The BEST episodes of Dateline NBC season 31
Every episode of Dateline NBC season 31, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dateline NBC season 31!
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#1 - Who Killed Mindy Morgenstern?
Season 31 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/10/2023
A quiet North Dakota college town is left in fear after student Mindy Morgenstern is found murdered in her off-campus apartment.
#2 - Bad Intentions
Season 31 - Episode 34 - Aired 6/9/2023
After a district attorney and his wife are murdered in the same Texas town where a prosecutor was gunned down two months earlier, local law enforcement fears they may be in the sights of a serial killer.
#3 - Along Came Sarah
Season 31 - Episode 29 - Aired 4/28/2023
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.
#4 - The Killings on King Road
Season 31 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/19/2023
Keith Morrison goes to Moscow, Idaho, to report the latest on the murders of four college students in November 2022. Morrison gets exclusive information on the suspected murder weapon, plus details on an incident police believe the alleged killer, Bryan Kohberger, committed before the murders. Also, we learn more about what was going on in the Kohberger family home in the days before his arrest.
#5 - Secrets in the Ozarks
Season 31 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/2/2023
When the body of a 22-year-old college student is found a week after she vanished, theories about her murder run rampant through the Arkansas Ozarks.
#6 - Righteous Obsession
Season 31 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/21/2022
The investigation into a deadly home invasion involving business owner Milton Sawyer takes a turn when an unlikely witness on the other side of the country comes forward.
#7 - The Window
Season 31 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/24/2023
A man from Florida is driven to search for the truth on what happened to his daughter, who fell to her death in a penthouse apartment in Belgium.
#8 - The Trial of Lori Vallow Daybell
Season 31 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/12/2023
New details come to light on the investigation into a notorious Idaho case involving multiple murders.
#9 - Laci Peterson: A New Turn
Season 31 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/9/2023
The latest in the murder of Laci Peterson, including new details on the appeals of convicted killer Scott Peterson.
#10 - On a Dark, Deserted Highway
Season 31 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/3/2023
A deadly high-speed chase in Montana leads Dateline on a search through 50 years of history to unravel the mystery of how one man turned into a monster and committed one of the state's most notorious crimes.
#11 - Footprints in the Snow
Season 31 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/17/2023
Colorado detectives investigate the decades-old disappearance of 12-year-old Jonelle Matthews.
#12 - Who Killed Courtney Coco?
Season 31 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/14/2023
The discovery of a young woman's body in an abandoned building in rural Texas sparks a multi-state investigation lasting nearly two decades.
#13 - Dark Waters
Season 31 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/4/2022
Craig Melvin reveals surprising and exclusive new details about the deaths and legal cases surrounding Alex Murdaugh, the South Carolina lawyer accused of killing his wife and son last year.
#14 - The Bad Man
Season 31 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/20/2023
Nearly 40 years after a young wife and mother is found murdered in her upstate New York home, a new team of investigators joins the cold case to uncover the killer. Andrea Canning reports.
#15 - The Murder of Lorenzen Wright
Season 31 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/17/2023
Updates on the former NBA player's killing in 2010 and new interviews from Wright's family and those close to the case.
#16 - Fire & Ice
Season 31 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/28/2022
Firefighters make a grisly discovery while responding to a fire at the house of Carmela and David Knight in a Toronto, Canada suburb. Andrea Canning reports.
#17 - The Trouble at Dill Creek Farm
Season 31 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/11/2022
Investigators embark on a 15 year hunt for the killer of a Wisconsin pharmacist.
#18 - The Last Walk
Season 31 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/9/2022
Authorities embark on a 13-year investigation after 17-year-old Brittanee Drexel vanishes during spring break in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
#19 - Killings in a College Town
Season 31 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/2023
The latest on the investigation into the murders of four University of Idaho students: Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin
#20 - The Secrets of Birch View Drive
Season 31 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/2023
After an apparent brazen home invasion during the holiday season in a quiet Connecticut community leaves Connie Dabate dead, investigators discover a silent witness that cracks the case wide open.
#21 - Wreckage
Season 31 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/23/2022
While investigating the rape and murder of a 22-year-old woman in Texas, detectives uncover a trail of sexual assault crimes pointing to a repeat offender. Josh Mankiewicz reports.
#22 - The Last Ride
Season 31 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2022
Keith Morrison reports on the murder of star gravel cyclist Anna Moriah Wilson and interviews insiders in the case that sparked worldwide headlines.
#23 - Behind the Closet Door
Season 31 - Episode 35 - Aired 6/23/2023
After a mother is found murdered in her Virginia home, her son embarks on a 20-year quest for justice that leads him down a dark and twisted path.
#24 - The Figure in the House
Season 31 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/18/2022
After a woman is found murdered in her South Florida home, her son tells investigators that footage from the home’s security camera could hold the key to finding a killer. Dennis Murphy reports.
#25 - Safari Story
Season 31 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/2/2022
A hunting safari in Zambia ends in a nightmare when a shot rings out from inside the campground.