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The Best Episodes of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 6

Every episode of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 6 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 6!

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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 look at some of the most mysterious cases of recent

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 6 Episode 1 - The Sting
    7.7/10(17 votes)

    #1 - The Sting

    S6:E1

    Newlywed Dalia Dippolito returned home from the gym to the awful news that her husband had been killed. In a case where almost nothing was as it seemed, investigators wanted to know: Was Dalia diabolical or an unwitting pawn in a hoax gone wrong?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 6 Episode 2 - Dark Valley
    7.4/10(14 votes)

    #2 - Dark Valley

    S6:E2

    Gavin Smith was dashing. When he vanished, LA detectives were unsure if they were investigating a crime or a suicide. His wife said he'd gotten lost in drugs and flings. Police wondered if the key to finding Gavin was hidden in one of those affairs.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 6 Episode 3 - Black Friday
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #3 - Black Friday

    S6:E3

    Ashlea Harris had no shortage of admirers. So when she was found dead after a suspicious fire consumed her apartment, police were baffled. This was no accident but were the clues to who killed Ashlea now up in smoke?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 6 Episode 4 - Out There in the Dark
    7.5/10(13 votes)

    #4 - Out There in the Dark

    S6:E4

    Brandy Daniels believed someone was stalking her. Then, the single mother was found slumped over in her car, shot dead. Investigators would spend years navigating the twists and turns searching for her killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 6 Episode 5 - The Women & Dirty John
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #5 - The Women & Dirty John

    S6:E5

    Debra Newell thought she found Mr. Right but her daughters sensed something wrong about John Meehan. They started digging into his past and their search for answers exposed a dangerous con man but would the truth be discovered too late?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 6 Episode 6 - As Night Fell
    7.3/10(10 votes)

    #6 - As Night Fell

    S6:E6

    Heidy and Conrad Truman were an enviable couple with a bright future. Then, one fateful night, Heidy was found shot and, just like that, she was gone. In the aftermath, fingers were pointed but were they aimed at an innocent person?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 6 Episode 7 - Good & Evil
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    #7 - Good & Evil

    S6:E7

    When a woman's body is discovered at a trash facility, a detective makes a promise to her mother to get justice. She doesn't know she will come face to face with a serial killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 6 Episode 8 - Deadly Trust
    7.5/10(12 votes)

    #8 - Deadly Trust

    S6:E8

    Wealthy residents felt safe in their gated community but it was not safe for one millionaire, murdered in his waterfront home. Police investigated but the case grew cold. Turned out the key to solving it, or two keys, were right at the front door.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 6 Episode 9 - The Shadow
    7.8/10(9 votes)

    #9 - The Shadow

    S6:E9

    The save the date cards had gone out. Angie Ver Huel went to sleep next to her fiancee, Justin Michael, with big dreams but woke up to a nightmare. Someone was running from their bedroom and Justin was dead. Why did the killer target him, sparing her?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 6 Episode 10 - Internal Affairs
    7.6/10(10 votes)

    #10 - Internal Affairs

    S6:E10

    A beautiful, popular graduate student is shot dead outside her apartment in Durham, North Carolina. Who would want her dead, and why?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 6 Episode 11 - The Trap
    8.2/10(14 votes)

    #11 - The Trap

    S6:E11

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 6 Episode 12 - Deadly Twist
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Deadly Twist

    S6:E12

    When Todd Winkler was arrested for killing his wife Rachel, he claimed self-defense. Investigators learned Rachel wasn't the first Mrs. Winkler to die and traveled cross country to understand what happened on that camping trip a decade earlier.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 6 Episode 13 - Mystery on Lockhart Road
    7.7/10(7 votes)

    #13 - Mystery on Lockhart Road

    S6:E13

    After finding his wife and two children dead in his garage, a former Indiana state trooper spends 13 years trying to clear his name.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 6 Episode 14 - Family Business
    8.0/10(12 votes)

    #14 - Family Business

    S6:E14

    An explosion in a rice field in Colusa County, California kills farm manager Roberto Ayala. But was it an accident or murder?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 6 Ratings Summary

"The Sting" is the best rated episode of "Dateline: Secrets Uncovered" season 6. It scored 7.7/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 1/5/2019. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Dark Valley".