The BEST episodes of Dateline NBC season 27

#1 - The Trap

Season 27 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/13/2019

Interviews with former journalist Amanda Lindhout and the undercover agent who spearheaded the international manhunt for the individual responsible for her 2008 kidnapping and torture in Somalia.

#2 - Final Curtain

Season 27 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/30/2018

A soon-to-be bride is caught in the middle of a twisted murder plot that has detectives questioning if she played a role in it.

#3 - The Secret Keepers

Season 27 - Episode 43 - Aired 7/8/2019

A 59-year-old father is found dead in his home, and family members assume it is related to his ongoing health issues. But when the coroner reveals he didn't die of natural causes, police begin an investigation questioning some of his family members.

#4 - The Ultimatum

Season 27 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2018

When a mother is discovered dead inside her home, it appears to be a suicide. But when investigators start to interview those closest to her, an evil plot emerges. Dennis Murphy reports.

#5 - Return to the Early Shift

Season 27 - Episode 41 - Aired 6/28/2019

A Kentucky man is convicted of murdering his co-worker; the mystery is considered solved until a stunning disclosure, years later, turns the closed case upside down.

#6 - The Crossing

Season 27 - Episode 42 - Aired 7/1/2019

Her son died under questionable circumstances and a mother is demanding answers from the university he attended (High Point), the frat house he pledged with (Delta Sigma Phi) and the people he considered friends.

#7 - Return to the House of Secrets

Season 27 - Episode 44 - Aired 7/12/2019

Cornell student and star athlete Charlie Tan excels in everything, except when he gets caught in the middle of a murder investigation. The community is left in shock. Dennis Murphy reports.

#8 - The Prussian Blue Mystery

Season 27 - Episode 46 - Aired 7/22/2019

A San Diego woman arrives at an emergency room, near death. Doctors, the FBI and local law enforcement must solve not only a medical mystery, but also a horrific crime. Natalie Morales reports.

#9 - Deadly Secret

Season 27 - Episode 47 - Aired 7/29/2019

Pamela Smart was television's first true crime fascination after her husband was found murdered. Police discovered that Pamela Smart was keeping a big secret. Andrea Canning reports.

#10 - Under a Full Moon

Season 27 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/21/2018

#11 - She Did Everything Right

Season 27 - Episode 36 - Aired 6/10/2019

A University of Utah athlete is found murdered on campus. She had reached out to campus police for help multiple times before her death. Could it have been prevented? Josh Mankiewicz reports.

#12 - At the Edge of Town

Season 27 - Episode 48 - Aired 8/5/2019

When a college student is found dead after a party, his mother is determined to try to find out what happened. Dennis Murphy reports on the unexpected twist that no one saw coming.

#13 - A Villainous Plan

Season 27 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/3/2019

#14 - Death Trap

Season 27 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2018

The sister of a man who died after robbing a bank when a bomb that was placed around his neck detonated talks about the case.

#15 - Before the Storm

Season 27 - Episode 45 - Aired 7/15/2019

A divorced, bi-sexual Texan mother of two, with a new man in her life, goes missing as Hurricane Harvey approaches. Both cooperative, the missing mom's ex-husband, and new boyfriend, fail their polygraphs.

#16 - Jagged

Season 27 - Episode 26 - Aired 3/29/2019

When Ohio mother Heather Bogle goes missing, a detective identifies multiple suspects, until he himself comes under scrutiny for his investigation. Josh Mankiewicz report

#17 - She Never Left

Season 27 - Episode 39 - Aired 6/21/2019

A missing mother in Florida leaves behind a three-year-old son, whose memory of their last night together offers some clues as to what happened to her. Dennis Murphy reports.

#18 - Into the Dark

Season 27 - Episode 54 - Aired 9/13/2019

When a college student vanishes from a park in Salt Lake City, her friends are dedicated to finding answers. Keith Morrison reports on the search that made national headlines.

#19 - At the Bottom of the Lake

Season 27 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2018

A pilot flees after a deadly plane crash, and becomes a fugitive living a double life for decades. He tells his story for the first time to Keith Morrison.

#20 - The Landing

Season 27 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/2/2018

The parents of missing South Carolina woman Heather Elvis, Debbi and Terry Elvis, open up to NBC News’ Andrea Canning about the search for their daughter.

#21 - The Motive

Season 27 - Episode 25 - Aired 3/22/2019

A young woman finds out her boyfriend might have killed a college football player out of revenge. She struggles with going to officials, fearing she could lose her life. Keith Morrison reports.

#22 - Everything She Knew

Season 27 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2018

A young woman’s murder remains unsolved until someone comes forward to reveal her own harrowing story. Keith Morrison reports.

#23 - Reckoning

Season 27 - Episode 55 - Aired 9/20/2019

Savannah Guthrie speaks with six of Jeffrey Epstein's victims.

#24 - Return to the Farm

Season 27 - Episode 37 - Aired 6/14/2019

When Shirley Carter is gunned down in her kitchen in rural Iowa, the whole town is stunned. But when police and her family are left with no leads, Shirley’s husband does something even more shocking -- he points the finger at their son. Dennis Murphy reports on the major developments in the case, and the family feud that led to a murder trial.

#25 - Facing the Music

Season 27 - Episode 34 - Aired 5/31/2019

The murder of a young schoolteacher in Pennsylvania goes unsolved for years, but investigators discover a new tool that may finally help unlock the murderer's identity.