- 8.6/105 votesLoading...
#1 - The Match
Season 10 Episode 33 - Aired 11/3/2021
Diane Marcell walked into her home and found her daughter covered in blood. Then, she felt pure terror. The attacker said she was next. A single drop of blood was the key to finding him, but it took nearly a decade to unlock its secrets.
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- 8.5/1014 votesLoading...
#2 - Lost and Found
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/1/2017
A 4-year-old girl abducted and raised by her kidnapper spends decades trying to get back home, and she finally accomplishes her goal; as it turns out, that ending was only the beginning.
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- 8.5/1015 votesLoading...
#3 - Angels & Demons
Season 8 Episode 19 - Aired 2/21/2020
Angel's Landing was a community of free-spirits with Lou Castro at its center. Investigators were suspicious of the mysterious deaths happening there. Now, commune members have courageously decided to tell their stories in hopes of helping others.
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- 8.4/1010 votesLoading...
#4 - Vendetta
Season 9 Episode 21 - Aired 9/4/2020
Beloved by his colleagues, Mark Hasse was a fearless prosecutor. He worked to put criminals behind bars and making enemies was a hazard of the job. He didn’t know it, but a killer was lurking and Mark wasn’t the only target.
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- 8.4/108 votesLoading...
#5 - After the Storm
Season 10 Episode 30 - Aired 10/13/2021
A woman is found strangled after a powerful storm; police focus on a fiancé and a co-worker with a crush until they hear from a flood of women who've had chilling encounters with a stranger; It seemed a predator was stalking the women of Austin.
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- 8.3/107 votesLoading...
#6 - Heart of Darkness
Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 12/1/2017
A mother, her son and a cousin are kidnapped by terrorists while on vacation; a father turned negotiator tries to end the international hostage drama, but the price of freedom is a huge ransom.
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- 8.3/107 votesLoading...
#7 - Deadly Connection
Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 9/24/2018
They were bright young women out for a little fun with their friends. Kenya Monge and Lydia Tillman didn't know each other but they would be forever related, both falling prey to a smooth-talking stranger with a terrifying secret.
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- 8.3/106 votesLoading...
#8 - The Promise
Season 5 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2018
When Cathy Torrez never came home after work, her family feared the worst. An intensive search ended after her car was found, with her body in the trunk. Who would commit such a savage crime? It take years to get to the truth.
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- 8.3/1011 votesLoading...
#9 - The Trap
Season 6 Episode 11 - Aired 3/14/2019
It was an affluent neighborhood with tree lined streets. Violent crime was unheard of here until that morning when, under the very noses of the cops, a terrible murder occurred. Investigators found a riddle, a deception, a piece of pure evil.
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- 8.2/1011 votesLoading...
#10 - Graduation Night
Season 8 Episode 1 - Aired 10/18/2019
It started with a party, high school seniors celebrating graduation. Before the night was through, one man was dead and two teens were facing a long fight for justice.
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- 8.2/1010 votesLoading...
#11 - Death Trap
Season 8 Episode 23 - Aired 3/20/2020
Dateline has been covering this twisted tale for more than a decade. Pizza deliveryman Brian Wells robbed a bank with a bomb locked around his neck and, from there, it turned into one of the strangest cases the FBI has ever encountered
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- 8.2/106 votesLoading...
#12 - Jagged
Season 10 Episode 22 - Aired 8/19/2021
Detective identify multiple suspects after a mother disappears, but they later face scrutiny from the woman's family due to the lack of answers they have provided.
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- 8.1/108 votesLoading...
#13 - Nightfall
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 8/18/2017
After a young mom is found dead on the side of a country road, 40 miles from her Knoxville home, investigators scramble to figure out how she ended up there.
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- 8.1/108 votesLoading...
#14 - Over the Edge
Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 6/23/2018
What happened that September night when romance turned to danger? Something went terribly wrong and a woman slipped over the edge of a cliff. Did she fall by accident or was she pushed? It would take almost 20 years to find answers.
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- 8.1/1015 votesLoading...
#15 - Blind Justice
Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 8/13/2018
For investigators, motive can be the hardest thing to find. This crime took place in Florida but detectives didn't discover a motive for murder until they looked into a tropical island thousands of miles away, where a festering grudge was born.
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- 8.1/1011 votesLoading...
#16 - Vanished
Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 9/17/2018
Young nursing student Michelle Le had disappeared. Something drew her out to her car. As her loved ones launched a very public effort to find Michelle, investigators began their own methodical search. Was she missing or murdered?
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- 8.1/109 votesLoading...
#17 - A Villainous Plan
Season 8 Episode 24 - Aired 3/27/2020
A bank executive tries to rob his own bank. Investigators think it is an inside job but eventually learn the crime is connected to a spree carried out by men who managed to keep their identities secret, praying on people who did the opposite.
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- 8.1/108 votesLoading...
#18 - Queen of the County
Season 10 Episode 10 - Aired 5/20/2021
The Harkey name was famous for pecan harvesting in Texas; the matriarch, with a powerful grip on the family fortune, went missing, so investigators focused on the family; in fact, the plot was more tangled than the branches of a pecan tree.
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- 8.1/107 votesLoading...
#19 - The Jacket
Season 13 Episode 1 - Aired 6/5/2024
When 18-year-old Anjelica 'AJ' Hadsell disappears, the investigation into her inner circle reveals a sinister betrayal.
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- 8.0/106 votesLoading...
#20 - Consumed
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 4/16/2018
When remains are found amid the rubble after a house fire, authorities soon discover the incident was no accident.
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- 8.0/105 votesLoading...
#21 - Ransom
Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 7/7/2018
It began with a young mom abducted at gunpoint. Her family and veteran investigators spent desperate days trying to find out where she was but they never could have guessed WHO had her and WHY.
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- 8.0/107 votesLoading...
#22 - A Deadly Path
Season 7 Episode 14 - Aired 8/2/2019
When a woman falls to her death while hiking with her husband in Rocky Mountain National Park, rangers question if her death was an accident or a heinous act of violence.
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- 8.0/107 votesLoading...
#23 - Toxic
Season 8 Episode 3 - Aired 11/1/2019
Kevin and Morgan Mengel were happy at first, but when the marriage went bad, he went missing. Police wondered if he simply left, but a family’s relentless pursuit lead to a stunning confrontation and, eventually, the truth.
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- 8.0/109 votesLoading...
#24 - Secrets in Pleasant Grove
Season 8 Episode 6 - Aired 11/22/2019
The doctor and the model made a stunning couple. Together they built a loving family. Her death was sudden but ruled natural causes. Secrets remained hidden for years. Then, her daughters became amateur detectives to help unlock the mystery.
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- 8.0/109 votesLoading...
#25 - Lethal Weapon
Season 10 Episode 5 - Aired 4/8/2021
A successful, seemingly healthy doctor collapses at home and is rushed to the ER, leaving friends and colleagues puzzled.
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The Best Episodes of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
Every episode of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered!
For more than 25 years, Dateline has brought viewers investigations into some of biggest mysteries in America. This entry in the franchise takes a second...
Genres:CrimeDocumentary
Network:Oxygen
Best Episodes Summary
"The Match" is the best rated episode of "Dateline: Secrets Uncovered". It scored 8.6/10 based on 5 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/3/2021. This episode scored 0.1 points higher than the second highest rated, "Lost and Found".