The BEST episodes of Dateline NBC season 26

#1 - A Good Son

Season 26 - Episode 58 - Aired 7/23/2018

When two mothers meet after one of their sons disappears after a college party, their search for answers leads them down an unexpected path. Dennis Murphy reports.

#2 - Scorned

Season 26 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2017

Keith Morrison reports on a love triangle that led to years of stalking, destruction of property, threats and murder.

#3 - The Figure in the Garage

Season 26 - Episode 60 - Aired 7/30/2018

When a beloved former firefighter is found dead in his garage, police are desperate for answers. Dennis Murphy reports.

#4 - A Mother's Mission

Season 26 - Episode 62 - Aired 8/6/2018

Actress Catherine Oxenberg shares how she tried to save her daughter India, who Catherine says was brainwashed by the controversial self-help group NXIVM for several years. Megyn Kelly reports.

#5 - A Crack in Everything

Season 26 - Episode 27 - Aired 3/30/2018

When a woman is found dead in her home, it's ruled a suicide. But when a new investigation begins, police question if this is a murder case. Will the truth be revealed? Keith Morrison reports.

#6 - No Way Out

Season 26 - Episode 31 - Aired 4/15/2018

The idyllic town of Montecito was threatened by the worst wildfire in California history, then inundated by catastrophic mudslides. Keith Morrison reports on four families who barely escaped alive, and the rescuers who risked their own lives to help

#7 - Into the Night

Season 26 - Episode 34 - Aired 4/27/2018

The disappearance of a young woman from Bend, Oregon leads to an intense manhunt after the suspect sets off on a two state crime spree. Keith Morrison reports.

#8 - Twisted in Texas

Season 26 - Episode 35 - Aired 4/29/2018

When one woman breaks off her relationship with a boyfriend she says abused and stalked her, he goes on to something even worse. His accused accomplice? His new girlfriend. Andrea Canning reports.

#9 - Unraveled

Season 26 - Episode 51 - Aired 6/29/2018

Josh Mankiewicz reports on the race against time to make a connection between several separate murders in the Phoenix, Arizona area -- before the killer strikes again.

#10 - Secrets on the Emerald Coast

Season 26 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/2/2018

A young mother disappears after leaving her newborn with her pastor and his wife. Florida detectives search for her, but instead uncover a web of secrets and lies. Keith Morrison reports.

#11 - Black Friday

Season 26 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/10/2017

Keith Morrison reports on a murder in Fort Worth, TX.

#12 - Prairie Confidential

Season 26 - Episode 63 - Aired 8/13/2018

A murder case considered closed by North Dakota detectives is suddenly reopened when a confidential informant comes forward with a tip about an unlikely suspect. Keith Morrison reports.

#13 - The Favorite Son

Season 26 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/8/2017

After a small business owner and his bride are murdered just a few months after their wedding, police start looking into stories about a nasty family feud. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

#14 - Deadly Circumstances

Season 26 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/6/2018

A pregnant Tennessee resident, Brittany Eldridge, is murdered in her bedroom; investigators struggle to find answers.

#15 - The Pink Gun Mystery

Season 26 - Episode 21 - Aired 1/28/2018

#16 - The Night of the New Moon

Season 26 - Episode 18 - Aired 1/14/2018

A former Marine, who once was the hero for a woman in an abusive marriage, is back on "Dateline." Included: whether his desire to help has gone to far.

#17 - Under The Prairie Sky - Update

Season 26 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/31/2017

#18 - Before Dawn - Update

Season 26 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/29/2017

#19 - Out There in the Dark

Season 26 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/22/2017

Brandy Daniels believed someone was stalking her. Then, the single mother was found slumped over in her car, shot dead. Investigators would spend years navigating the twists and turns searching for her killer.

#20 - Under The Desert Sky - Update

Season 26 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/15/2017

#21 - Finding Sarah Goode

Season 26 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/24/2017

#22 - A Deal with the Devil

Season 26 - Episode 72 - Aired 9/21/2018

Keith Morrison reports on a notorious serial killer, nicknamed Hannibal, who murdered several people while working as a confidential informant for the FBI.

#23 - Evil Was Waiting

Season 26 - Episode 71 - Aired 9/14/2018

When a soldier who just returned from Afghanistan is gunned down on the side of the road in Kentucky; detectives quickly uncover a secret that could solve the case.

#24 - The Match

Season 26 - Episode 70 - Aired 9/7/2018

A high school girl, nearly beaten to death in her own home, goes under hypnosis in an attempt to identify her attacker. Andrea Canning reports.

#25 - The Dividing Line

Season 26 - Episode 50 - Aired 6/24/2018

Jacob Soboroff reports on the reality of life along the U.S.-Mexico border.