Dateline: Season 25
Season 25 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Dateline Season 24.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 25 Progress Shield
After The Storm
Sep 23, 2016 · 43 min
Season premiere - When a woman is strangled to death in her upscale Texas home, police look at the men in the victim’s life, while also considering that a stranger may have killed
The Accused
Sep 30, 2016 · 43 min
A man who was recently acquitted of the murder of his ex-girlfriend's 12-year-old son tells his story; interview with the victim's mother and key players in the case.
On a Lonely Road
Oct 7, 2016 · 43 min
A daughter's determination to learn more about her mother's mysterious death leads to the reopening of a 30-year-old cold case. Dennis Murphy reports.
A Dangerous Man
Oct 14, 2017 · 45 min
The investigation into the death of Spokane, Wash., businessman exposes a web of malevolence extending from the Pacific Northwest to a North Dakota oil field. Keith Morrison report
Secrets in the Smoky Mountains
Oct 21, 2016 · 45 min
A son uncovers a dark family conspiracy when he questions his mother following a man's apparent suicide. Keith Morrison reports.
In Cold Blood
Oct 28, 2016 · 45 min
A Jacksonville, Fla., firefighter discovers a disturbingly violent scene in his darkened bedroom on a Halloween weekend. Andrea Canning reports.
The Good Husband
Nov 4, 2016 · 45 min
Police initially suspect natural causes as they investigate a man's death, until they learn about an unconventional love triangle, which points the investigation in a new direction
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Nov 11, 2016 · 45 min
After seeing a report on the murder of college student Michelle O'Keefe, a son asks his father for help looking into the case. Keith Morrison reports.
Stranger than Fiction
Nov 18, 2016 · 45 min
After a man's conviction for murdering his wife is overturned, new allegations take the tale in an unexpected direction. Keith Morrison reports.
The Last Day
Dec 2, 2016 · 45 min
On June 28, 2014, 19-year old Marine wife Erin Corwin tells her husband she is going out to scout hiking trails in Joshua Tree National Park. She then vanishes without a trace. And
Someone Was Waiting
Dec 9, 2016 · 45 min
When a woman is found dead in her garage, detectives in Frisco, Texas uncover a series of suspects – all of them connected in different ways to her secretive life. Josh Mankiewicz
The House on the Lake
Dec 16, 2016 · 45 min
Keith Morrison on the final chapter of Cal Harris' journey through the courts in upstate New York. Dennis Murphy interviews Dalia Dippolito whose second trial took a stunning twist
The Sting
Jan 13, 2017 · 45 min
Dalia Dippolito, accused of hiring a hitman to kill her husband, goes on trial for the third time. Dennis Murphy reports on the mesmerizing story of an undercover police sting.
Kidnapped; Trump Inauguration
Jan 20, 2017 · 45 min
Donald Trump is inaugurated President of the United States in Washington, DC. Plus, A Virginia man learns that his wife and son have been kidnapped while on vacation in the Philipp
Unimaginable
Jan 27, 2017 · 45 min
After Ross Harris left his 22-month old son in a hot car for hours, it sparked a murder investigation and an explosive trial. Andrea Canning reports with an interview with Ross Har
A Texas Twist
Feb 3, 2017 · 45 min
A recent high school graduate is miraculously found alive after she and her friend are brutally attacked. Who could have committed such a horrific attack? Josh Mankiewicz reports.
Fury
Feb 10, 2017 · 45 min
A private investigator searches for answers after two women are murdered five years apart in different states. Is there a connection between these two cold cases? Josh Mankiewicz r
Return to Manitowoc County
Feb 17, 2017 · 45 min
A new hour of Dateline details the latest efforts to free Steven A. Avery and Brendan Dassey, featuring rarely seen video and interviews with key players in the case. Andrea Cannin
Diabolical
Feb 24, 2017 · 45 min
In her first-ever TV interview, Michelle Hadley talks to “Dateline NBC” about spending three months in jail last year, accused of stalking Angela Diaz online and more. Dennis Murph
Ransom
Feb 26, 2017 · 43 min
Florida, 2009: Quinn Gray, a homemaker, calls her husband Reid and tells her she's kidnapped, she doesn't know where she is and three men want $50,000 to release her. The Grays are
Betrayed
Mar 3, 2017 · 45 min
When a rising attorney in South Florida is murdered, police investigate whether her death is connected to a web of fraud, betrayal and more than $1 billion in missing money. Dennis
Finding Sarah Goode
Mar 10, 2017 · 120 min
A large, tight-knit Long Island family go to extraordinary lengths to find their missing sister, Sarah Goode.
Haunting
Mar 17, 2017 · 45 min
A pair of double homicides in Nebraska, five years apart, lead police to fear a serial killer may be on the loose. Josh Mankiewicz reports.
The House in The Woods
Mar 24, 2017 · 43 min
Andrea Canning reports on a case about a former hockey player, who finds his wife murdered inside of their home, but although his daughter claims that she saw a robber, the killer'
Double Lives
Mar 31, 2017 · 43 min
The investigation into the disappearance of a mother of three in Colorado reveals she was living a double life.
Down the Back Staircase
Apr 7, 2017 · 90 min
In a new, two-hour Dateline, Dennis Murphy sits down with Michael Peterson in his first network television interview since his release from prison in 2011.
Nightfall
Apr 14, 2017 · 45 min
Andrea Canning reports on a young mother found dead on a country road. And Keith Morrison shares the story of a detective’s search for justice that brings her face to face with a s
Frantic
Apr 14, 2017 · 45 min
Police investigate when a 23-year-old woman goes missing from a shopping mall in Plano, Texas.
Good & Evil
Apr 21, 2017 · 45 min
A detective promises to get justice for a victim whose body turns up at a trash facility.
The Laci Peterson Story
Apr 21, 2017 · 120 min
A look at the 2004 murder of pregnant California woman Laci Peterson, including previously unseen interrogation footage of her husband, Scott Peterson, who was convicted of the cri
A Shot in the Dark (2017)
May 12, 2017 · 45 min
When Cara Ryan shoots her ex-husband and accuses him of threatening to kill her, police question her motive. This Friday, Ryan speaks out exclusively to Keith Morrison about the ou
Secrets of the Desert
May 19, 2017 · 45 min
Deep in the Sonoran desert, the mystery surrounding the deaths of three women takes 17 years to untangle, and is only solved when a fourth woman comes forward with the truth. The t
Under the Prairie Sky
May 21, 2017 · 45 min
When a mother of three mysteriously disappears, the only clue is her abandoned vehicle on a lonely Montana highway. Josh Mankiewicz reports.
The Charleston Affair
May 26, 2017 · 45 min
A wealthy Charleston banker and his wife are locked in a bitter divorce. One week before their divorce hearing, authorities find an ex-con in town who confesses he had been hired t
Heart of Darkness
May 28, 2017 · 45 min
After a Virginia man’s wife and son are kidnapped while on vacation in the Philippines, a dangerous group of international terrorists demands millions in ransom. With time running
The Intruder
Jun 2, 2017 · 45 min
When shots ring out at a home in Saco, Maine, Rachel Owens is found shot in the head. Police launch a complex investigation that involves three states, all holding pieces to the pu
At the Bottom of the Stairs
Jun 9, 2017 · 45 min
A young woman's body is discovered in the basement of her home in western Massachusetts. What could explain the horror that greeted first responders?
The Silhouette
Jun 16, 2017 · 45 min
In the early morning dark in San Antonio, Texas, a husband shot his wife, saying he mistook her for an intruder. Was this a terrible accident or a case of deliberate murder? Andrea
As Night Fell
Jun 23, 2017 · 45 min
A young woman is shot in her home just outside Salt Lake City, Utah. Was it an accident? Or something far more sinister? Josh Mankiewicz reports.
The Knock at the Door
Jul 7, 2017
A woman continues searching for answers after the investigation into her daughter's murder goes cold. Keith Morrison reports.
The Fire Inside
Jul 14, 2017 · 45 min
For the third time in a year, a fire in Bergen County, New Jersey is used to cover a murderer's tracks. Is this latest murder the work of a serial killer or is it personal? Andrea
The Fire Inside
Jul 14, 2017 · 43 min
When a fire is set to cover a murderer's tracks in Bergen County, N.J., for the third time in a year, authorities suspect a serial killer may be on the loose.
Collision
Jul 21, 2017 · 43 min
The battle between a wife and a mistress for one man's heart leads to a deadly car chase.
After The Early Shift
Jul 28, 2017 · 43 min
An unexpected revelation may change the fate of the man convicted in the case of a young woman found dead in the Kentucky warehouse where she worked.
The Summer Of Manson
Aug 4, 2017 · 43 min
Keith Morrison reports on the mind and myth of Charles Manson. The one-hour special features rarely-seen video of Manson and interviews with his former parole officer and a “Manson
Kidnapped: A Dateline Survivor Story
Aug 6, 2017 · 45 min
Amanda Lindhout reveals personal details about surviving her kidnapping in Somalia and her rescue.
Hostage
Aug 27, 2017 · 45 min
Kate Snow speaks with two families about their unforgettable stories of surviving the 2013 Westgate Mall terrorist attack in Kenya.
The Target
Sep 8, 2017 · 43 min
A luxury car salesman receives a visit from a beautiful client. It turns out she is not interested in buying a car but in planning a murder. Andrea Canning reports on her twisted s
Dark Valley
Sep 15, 2017 · 43 min
When film executive Gavin Smith vanishes, Los Angeles detectives search for clues amid reported sightings and suspicious circumstances. The case takes a dramatic turn when Gavin’s
Devil's Bathtub
Sep 22, 2017 · 43 min
After a father goes missing, his body is found in a field several miles away. Investigators start putting the pieces together and uncover multiple suspects – even within his own fa