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The Best Episodes of Dateline: Unforgettable Season 2

Every episode of Dateline: Unforgettable Season 2 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dateline: Unforgettable Season 2!

The Best Episodes of Dateline: Unforgettable Season 2

A series of reports chosen by "Dateline" correspondents that answers the question they most often get asked — what their most memorable story is and...

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  1. 8.0/10(9 votes)

    #1 - The Eastlake Conspiracy

    S2:E3

    Andrea Canning recalls a case in which investigators set up an elaborate sting operation to stop a murder-for-hire plot.

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  2. 7.9/10(8 votes)

    #2 - A Promise to Helene

    S2:E18

    A college student is found murdered and the case sits cold for nearly 40 years. Josh Mankiewicz reflects on the vow that keeps the case alive and the innovative method used to catch the killer.

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  3. 7.8/10(8 votes)

    #3 - The Man Who Talked to Dogs

    S2:E9

    Investigators track down a suspect in the disappearance of a celebrity dog trainer. Keith Morrison reflects on the fractured love story at the center of this mystery.

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  4. 7.8/10(6 votes)

    #4 - Mystery on Blood Mountain

    S2:E24

    Gary Hilton is a name Dennis Murphy will always remember. A hiker goes missing and authorities suspect Hilton is reenacting a slasher movie. Dennis reflects on the real-life murder spree that terrorized the American South.

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  5. 7.8/10(5 votes)

    #5 - Down the Back Staircase

    S2:E28

    When a novelist's wife is found dead at the bottom of the stairs, investigators wonder if it is an accident or murder; Dennis Murphy interviews main suspect Michael Peterson and returns to the case with insight only he can share.

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  6. 7.7/10(7 votes)

    #6 - Plot Twist

    S2:E46

    For a group of stage actors, life seemed to be imitating art in the worst way when a college student was killed.

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  8. 7.6/10(10 votes)

    #7 - Under The Desert Sky

    S2:E1

    A case Keith Morrison can't forget in which a teen's murder shakes a Nevada community and two unlikely people confess.

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  9. 7.6/10(9 votes)

    #8 - Justice for Nikki

    S2:E11

    Andrea Canning looks back on one of her most memorable cases where a fitness tracker helped detectives solve the mystery of a young woman's death in Wisconsin. Andrea confronts the killer in a tense interview.

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  10. 7.6/10(8 votes)

    #9 - The Black Widow of Lomita

    S2:E13

    A California woman's two former husbands are mysteriously murdered nearly 20 years apart. Keith Morrison reflects on the case that sent him halfway across the world on a hunt for answers.

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  11. 7.6/10(7 votes)

    #10 - In the Dead of Night

    S2:E17

    For Keith Morrison, this case stands out as an unusual mystery. The crime seemed arbitrary with no apparent motive. There was a confession which might have ended the investigation, but that was only the beginning.

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  12. 7.6/10(5 votes)

    #11 - The Haunting

    S2:E33

    The children of an Oklahoma pastor survive the robbery that took their parents' lives; it's a story Keith Morrison still can't forget, and one where the very best and worst of humanity are both on full display.

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  13. 7.6/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Deadly Desire

    S2:E45

    They were two beautiful families living out their dreams, but gunshots in a parking lot revealed an ugly truth. Detectives uncovered three lives tangled in a love triangle. Keith Morrison finds the tale of deceit and betrayal unforgettable.

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  14. 7.4/10(11 votes)

    #13 - The Pink Gun Mystery

    S2:E14

    When a complicated Texas love triangle ends in murder, a pink gun leads to an arrest. New evidence makes investigators rethink the case. Josh Mankiewicz has reported on two-timing before, but this case had a twist he has never seen.

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  15. 7.4/10(11 votes)

    #14 - Even the Devil Went to Church

    S2:E15

    When a small-town Alabama resident is murdered, rumors involving a local pastor begin to swirl. Andrea Canning reflects on this story that feels to her like a steamy soap opera playing out in real life.

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  16. 7.4/10(9 votes)

    #15 - The Day Jennifer Disappeared

    S2:E16

    Dennis Murphy reported on the twists and turns of the Jennifer Dulos case as they happened. He offers candid insight into his one-on-one interview with the prime suspect: Jennifer’s ex-husband, Fotis Dulos.

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  17. 7.4/10(10 votes)

    #16 - Secrets From the Grave

    S2:E20

    A man claims his wife died by suicide, but a suspicious house fire 24 years later raises doubts; Josh Mankiewicz remembers the suspect who could not stop talking.

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  18. 7.4/10(8 votes)

    #17 - The Betrayal of Sarah Stern

    S2:E25

    Keith Morrison revisits a story that has haunted him for years; when detectives find a missing woman's car abandoned on a bridge, their investigation uncovers a tangled plot involving money, friendship, and a deadly betrayal.

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  19. 7.4/10(5 votes)

    #18 - Deadly Valentine

    S2:E27

    Nathan and Denise Leuthold built their family on faith, but suddenly one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion. It's a story that stays with Andrea Canning, both because of what happened and when it happened: Valentine's Day.

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  20. 7.4/10(5 votes)

    #19 - Internal Affairs

    S2:E34

    When a popular graduate student is shot dead in Durham, NC, detectives uncover a deadly love triangle; it takes a lot to surprise correspondent Josh Mankiewicz, but the claims are shocking.

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  21. 7.4/10(7 votes)

    #20 - Good & Evil

    S2:E37

    After a young woman's body is discovered at a trash facility, a detective promises justice and comes face-to-face with a serial killer; Keith Morrison revisits the case.

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  22. 7.4/10(5 votes)

    #21 - The Women and Dirty John

    S2:E41

    Debra Newell thinks she found Mr. Right, but her daughters sense something wrong about John Meehan; their search for answers exposes a dangerous con man and deceit that runs as deep as any Keith Morrison has covered.

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  23. 7.4/10(5 votes)

    #22 - The Life and Death of Princess Diana

    S2:E47

    Andrea Canning looks back on the royal who has fascinated her since childhood, Princess Diana. She explores Diana's real story, including a look at her troubled marriage, turbulent life and the investigation into her death.

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  24. 7.3/10(10 votes)

    #23 - The Officer's Wife

    S2:E2

    When a police officer's wife is shot to death in her bed, her parents' certainty that investigators have it wrong and their determination to untangle the mystery, makes the case unforgettable for Josh Mankiewicz.

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  25. 7.3/10(11 votes)

    #24 - Return to the Lonely Road

    S2:E8

    This case has stayed with Dennis Murphy since he first reported on it: A determined young woman searches for answers in her mother’s mysterious death. Her decades-long quest leads to a dramatic courtroom decision.

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  26. 7.3/10(7 votes)

    #25 - Twisted

    S2:E36

    When an Iowa woman is attacked while home alone with her three children, the confrontation turns deadly; Dennis Murphy examines one of the most sophisticated criminal plots of his "Dateline" career.

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Season 2 Ratings Summary

"The Eastlake Conspiracy" is the best rated episode of "Dateline: Unforgettable" season 2. It scored 8/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/21/2022. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "A Promise to Helene".