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The Best Episodes of Dateline Season 32

Every episode of Dateline Season 32 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dateline Season 32!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dateline Season 32 Episode 29 - True Confession
    8.5/10(46 votes)

    S32:E29

    After more than 20 years, the real killer of Idaho teen Angie Dodge is caught; a chilling twist in the story of Chris Tapp who had been wrongfully convicted in the case. Keith Morrison reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dateline Season 32 Episode 11 - The Case of the Man With No Name
    7.8/10(42 votes)

    S32:E11

    The investigation into the mysterious disappearance of a Canadian man sparks an international manhunt for an elusive killer with multiple false identities.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dateline Season 32 Episode 22 - A Promise to Gloria
    7.8/10(40 votes)

    S32:E22

    A mother searches for answers in the unsolved murder of her 14-year-old daughter until new DNA technology changes everything.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dateline Season 32 Episode 13 - The Hunt for the Gilgo Beach Killer
    7.7/10(40 votes)

    S32:E13

    An investigation into the murders of several women found dead along Gilgo Beach in Long Island, N.Y.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dateline Season 32 Episode 1 - Losing Faith
    7.6/10(40 votes)

    S32:E1

    Josh Mankiewicz reports on the fatal shooting of Jamie Faith, who was brazenly gunned down while he and his wife were taking their dog for her morning walk outside their Dallas home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dateline Season 32 Episode 3 - The Clearing
    7.6/10(35 votes)

    S32:E3

    When the body of an Ohio woman is found in a wooded area near her home months after she went missing, investigators must determine if her death was a suicide or homicide.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dateline Season 32 Episode 5 - The Footprint at the Lake
    7.6/10(38 votes)

    S32:E5

    A small Texas town is shattered when beloved teacher Manuela Allen vanishes from her home in the middle of the night. When a gruesome discovery is made a short time later at a local lake, investigators are left with more questions than answers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dateline Season 32 Episode 23 - Ghosts Can't Talk
    7.6/10(43 votes)

    S32:E23

    When deadly gunfire erupts in an Austin, Texas, home in the middle of the night, detectives wonder if the homeowners' jewelry business is a possible motive; an investigation uncovers a suspect that no one saw coming.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dateline Season 32 Episode 26 - Death at the Spa
    7.6/10(34 votes)

    S32:E26

    Law enforcement investigates possible motives after a package explodes at a Southern California day spa, leaving a beloved esthetician dead.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dateline Season 32 Episode 2 - The Note
    7.5/10(42 votes)

    S32:E2

    When high school student Megan Nichols vanishes from her Illinois home, her mother finds a note saying that she ran away; a grisly discovery made three years later changes the course of the investigation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dateline Season 32 Episode 19 - The Last Weekend
    7.5/10(44 votes)

    S32:E19

    After trumpet player Scott Sessions fails to show up for a scheduled gig, his family learns his body was abandoned in the remote Colorado Rockies; as the investigation narrows in on two suspects, a second murder catches police by surprise.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dateline Season 32 Episode 24 - Family Matters
    7.5/10(36 votes)

    S32:E24

    New details on the latest twist in the murder-for-hire plot involving a prominent Florida family that left law professor Dan Markel dead and a grandmother arrested.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dateline Season 32 Episode 28 - The Secret in Black Rock Canyon
    7.5/10(41 votes)

    S32:E28

    A series of mysterious events haunt 16-year-old Cassie Jo Stoddart while housesitting, and days later, she's found stabbed to death; police retrace her last day and uncover a stockpile of evidence pointing right to her killers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Dateline Season 32 Episode 37 - Chameleon
    7.5/10(43 votes)

    S32:E37

    A woman goes missing and investigators uncover her husband's chilling history including dark secrets about another missing wife.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dateline Season 32 Episode 44 - The Shadow in the Window
    7.5/10(29 votes)

    S32:E44

    A family is rocked when a fatal accident reveals itself to be something much more disturbing.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dateline Season 32 Episode 9 - On the Hunt for the Zombie Hunter
    7.4/10(42 votes)

    S32:E9

    The murders of two young women near a Phoenix canal remain unsolved for over 20 years until a team of cold case detectives take on the case and investigate a man known as the Zombie Hunter.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. Dateline Season 32 Episode 17 - The Day Alissa Disappeared
    7.4/10(39 votes)

    S32:E17

    When 17-year-old Alissa Turney is reported missing in Phoenix, it takes years before detectives treat her case as a homicide; a new investigation unearths dark family secrets.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dateline Season 32 Episode 18 - Open Desert
    7.4/10(38 votes)

    S32:E18

    When 16-year-old Britney Ujlaky disappears, a small town in Nevada bands together to track down a potential suspect - an unknown cowboy; Soon, their focus turns to someone much closer to Britney.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. Dateline Season 32 Episode 25 - The Sleepover
    7.4/10(38 votes)

    S32:E25

    Navy petty officer and devoted mother Sherri Malarik is found shot to death in her minivan after she disappeared. The case remains cold until new revelations and old memories resurface, dividing the Florida family.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. Dateline Season 32 Episode 30 - A Life Interrupted
    7.4/10(25 votes)

    S32:E30

    New interviews and never-before-seen evidence about the murder of Jennifer Dulos, including video and photos from residential security systems and urban police cameras that detail the timeline of the crime.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Dateline Season 32 Episode 32 - Deadly Swap
    7.4/10(33 votes)

    S32:E32

    After a 25-year-old mother is gunned down in broad daylight by a murderer wearing a disguise, detectives confront a most unlikely suspect. Dennis Murphy reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Dateline Season 32 Episode 35 - Justice for Joy
    7.4/10(42 votes)

    S32:E35

    When Joy Hibbs is found dead in a fire, an autopsy shows she was murdered beforehand. The case went cold for years, until decades later, a shocking secret is revealed. Blayne Alexander reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dateline Season 32 Episode 36 - Evil Walked Through the Door
    7.4/10(41 votes)

    S32:E36

    The separate murders of two women in Toronto ignite an investigation that spans four decades, taking detectives from the big city to a remote, northern town.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Dateline Season 32 Episode 38 - If These Walls Could Talk
    7.4/10(34 votes)

    S32:E38

    In Southern California, initial signs point to an accidental fall down a staircase as the cause of Susann Sills's death in 2016. Does the evidence disprove her husband's story?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Dateline Season 32 Episode 40 - The Girl With the Hibiscus Tattoo
    7.4/10(38 votes)

    S32:E40

    A group of women help bring down a smooth-talking serial predator turned killer who lured young women with promises of fame and fortune.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 32 Ratings Summary

"True Confession" is the best rated episode of "Dateline" season 32. It scored 8.5/10 based on 46 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 2/23/2024. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "The Case of the Man With No Name".