About this season
Dateline NBC, or simply Dateline, is a weekly American television newsmagazine series. It was previously the network's flagship newsmagazine, but now focuses mainly on true crime stories with only occasional editions that focus on other topics.
Episodes (25)
1. The Phantom
Aired 26 September 2025 • 83 min
The murder of a Colorado mother seems to point to an obvious suspect, but as investigators dig deeper, they uncover and elaborate plot filled with secrets and deception that turns the entire case upside down.
2. The Bucket Hat Mystery
Aired 3 October 2025 • 83 min
Paradise turns deadly in Oahu, HI, when Jon Tokuhara, an acupuncturist and surfer with no known enemies, is shot dead in his clinic. Investigators uncover the victim's tangled love life, pointing to several persons of interest - until surveillance video reveals a new and unexpected suspect.
3. The Prince, The Whiz Kid & The Millionaire
Aired 10 October 2025 • 84 min
When 74-year-old Clifford Lambert goes missing in California, the case eventually reveals a sophisticated web of deception, forged documents, and greed-fueled betrayal—resulting in multiple convictions, one inmate’s death, and a decade-long legal saga that only recently concluded.
4. A Perfect Spring Morning
Aired 17 October 2025 • 83 min
The quiet community of Chevy Chase, MD, is shaken when mother Leslie Preer is found murdered in her shower. Detectives find plausible suspects quickly, but without evidence the case goes cold until a surprising lead unmasks the killer two decades later.
5. Deadly Mischief
Aired 24 October 2025 • 84 min
On the morning of July 18, 2014, esteemed Florida State University law professor Dan Markel was ambushed and shot twice in the head in his Tallahassee driveway. What began as a targeted assassination in a quiet Tallahassee neighborhood would eventually expose a web of lies, manipulation, and greed within a wealthy South Florida family.
6. The Death of Dr. Schwartz
Aired 31 October 2025 • 84 min
Steven Schwartz, a prominent kidney specialist, was found brutally murdered on May 28, 2014, in his waterfront home in Tarpon Springs, FL. At first glance, the scene looked like a botched burglary, but investigators would eventually uncover a decades-old secret that led to a violent killing.
7. The Trouble in Bardstown
Aired 7 November 2025 • 84 min
The disappearance of a mother of five sends shockwaves through the picturesque town of Bardstown, Kentucky, which witnesses five murders in four years. Frustrated with stalled progress, her family takes the investigation into their own hands.
8. Running Man
Aired 14 November 2025 • 84 min
Investigators discover a car engulfed in flames in a remote wooded area near the Blue Mountains. When first responders pull the body of a local mother from the wreckage, the question arises: was the crash an accident, or something far more sinister?
9. Raising the Dead
Aired 21 November 2025 • 83 min
In rural Wisconsin, Tanna Togstad and her boyfriend Tim Mumrue are found stabbed to death inside her farmhouse in 1992. Thirty years later, the daughter of one of the original suspects comes forward, reigniting the case all the way to trial.
10. The Ruse
Aired 5 December 2025 • 29 min
When Tom Perez Sr., a father from Fontana, California, fails to return home after a quick trip to check his mail, his son calls police for help—only to find himself the focus of their investigation until a stunning revelation upends the case.
11. The Farmer's Wife
Aired 12 December 2025 • 83 min
After a 911 call reporting a home invasion, police discover Karina Cooper sitting on her husband Ryan's blood-covered body in their Traer, Iowa, farmhouse. In the aftermath of Ryan Cooper's murder, rumors sweep through the small town, but investigators must uncover whether the talk is gossip or a crucial clue.
12. The Trouble with Sarah
Aired 16 January 2026 • 83 min
Sarah Hartsfield's husband Joseph died in 2023 after being hospitalized in critical condition for hypoglycemia—a dangerous drop in blood sugar. Investigators would soon find a web of suspicious deaths in Sarah's past.
13. Secrets in the Ashes
Aired 23 January 2026 • 82 min
A house fire in South Texas kills Patricia Leigh Mills while her young son miraculously escapes.
14. Bringing Jay Home
Aired 30 January 2026 • 83 min
A University of Mississippi student vanishes from his apartment. Friends and family fear that Jimmie "Jay" Lee's identity as a Black gay man may complicate the pursuit of justice.
15. Malice
Aired 27 February 2026 • 83 min
In Georgia, Jake Embert's death by gunshot is quickly ruled a suicide. His family believes there is more to the story and searches for justice for years, enduring a legal saga that spans three criminal trials.
16. The Professor & The Poet
Aired 6 March 2026 • 83 min
A years-long international hunt after Sue Ann Marcum, an accounting professor at American University, is found murdered in her Maryland home.
17. Take Two
Aired 13 March 2026 • 83 min
Rockland County podiatrist Ira Bernstein and his girlfriend Kelly Gribeluk are accused of plotting to kill his wife, Susan Bernstein. Just when the case seems closed… the plot reignites.
18. Savannah Speaks
Aired 27 March 2026 • 42 min
In her first interview since her mother Nancy Guthrie disappeared, "Today's" Savannah Guthrie speaks out.
19. Temptation
Aired 3 April 2026 • 83 min
Never-before-seen footage of the au pair in the Virginia double murder case involving a father accused of killing his wife, Christine Banfield, and a stranger, Joseph Ryan.
20. The Gorge
Aired 10 April 2026 • 83 min
On November 29, 2019, Alice Ku disappeared while on a trip to Taiwan with her husband, making Toroko National Park the backdrop of an international mystery.
21. Deadly Swagger
Aired 17 April 2026 • 83 min
On June 5, 2021, a masked and hooded intruder entered the lakeside residence of Gary Spohr and Wendy Wood, shooting them both, killing Gary and leaving Wendy with life-changing injuries. The fear spread around the wealth-encrusted shores of Lake Tahoe. It would take investigators over two years to unravel this complex case of bad investments, drugs, affairs, and murder.
22. Book of Lies
Aired 24 April 2026 • 83 min
When Eric Richins died in 2022, what began as a story of loss turned into a criminal case built on toxicology findings, phone data, financial records, witness testimony, and evidence of strain inside his marriage.
23. A Window of Time
Aired 1 May 2026 • 83 min
When Tara Baker, a law student at the University of Georgia, is found murdered in her home in 2001, suspicion falls on someone close to her. For years, her family searches for answers as the case goes cold. Decades later, renewed attention leads to an arrest and a dramatic courtroom twist.
24. Breaking Point
Aired 8 May 2026 • 83 min
Morgan Fox, a 29-year-old mother, was shot and killed while leaving for work as an operations manager at a FedEx Ground facility in Stark County, Ohio. Investigators find that Morgan had complained about harassment at work from her male co-workers, so they begin interviewing them, one by one.
25. In the Matter of Alex Murdaugh
Aired 15 May 2026 • 83 min
The latest in the Alex Murdaugh case, including new interviews.