The BEST episodes of Dateline NBC season 18

Every episode of Dateline NBC season 18, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dateline NBC season 18!

Dateline presents in-depth coverage of news stories. Rather than just reading news reports, as most news shows do, the reporters for this show research their subjects and interview the people closely involved to create an informative work of investigative journalism.

Last Updated: 3/13/2026Network: NBCStatus: Continuing
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#1 - The Secrets in the Suitcase

Season 18 - Episode 52 - Aired 6/18/2010

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#2 - Bringing Sean Home: The Untold Story

Season 18 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/8/2010

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#3 - The Mystery in Rock Hill

Season 18 - Episode 57 - Aired 7/9/2010

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#4 - A Father's Mission

Season 18 - Episode 62 - Aired 6/27/2010

NBC News' Chief Foreign Correspondent and award-winning chronicler of America's War on Terror, Richard Engel reports from Afghanistan and around the country on one of the deadliest battles in the Afghan War – the Battle of Wanat – and the impact it had on a fallen soldier's father in a special edition of "Dateline: A Father's Mission"

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#5 - Deadly Connection?

Season 18 - Episode 49 - Aired 6/11/2010

In an exclusive interview, the attorney for Natalee Holloway's family speaks to NBC’s Chris Hansen about the alleged plot by Joran van der Sloot to extort money in exchange for information about the location of Holloway's remains.

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#6 - Against All Odds - Hughes

Season 18 - Episode 50 - Aired 6/13/2010

A spunky 2-year-old named Erica Hughes' incredible story captivated a city. It all started after she was found shot in the head deliberately, left for dead by a killer who disappeared into the night.

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#7 - The Friday the 13th Mystery

Season 18 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/13/2009

Could a man's murder be connected to a rekindled high school flame? Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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#8 - Michael Jackson: A Mother's Story

Season 18 - Episode 61 - Aired 6/25/2010

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#9 - The Desperate Hours

Season 18 - Episode 29 - Aired 3/5/2010

A courageous mother works with a hostage negotiator in hope of freeing her husband from kidnappers in Mexico. Keith Morrison reports.

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#10 - A Gathering Storm

Season 18 - Episode 69 - Aired 8/16/2010

She told police the call came late one night -- her husband saying he was terrified of someone or something, and needed... ... Suddenly she was the one who needed help... from a lawyer. Keith Morrison has the story of two lives lost in "A Gathering Storm.

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#11 - Twisted Faith

Season 18 - Episode 38 - Aired 4/9/2010

A charismatic pastor who offered his counseling services to married couples in trouble had lost his wife in a house fire. What many in his church didn’t know was that this pastor was harboring a sinful secret. Watch the full Dateline NBC hour here.

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#12 - Heroes of Children's Hospital

Season 18 - Episode 28 - Aired 1/31/2010

What does it take to become a doctor? Take a look at one of the most intense jobs on the planet: A year in the life of a medical resident. Dateline NBC goes behind the scenes and catches all the stresses and successes of the residents of Arkansas Children's Hospital.

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#13 - What Were You Thinking?

Season 18 - Episode 37 - Aired 4/25/2010

Dateline NBC investigates why people are so easily fooled with the help of several experiments.

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#14 - Death of a Golden Girl

Season 18 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/21/2010

Dateline investigates the murder of model and aspiring Playboy Playmate Paula Sladewski who charred body was discovered in a Miami dumpster.

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#15 - Bitter Pill

Season 18 - Episode 34 - Aired 4/26/2010

When a mother of two died after a fender-bender, her loved ones were left shaking their heads and looking for answers. The more they learned, though, the more it seemed that it wasn't her accident that needed investigating, but her marriage.. Dennis Murphy Reports.

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#16 - Rescue on the High Seas

Season 18 - Episode 32 - Aired 4/4/2010

A year after being taken captive by Somali pirates, Captain Richard Phillips talks with Matt Lauer about his harrowing experience and brave rescue.

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#17 - America Now: Circle of Friends

Season 18 - Episode 30 - Aired 3/28/2010

The disappearance of 21-year-old Bethany Like the rest of the country, Grafton, Wisc. was hit hard by the recession. Despite their own troubles, the people in this small blue collar town north of Milwaukee came together to give hope to an extraordinary family: Karen Longoria and her children, two of whom who have special needs.

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#18 - Deadly Ambition

Season 18 - Episode 47 - Aired 6/4/2010

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#19 - Recipe for Murder

Season 18 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/26/2010

Keith Morrison reports on the dramatic undercover operation in Palm Beach, Florida to save a wife and mother who had no idea she was in danger.

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#20 - Christmas Terrorist Plot; Caught on Camera

Season 18 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/10/2010

Events that led to the thwarted Christmas terrorist attack on a Detroit-bound airplane; an undercover police operation in Las Vegas....

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#21 - The Secret Life of Tiger Woods

Season 18 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/11/2009

.The inside story of how it all began -- what happened before Tiger Woods' accident and before the headlines. Plus, one of Tiger's alleged 'other women' speaks out.

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#22 - Disaster in the Gulf

Season 18 - Episode 48 - Aired 6/10/2010

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#23 - Unsolved Case Squad: The Gold Coast Killings

Season 18 - Episode 51 - Aired 6/18/2010

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#24 - The Mysterious Death of a Titan

Season 18 - Episode 54 - Aired 6/24/2010

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#25 - The Spies Next Door

Season 18 - Episode 58 - Aired 7/11/2010