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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Dateline: Unforgettable Season 1 Episode 1 - Secret Lives
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    S1:E1

    When Jen Ramsaran disappeared, police searched online for clues and wondered if she escaped the real world for a fantasy world; journalist Andrea Canning covered the case in one of her first assignments for "Dateline."

    Director:Unknown
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  2. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 1 Episode 2 - Mystery in Orange County
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    S1:E2

    After a young Army veteran disappeared, detectives uncovered a cryptic 911 call placed 11 days before she went missing, which exposed a twisted story — and the truth; reporter Josh Mankiewicz recalls the case.

    Director:Unknown
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  3. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 1 Episode 3 - The Client
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    S1:E3

    Andrea Canning recalls the twists and turns in the case of Beverly Carter, a top-selling realtor who went missing after showing a house -- when her friends received mysterious text messages, they knew something was wrong.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 2 Episode 29 - The Ranch
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    S2:E29

    Eduardo Valseca is taken hostage in an orchestrated abduction; Keith Morrison reflects on the family he spent years following; what happened to them might have destroyed many, but not the Valsecas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 4 Episode 4 - Sex, Lies & Murder
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    S4:E4

    When a woman is found dead in her SUV, the investigation into her murder reveals a tangled web of sex and lies. Dennis Murphy looks back on his unusual interview with the lead suspect.

    Director:Unknown
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  6. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 4 Episode 6 - The Music Box
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    S4:E6

    After 24-year-old Lisa Zeigert is killed in Agawam, MA, in 1992, her family keeps the case in the public eye for decades and it was featured on the show Unsolved Mysteries; Andrea Canning reflects on the harrowing mystery and discusses the inspiration she's drawn from Lisa's loved ones.

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  7. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 4 Episode 7 - Detective Story
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    S4:E7

    In Los Angeles, newlywed Sherri Rasmussen is killed in an apparent botched burglary in February 1986; nearly 20 years later, a detective discovers a clue that turns the case on its head; Josh Mankiewicz revisits a story with a twist that surprised him.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 4 Episode 8 - The Secret Life of the Homecoming Queen
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    S4:E8

    To many, it seemed like a romance between a former football player and homecoming queen; but when it ends in death, the police investigate; Dennis Murphy reflects on a secret relationship that led a churchgoing couple down a dangerous path.

    Director:Unknown
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  9. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 4 Episode 10 - Window of Opportunity
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    S4:E10

    A bombshell more than a decade after the crime reignites the investigation into the death of Sarah Pagel's mother. Andrea Canning looks back at her emotional interview with Sarah, whose mom touched so many lives.

    Director:Unknown
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  10. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 6 Episode 1 - Open Desert
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    S6:E1

    When Britney Ujlaky disappears, a small Nevada town bands together to track down an unknown cowboy.

    Director:Unknown
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  11. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 6 Episode 4 - Behind the Closet Door
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    S6:E4

    After a mother is found murdered in her Virginia home, her son embarks on a 20-year quest for justice. For Josh Mankiewicz, this cold case was one of the strangest he's ever covered. He looks back at the reasons why.

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  12. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 6 Episode 5 - The Perfect Life
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    S6:E5

    After a woman is murdered, a secret is exposed but a mystery still looms. Andrea Canning re-examines the story she first covered years ago. New developments lead to an unexpected conclusion in an interview you have to see to believe.

    Director:Unknown
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  13. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 6 Episode 6 - Justice for Joy
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    S6:E6

    A mother is found dead in a house fire, but an autopsy reveals a brutal murder. The case goes cold until an unexpected confession sheds new light. Blayne Alexander looks back at a family shattered by loss, but determined to uncover the truth.

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  14. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 6 Episode 8 - The Trouble on Dill Creek Farm
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    S6:E8

    When a pharmacist is found shot dead, investigators go on a 15-year hunt for his killer. For Andrea Canning, this story has unique locations, fascinating potential suspects and riveting plot twists, but says the victim makes this mystery special.

    Director:Unknown
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  15. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 7 Episode 3 - Ghost Rider
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    S7:E3

    After a nurse and mother-of-three is murdered inside her Illinois home, investigators uncover security camera footage that could be key to solving the case.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 7 Episode 4 - Justice for Kristin Smart
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    S7:E4

    The parents of Kristin Smart speak out in an interview following the sentencing of their daughter's killer.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 7 Episode 5 - The Secrets of Birch View Drive
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    S7:E5

    After an apparent brazen home invasion during the holiday season in a Connecticut community leaves Connie Dabate dead, investigators discover a silent witness that cracks the case wide open.

    Director:Unknown
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  18. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 7 Episode 6 - The Haunted House Confession
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    S7:E6

    25-year-old Chantay Blankinship's remains are found at a rundown building that locals call the Haunted House; for Blayne Alexander, this case juxtaposes two places that represent good and evil, a church and an abandoned farmhouse.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 7 Episode 7 - Episode 7
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    S7:E7

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  20. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 8 Episode 1 - The Man of Many Faces
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    S8:E1

    International fugitive Nicholas Rossi faked his death as investigators closed in on him after rape and fraud allegations; Andrea Canning tracks down the man of many identities and looks back on one of the wildest interviews of her career.

    Director:Unknown
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  21. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 8 Episode 2 - Under the Bay Bridge
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    S8:E2

    A tech titan is stabbed to death in San Francisco, sparking headlines and rumours; speculators are quick to draw conclusions, but Josh Mankiewicz revisits how video evidence revealed a far more complicated truth.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 8 Episode 3 - Deadly Entanglement
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    S8:E3

    When a married art teacher is shot to death in her home, police untangle a complex web of relationships, including a three-way affair; Blayne Alexander revisits the twisted motive at the centre of this case.

    Director:Unknown
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  23. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 8 Episode 4 - Secrets of the Snake Farm
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    S8:E4

    World-renowned snake breeder Ben Renick is found shot to death in a facility crawling with reptiles; Andrea Canning reflects on a crime scene unlike any she's ever seen, where the initial suspect was a 600-pound anaconda.

    Director:Unknown
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  24. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 8 Episode 5 - Death at the Spa
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    S8:E5

    A package bomb explodes at a Southern California day spa, killing a beloved esthetician; Josh Mankiewicz looks back at a case where aftershocks were still being felt in a quiet community. Show

    Director:Unknown
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  25. Dateline: Unforgettable Season 8 Episode 6 - The Death of Dr. Schwartz
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    S8:E6

    When the wife of a wealthy doctor calls police to her waterfront mansion, they find her husband dead at the bottom of the stairs; Blayne Alexander reexamines a mystery with a stunning connection to the murder of another doctor decades earlier.

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Worst Episodes Summary

"Secret Lives" is the worst rated episode of "Dateline: Unforgettable". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/8/2021. This episode scored 0.0 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Mystery in Orange County".