The BEST episodes of Dateline NBC season 29
Every episode of Dateline NBC season 29, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dateline NBC season 29!
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#1 - The Necklace
Season 29 - Episode 38 - Aired 4/23/2021
When a private investigator and former police officer vanishes, detectives think there may be more to the story when strange text messages start to appear... Keith Morrison reports.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Sex, Lies, & Murder
Season 29 - Episode 36 - Aired 4/9/2021
When a woman is murdered, a web of sex and lies is uncovered, revealing a prominent family’s dark secrets. Detectives and an FBI informant tell Dennis Murphy about the case for the first time. Update of Secrets in the Suburbs, S20E45.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - 10 Minutes to Sunset
Season 29 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/13/2020
When pediatric dentist Kendra Hatcher is found dead in Dallas, Texas, police uncover a complex plot that leads them on an international manhunt. Keith Morrison reports.
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#4 - The Client: A New Look
Season 29 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/15/2020
A new look at The client. Beverly Carter, a top-selling realtor from Little Rock, Arkansas, goes missing after showing a house. When her friends receive mysterious text messages from Beverly, they know something isn’t right. What could have happened?
#5 - The Story of Somebody
Season 29 - Episode 44 - Aired 6/25/2021
A mother's search for answers in her son’s murder raises questions about whether Chicago police detectives did enough to try to solve his case. Josh Mankiewicz reports.
#6 - The Phone Call
Season 29 - Episode 37 - Aired 4/16/2021
When Kathleen Schroll makes a phone call that names her killer right before her death, it leads to the arrest of a father for murder, but after two trials and 12 years, authorities begin to wonder if he was the victim.
#7 - The Eastlake Conspiracy
Season 29 - Episode 18 - Aired 12/18/2020
When an Eastlake, Ohio resident is offered $50,000 to kill someone, he calls the police. Acting quickly, investigators set up an elaborate sting operation. Andrea Canning reports.
#8 - Voices for Vanessa
Season 29 - Episode 13 - Aired 11/19/2020
When soldier Vanessa Guillen vanishes from Fort Hood, her family works to bring attention to her disappearance. Vanessa’s case inspires a movement across the country. Andrea Canning reports.
#9 - House of Horrors
Season 29 - Episode 45 - Aired 7/9/2021
After a mother and son are found dead, it takes nearly a decade to unravel the case. Andrea Canning reports the latest, including how a second investigation led to a new and unexpected arrest.
#10 - Point Blank
Season 29 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/20/2020
After Todd Chance is murdered, police follow a trail of video evidence as they work to track down his killer. Andrea Canning reports.
#11 - What Happened to Don Lewis
Season 29 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/12/2020
Josh Mankiewicz reports on the mysterious disappearance of Carole Baskin’s husband, Don Lewis, who vanished in 1997 while preparing for a trip to Costa Rica
#12 - Shannon's Story
Season 29 - Episode 26 - Aired 2/4/2021
A college student goes missing in broad daylight from her off-campus job. As police begin to investigate, they receive a mysterious phone call that changes everything
#13 - Hope Whispers
Season 29 - Episode 11 - Aired 10/30/2020
After Ellie Green doesn't hear from her mother for a few days following an argument, she begins to worry. Then she learns her mother is dead. But is that the truth? Keith Morrison reports.
#14 - Lone Star Obsession – Re-do of
Season 29 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/8/2020
When a doctor is found murdered, investigators are stumped as to who would want him dead. Police discover simmering jealousies and a love triangle. Andrea Canning has the latest developments.
#15 - The Secrets of Spirit Lake
Season 29 - Episode 48 - Aired 8/27/2021
A woman who helps solve cases searches for her missing niece and pushes for change as part of the growing movement to save missing and murdered Indigenous women. Andrea Canning reports.
#16 - Window of Opportunity
Season 29 - Episode 40 - Aired 5/7/2021
A Michigan community is shocked when a local mother is found stabbed to death. After the case goes cold for more than a decade, a bombshell reignites the investigation. Andrea Canning reports.
#17 - A Wanted Man
Season 29 - Episode 41 - Aired 5/14/2021
A wealthy surgeon’s whereabouts remain unknown for years after he disappears on vacation in Greece, leaving behind his wife, financial ruin and mounting malpractice suits. Rob Stafford reports. UPDATE to 1956 - The Great Escape
#18 - Lauren's Promise
Season 29 - Episode 24 - Aired 1/28/2021
When a University of Utah athlete is found murdered on campus, investigators learn that she had reached out to the campus police for help multiple times before her death.
#19 - Left for Dead
Season 29 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/24/2020
A young woman survives a brutal attack and detectives work tirelessly to find a suspect. But when they finally do, the victim is convinced they have the wrong man. Keith Morrison reports.
#20 - Even the Devil Went to Church
Season 29 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/23/2020
In Morris, Alabama, faith is a way of life. But when a man is murdered, rumors involving a pastor begin to swirl and the truth ends up turning the community upside down. Andrea Canning reports.
#21 - The Monster at Large
Season 29 - Episode 29 - Aired 2/12/2021
When Susan Woods doesn’t show up for work, she is soon discovered dead in her bathtub. As police search for answers, they find a trail of victims. Natalie Morales reports.
#22 - Mommy Doomsday
Season 29 - Episode 35 - Aired 3/26/2021
Exclusive new interviews and details on the deaths surrounding Chad and Lori Vallow Daybell, a case Keith Morrison has been on since it drew national attention after Lori’s children disappeared.
#23 - The Woman with No Name
Season 29 - Episode 33 - Aired 3/18/2021
Amateur internet investigators, new DNA technology and a dogged investigator help police find a killer – and identify a victim for years known only as "Lavender Doe."
#24 - The Life She Wanted
Season 29 - Episode 32 - Aired 3/12/2021
Witnesses see a woman handcuffed in a parking lot and taken into an unmarked car by a blond woman. But detectives can't find any record of an arrest. Where could she be? Josh Mankiewicz reports.
#25 - The Woman at the Bar
Season 29 - Episode 25 - Aired 1/29/2021
A nationwide manhunt is launched after a woman dubbed the “killer grandma” goes on the run through the Gulf Coast. Dennis Murphy reports.