Episode 1
Aired Sep 26, 2025
The Phantom
The murder of a Colorado mother seems to point to an obvious suspect, but as investigators dig deeper, they uncover an elaborate plot filled with secrets and deception that turns the entire case upside down.
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Episode 2
Aired Oct 3, 2025
The Bucket Hat Mystery
Paradise turns deadly in Oahu, Hawaii when an acupuncturist 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.
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Episode 3
Aired Oct 10, 2025
The Prince, the Whiz Kid & the Millionaire
A group of conspirators, including a self-proclaimed Nepalese prince, defraud and kill a retired art collector and legendary Palm Springs socialite in one of the longest and most expensive missing-persons investigations in California history.
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Episode 4
Aired Oct 17, 2025
A Perfect Spring Morning
The quiet community of Chevy Chase, Maryland, is shaken when a mother 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.
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Episode 5
Aired Oct 24, 2025
Deadly Mischief
One week after a dramatic sentencing, the story continues in the 2014 murder of Florida State law professor Dan Markel; a wealthy Florida family faces scrutiny for a murder-for-hire plot that ends with a 75-year-old grandmother on trial.
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Episode 6
Aired Oct 31, 2025
The Death of Dr. Schwartz
When the wife of a Florida kidney doctor reports a burglary from their waterfront mansion, authorities arrive to find the doctor dead at the bottom of the stairs; investigators discover a connection to the murder of another doctor decades earlier.
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Episode 7
Aired Nov 7, 2025
The Trouble in Bardstown
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.
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Episode 8
Aired Nov 14, 2025
Running Man
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?
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Episode 9
Aired Nov 21, 2025
Raising the Dead
In rural Wisconsin, a woman and her boyfriend are found stabbed to death inside her farmhouse; thirty years later, the daughter of one of the original suspects comes forward, reigniting the case all the way to trial.
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Episode 10
Aired Dec 5, 2025
The Ruse
When a California father 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.
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Episode 11
Aired Dec 12, 2025
The Farmer's Wife
Police discover a woman sitting on her husband's blood-covered body in their Iowa farmhouse; in the aftermath of the man's murder, rumors sweep through the small town, but detectives must uncover whether the talk is gossip or a crucial clue.
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Episode 12
Aired Jan 17, 2026
The Trouble With Sarah
When a woman's fifth husband dies in a hospital under suspicious circumstances, an investigation reveals her to be a charismatic charmer with a mysterious past.
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Episode 13
Aired Jan 23, 2026
Secrets in the Ashes
A house fire in South Texas kills a woman while her young son miraculously escapes; her family becomes convinced that her widower was somehow involved when he remarries less than three months after the fire.
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Episode 14
Aired Jan 30, 2026
Bringing Jay Home
A beloved student at the University of Mississippi vanishes from his apartment early one July morning; his grieving friends and family worry that his identity as a Black gay man in Mississippi might complicate the search for answers.
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Episode 15
Aired Feb 27, 2026
Malice
Officials quickly rule a Georgia man's death a suicide after his wife tells authorities that he shot himself; believing there is more to the story, his family hires a private investigator, who uncovers troubling details.
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Episode 16
Aired Mar 6, 2026
The Professor & the Poet
An American University professor is found murdered in her Maryland home, it appears to be a burglary gone wrong; a years-long international hunt leads to a dramatic arrest and long-awaited justice.
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Episode 17
Aired Mar 13, 2026
Take Two
A wealthy podiatrist and his girlfriend plot to hire a hit man to kill his wife, but the would-be assassin alerts police; years later, a shocking new chapter after their release, as one of them allegedly attempts to revive the murder plot.
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Episode 18
Aired Mar 27, 2026
Savannah Speaks: A Dateline Special
In her first interview since her mother's disappearance, "Today" co-anchor Savannah Guthrie recounts her family's fears and anguish, as well as their hope for answers.
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Episode 19
Aired Apr 3, 2026
Temptation
A Virginia father is accused of a double murder in a case that captures global attention; never-before-seen police interview is revealed as insiders shed light on the investigation.
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Episode 20
Aired Apr 10, 2026
The Gorge
A California tutor vanishes during a trip to Taiwan; her family embarks on a desperate search spanning two continents but as investigators dig deeper, secrets emerge and a trail of digital evidence contradicts everything they thought they knew.
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Episode 21
Aired Apr 17, 2026
Deadly Swagger
In the wealthy enclave of Lake Tahoe, a retired couple find themselves the target of a planned murder; the defendant at the center of the case, a former MLB pitcher, speaks out in an exclusive interview.
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Episode 22
Aired Apr 24, 2026
Book of Lies
Utah mother-of-three Kouri Richins writes a book about grief to help her kids after their father dies but is ultimately arrested after for his murder; key figures connected to the investigation speak out in new interviews.
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