About this season
For more than 25 years, Dateline has brought viewers investigations into some of biggest mysteries in America. This entry in the franchise takes a second look at some of the most mysterious cases of recent history. It explores the stories through firsthand accounts told by people who are close to the crime, including investigators who dedicated their time to the cases and family members who are still trying to confront the tragedies that befell their loved ones.
Episodes (16)
1. Secrets of the Sliding Door
Aired 29 October 2025 • 43 min
A beloved Staten Island teacher is found dead in the home she shared with her husband; an unknown number in her cell phone leads investigators to ultimately unearth her killer.
2. Bethany Vanished
Aired 5 November 2025 • 43 min
When a young pregnant mother goes missing in Virginia, her family embarks on a search, but the case goes cold. Years later, investigators find a woman who may hold the key to solving the case.
3. Secrets in Silver Lakes
Aired 12 November 2025 • 85 min
A young father's murder at work leads investigators to deep secrets about sex, friendship, religion and family.
4. The Bad Man
Aired 19 November 2025 • 85 min
Nearly 40 years after young wife and mother Cathy Krauseneck is found murdered with an axe in her upstate New York home, a new team of investigators joins the cold case to uncover the killer.
5. Finding Rita
Aired 3 December 2025 • 85 min
When a Colorado mother vanishes, the detective discovers a connection to a previous assault.
6. The Undoing
Aired 10 December 2025 • 85 min
Detectives search for answers after Annastasia Hester is stabbed to death in Portland, Oregon.
7. The Figure in the House
Aired 17 December 2025 • 85 min
The wife of a college professor and heir of an oil empire is found murdered in her home.
8. A Deal With the Devil
Aired 7 January 2026 • 85 min
A serial killer murders several people while working as a confidential informant for the FBI.
9. Behind Door 813
Aired 14 January 2026 • 85 min
Twenty seven-year-old Jonathan Crews dies mysteriously in his Texas apartment.
10. Who Killed Courtney Coco?
Aired 21 January 2026 • 85 min
The discovery of a young woman's body in rural Texas sparks a long, multi-state investigation.
11. Who Killed Mindy Morgenstern?
Aired 28 January 2026 • 85 min
A quiet North Dakota college town is left in fear after student Mindy Morgenstern is found dead.
12. The Case of the Man with No Name
Aired 4 February 2026 • 85 min
The investigation into the mysterious disappearance of a Canadian man sparks an international manhunt for an elusive killer with multiple...
13. The Charleston Affair
Aired 11 February 2026 • 85 min
A week before a banker's divorce reaches a settlement, an ex-con says he was hired for murder.
14. Hit List
Aired 18 February 2026 • 85 min
Chilling details come to light in an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting a former NYC police officer's husband. The officer's...
15. The Woman At the Bar
Aired 25 February 2026 • 85 min
A massive manhunt ensues after Lois Riess murders her husband in Minnesota and flees to Florida, where she kills and steals the identity...
16. Return to the Lake
Aired 4 March 2026 • 85 min
Decades after Susan Smith confessed to drowning her two small sons in South Carolina, she advocates for parole. Her ex-husband speaks out...