Dateline: Secrets Uncovered: Season 12
Season 12 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: Secrets Uncovered Season 11.
- 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 12 Progress Shield
The Investigation
Jan 10, 2024 · 43 min
A Philadelphia murder reveals decades of misconduct in the city's criminal justice system and raises questions about whether police caught the right person.
The Story of Somebody
Jan 17, 2024 · 43 min
When Courtney Copeland is shot and killed, his mother investigates whether police detectives did enough to try to solve the case.
Recipe for Murder
Jan 24, 2024 · 43 min
Keith Morrison reports on a dramatic undercover operation in Palm Beach, FL, to save a wife and mother who has no idea she is in danger.
The Case of the Missing D.A.
Jan 31, 2024 · 43 min
A district attorney in Pennsylvania went missing in 2005 under mysterious circumstances seven years after he investigated sex-abuse allegations made against Penn State football coa
After the Party
Feb 7, 2024 · 43 min
Four years after a 28-year-old dies after hosting a New Year's Eve party, a jury must decide if it was suicide or murder.
Robert Durst: The Lost Years
Feb 14, 2024 · 43 min
Friends of accused murderer Robert Durst talk about his arrest in New Orleans and his previous whereabouts over 30 years.
Twisted Tale
Feb 21, 2024 · 43 min
When a woman returns two days after being reported abducted, authorities believe it's a hoax until a similar crime forces them to take another look.
The Summer of Manson
Feb 28, 2024 · 43 min
New interviews with insiders reveal how career criminal Charles Manson convinced his followers to kill innocent victims and deliver him the fame he craved.
Dreams and Nightmares: The Meek Mill Story
Mar 6, 2024 · 43 min
Rapper Meek Mill discusses controversies surrounding the criminal justice system, the parole system, wrongful convictions, challenges faced by law enforcement, alleged police abuse
Broken Circle
Mar 13, 2024 · 43 min
An investigation of abuse allegations against one of the owners of the religious reform school Circle of Hope.
The Rise and Fall of Oscar Pistorius
Mar 20, 2024 · 43 min
Oscar Pistorius shoots and kills his girlfriend just eight months after competing in the London Olympics, telling police that he believed she was an intruder and that he was acting
Mystery on Horseshoe Drive
Mar 27, 2024 · 43 min
A man is shot and killed while picking up his daughter for a court-ordered visit.
Jonestown: An American Tragedy
Apr 3, 2024 · 43 min
An in-depth look at the journalists who exposed the dangers of cult leader Rev. Jim Jones.
Shattered Bonds
Apr 10, 2024 · 43 min
A car belonging to a missing man erupts in a blaze, leading to clues regarding his whereabouts.
The People v. OJ Simpson: What the Jury Never Heard
Apr 17, 2024 · 43 min
It was called the trial of the century and, decades after the polarizing case, questions remain. Hear answers and insights through interviews done over the years, rare footage and
The Call
Apr 24, 2024 · 43 min
A dancer is murdered in her Virginia home; after interviewing a series of suspects, detectives realize the case is much more complicated than previously thought.
Secrets by the Bay
May 1, 2024 · 43 min
A San Diego mother suddenly vanishes in 2014; nearly two years later, her body is found in San Diego Bay, but medical examiners say she has only been dead for a month or two.