Mankiewicz reports on the mysterious disappearance of a Colorado rancher.
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7.9/10(49 votes)
#8 - A Promise to Helene
S29:E910/16/2020
When college student Helene Pruszynski is found murdered, her case remains cold for nearly 40 years until a new detective uses an innovative method to catch the killer. Josh Mankiewicz reports.
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7.9/10(24 votes)
#9 - Return to Shalimar Way
S29:E1110/29/2020
When a woman dies after what appears to be an accidental fall in the shower, two friends join forces to seek justice on her behalf. Andrea Canning reports.
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7.8/10(33 votes)
#10 - 10 Minutes to Sunset
S29:E1311/13/2020
When a pediatric dentist is found dead, police uncovers a complex plot and their suspect leads investigators on an international manhunt; the lead detective speaks out for the first time;
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7.8/10(16 votes)
#11 - The Eastlake Conspiracy
S29:E1912/18/2020
When an Eastlake, Ohio resident is offered $50,000 to kill someone, he calls the police. Acting quickly, investigators set up an elaborate sting operation. Andrea Canning reports.
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7.8/10(49 votes)
#12 - Lauren's Promise
S29:E261/28/2021
When University of Utah athlete Lauren McCluskey is found murdered on campus, investigators learn that she had reached out to the campus police for help multiple times before her death. Josh Mankiewicz reports on the latest significant changes and consequences the school is facing.
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7.8/10(29 votes)
#13 - Sex, Lies, & Murder
S29:E384/9/2021
When a woman is murdered, a web of sex and lies is uncovered, revealing a prominent family’s dark secrets. Detectives and an FBI informant tell Dennis Murphy about the case for the first time. Update of Secrets in the Suburbs (S20E45).
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7.8/10(31 votes)
#14 - Heroes: The Story of Flight 93
S29:E529/10/2021
Lester Holt interviews family members, including the now-grown children of some of the passengers and crew of Flight 93, as they honor the lives and courage that inspired the world on 9/11.
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7.7/10(34 votes)
#15 - Voices for Vanessa
S29:E1411/19/2020
When a soldier, Vannessa, vanishes from Fort Hood, her family do everything they can to bring attention to her disappearance; Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy speaks about the investigation and allegations of sexual assault in the military;
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7.7/10(42 votes)
#16 - Night of the Summer Solstice
S29:E251/22/2021
Keith Morrison has the latest developments in the case of a 21-year-old UCLA student, whose body was found in an infamous Los Angeles area train tunnel in 1990.
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7.7/10(34 votes)
#17 - The Woman at the Bar
S29:E271/29/2021
A nationwide manhunt is launched after a woman dubbed the “killer grandma” goes on the run through the Gulf Coast. Dennis Murphy reports.
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7.7/10(43 votes)
#18 - Shannon's Story
S29:E282/4/2021
A college student goes missing in broad daylight from her off-campus job. As police begin to investigate, they receive a mysterious phone call that changes everything.
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7.7/10(39 votes)
#19 - Window of Opportunity
S29:E425/7/2021
A Michigan community is shocked when a local mother is found stabbed to death. After the case goes cold for more than a decade, a bombshell reignites the investigation. Andrea Canning reports.
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7.7/10(16 votes)
#20 - The Secrets of Spirit Lake
S29:E518/27/2021
A woman who helps solve cases searches for her missing niece and pushes for change as part of the growing movement to save missing and murdered Indigenous women. Andrea Canning reports.
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7.6/10(48 votes)
#21 - Even the Devil Went to Church
S29:E1010/23/2020
In Morris, Alabama, faith is a way of life. But when a man is murdered, rumors involving a pastor begin to swirl and the truth ends up turning the community upside down. Andrea Canning reports.
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7.6/10(33 votes)
#22 - Collateral Damage
S29:E322/26/2021
Former NXIVM member Dr. Danielle Roberts defends branding members of the alleged sex cult; former members India Oxenberg and her mother, Catherine Oxenberg, open up about how they are doing, after the group's founder is convicted of felonies.
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7.6/10(41 votes)
#23 - The Necklace
S29:E404/23/2021
When a private investigator and former police officer vanishes, detectives think there may be more to the story when strange text messages start to appear... Keith Morrison reports.
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7.5/10(44 votes)
#24 - Left For Dead
S29:E29/24/2020
The survivor of a horrible attack is convinced police have the wrong suspect.
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7.5/10(24 votes)
#25 - Open Water
S29:E231/8/2021
A romantic Mediterranean cruise, which was intended to rekindle the love between a woman and her ex-husband, had led to the vanishing of her; the investigation would reveal secret recordings, a surprising star witness, and an undercover hit man;
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