7.6/1010 votes#1 - Under The Desert Sky
Season 2 Episode 1 - Aired 6/7/2022
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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7.3/1010 votes#2 - The Officer's Wife
Season 2 Episode 2 - Aired 6/14/2022
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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8.0/109 votes#3 - The Eastlake Conspiracy
Season 2 Episode 3 - Aired 6/21/2022
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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7.0/1010 votes#4 - A Novel Defense
Season 2 Episode 4 - Aired 6/28/2022
A man charged with murder claims it was impossible for him to have committed the crime. For Dennis Murphy, the surprising courtroom strategy provides a memorable twist.
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7.0/108 votes#5 - Smoke And Mirrors
Season 2 Episode 5 - Aired 7/5/2022
Keith Morrison reflects on the case of a Chicago woman from a big family who went missing. Investigators began to suspect a man in her life was full of secrets.
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7.2/1012 votes#6 - Somebody's Daughter
Season 2 Episode 6 - Aired 7/12/2022
A detective makes it her mission to find dozens of women who vanished on the streets of Albuquerque, New Mexico. For Josh Mankiewicz, her resolve makes this story unforgettable.
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7.2/109 votes#7 - The Last Dance
Season 2 Episode 7 - Aired 7/19/2022
After shedding hundreds of pounds, a popular kindergarten teacher goes missing. Investigators find a link between her weight loss and her disappearance. The case ranks as having one of the craziest motives Andrea Canning has heard.
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7.3/1011 votes#8 - Return to the Lonely Road
Season 2 Episode 8 - Aired 7/26/2022
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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7.8/108 votes#9 - The Man Who Talked to Dogs
Season 2 Episode 9 - Aired 8/2/2022
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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7.0/106 votes#10 - Out of the Darkness
Season 2 Episode 10 - Aired 8/9/2022
A wife calls 911 to report her husband has been shot on a country road in Texas. What she told investigators next makes this case memorable for Josh Mankiewicz.
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7.6/109 votes#11 - Justice for Nikki
Season 2 Episode 11 - Aired 8/16/2022
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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7.2/108 votes#12 - House of Secrets
Season 2 Episode 12 - Aired 8/23/2022
When a star athlete at an Ivy League university goes on trial for murder, sparks fly in the courtroom. The trial ends with a stunning decision that Dennis Murphy will never forget, but the surprises in the case are just beginning.
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7.6/108 votes#13 - The Black Widow of Lomita
Season 2 Episode 13 - Aired 10/4/2022
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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7.3/1010 votes#14 - The Pink Gun Mystery
Season 2 Episode 14 - Aired 10/11/2022
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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7.4/1010 votes#15 - Even the Devil Went to Church
Season 2 Episode 15 - Aired 10/18/2022
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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7.5/108 votes#16 - The Day Jennifer Disappeared
Season 2 Episode 16 - Aired 10/25/2022
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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7.6/107 votes#17 - In the Dead of Night
Season 2 Episode 17 - Aired 11/1/2022
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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7.9/108 votes#18 - A Promise to Helene
Season 2 Episode 18 - Aired 11/8/2022
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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6.2/108 votes#19 - Death of a Golden Girl
Season 2 Episode 19 - Aired 11/15/2022
An aspiring Playboy model is murdered in Miami, FL. A seven second clip of her last moments alive are caught on security video and could hold key clues. The haunting images make this case one of Dennis Murphy's most memorable.
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7.4/109 votes#20 - Secrets From the Grave
Season 2 Episode 20 - Aired 11/22/2022
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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6.5/108 votes#21 - Fallen
Season 2 Episode 21 - Aired 11/29/2022
When a pastor loses a second wife in an accident, authorities become suspicious. Dennis Murphy returns to this unforgettable story of evil and betrayal, wondering how far this a man of God might have fallen. Dennis still can’t believe the answer.
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7.1/107 votes#22 - The Box
Season 2 Episode 22 - Aired 12/6/2022
Years after a Montana man is found dead, his son searches for answers. Keith Morrison cannot forget that son who opened a box, and faced a terrifying family secret.
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- 7.1/108 votes
#23 - The Creek
Season 2 Episode 23 - Aired 12/13/2022
After a 15-year-old girl disappears, investigators discover a creek where the local teenagers hang out. Dennis Murphy looks back on the case that kept him guessing until its astonishing conclusion.
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7.8/106 votes#24 - Mystery on Blood Mountain
Season 2 Episode 24 - Aired 12/20/2022
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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7.4/107 votes#25 - The Betrayal of Sarah Stern
Season 2 Episode 25 - Aired 7/26/2023
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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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!
A series of reports chosen by "Dateline" correspondents that answers the question they most often get asked — what their most memorable story is and...
Genres:CrimeMysteryDocumentary
Network:Oxygen
Season 2 Ratings Summary
"Under The Desert Sky" is the best rated episode of "Dateline: Unforgettable" season 2. It scored 7.6/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 6/7/2022. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "The Officer's Wife".