The BEST episodes of Dateline NBC season 32

Every episode of Dateline NBC season 32, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dateline NBC season 32!

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: 12/20/2024Network: NBCStatus: Continuing
Dark Intentions
star
10.00
2 votes

#1 - Dark Intentions

Season 32 - Episode 41 - Aired 6/7/2024

Two women are murdered in the same Arlington, Texas apartment complex, and police are stumped. Years later, evidence from two subsequent rapes provides a breakthrough. Andrea Canning reports.

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The Shadow in the Window
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9.50
4 votes

#2 - The Shadow in the Window

Season 32 - Episode 44 - Aired 9/20/2024

A teenager's life is turned upside down by a shocking discovery as what seems like a fatal accident reveals itself to be something much more disturbing.

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star
9.33
3 votes

#3 - The Day Akia Disappeared

Season 32 - Episode 43 - Aired 9/13/2024

A pregnant woman vanishes before her own baby shower; her worried family raises the alarm.

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The Breakup
star
8.80
5 votes

#4 - The Breakup

Season 32 - Episode 42 - Aired 6/14/2024

When a nurse is gunned down in her home, detectives initially believe they have a clear suspect, but new information leads them down a completely different path. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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The Footprint at the Lake
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8.67
9 votes

#5 - The Footprint at the Lake

Season 32 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/13/2023

A small Texas town is shattered when a beloved teacher vanishes from her home in the middle of the night; a gruesome discovery made a short time later leaves investigators with more questions than answers.

Ghosts Can't Talk
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8.50
6 votes

#6 - Ghosts Can't Talk

Season 32 - Episode 23 - Aired 1/12/2024

When deadly gunfire erupts in an Austin, Texas, home in the middle of the night, detectives wonder if the homeowners' jewelry business is a possible motive; an investigation uncovers a suspect that no one saw coming.

The Clearing
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8.33
9 votes

#7 - The Clearing

Season 32 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/6/2023

When the body of an Ohio woman is found in a wooded area near her home months after she went missing, investigators must determine whether the death was a suicide or a homicide;

Sound and Fury
star
8.29
7 votes

#8 - Sound and Fury

Season 32 - Episode 39 - Aired 5/10/2024

When the wife of a popular Atlanta DJ is found murdered with her two young children at home, investigators try to unravel what happened. The chilling echo of another DJ's murder just months prior raises suspicions of a targeted attack on the city's music community.

Evil Walked Through the Door
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8.20
5 votes

#9 - Evil Walked Through the Door

Season 32 - Episode 36 - Aired 4/19/2024

The separate murders of two women in Toronto ignite an investigation that spans four decades, taking detectives from the big city to a remote, northern town.

The Case of the Man With No Name
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8.13
8 votes

#10 - The Case of the Man With No Name

Season 32 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/3/2023

The investigation into the mysterious disappearance of a Canadian man sparks an international manhunt for an elusive killer with multiple false identities.

True Confession
star
8.00
9 votes

#11 - True Confession

Season 32 - Episode 29 - Aired 2/23/2024

After more than 20 years, the real killer of Idaho teen Angie Dodge is caught; a chilling twist in the story of Chris Tapp who had been wrongfully convicted in the case. Keith Morrison reports.

Chameleon
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8.00
6 votes

#12 - Chameleon

Season 32 - Episode 37 - Aired 4/26/2024

A woman goes missing and investigators uncover her husband's chilling history including dark secrets about another missing wife.

The Night Time Stopped
star
8.00
7 votes

#13 - The Night Time Stopped

Season 32 - Episode 34 - Aired 4/5/2024

New details in the murder case of a professional cyclist; interview with the plastic surgeon who convicted murderer sought out while on the run.

star
8.00
11 votes

#14 - Deadly Swap

Season 32 - Episode 32 - Aired 3/15/2024

After a 25-year-old mother is gunned down in broad daylight by a murderer wearing a disguise, detectives confront a most unlikely suspect. Dennis Murphy reports.

Bethany Vanished
star
8.00
6 votes

#15 - Bethany Vanished

Season 32 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/2023

When young pregnant mother Bethany Decker goes missing in Virginia, her family embarks on a frantic search, but the case eventually goes cold. Years later, investigators speak with a woman who tells a harrowing story and may hold the key to solving the case.

The Note
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8.00
9 votes

#16 - The Note

Season 32 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2023

When an Illinois high schooler vanishes, her mother finds a note saying she ran away. But a grisly discovery made years later changes the course of the investigation. Andrea Canning reports.

Dangerous Secret
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7.83
6 votes

#17 - Dangerous Secret

Season 32 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/26/2023

A small Ohio town is left in shock after a local coal miner is found fatally shot in the basement of his home; As investigators dig into his personal life, a secret affair reveals a surprising suspect.

star
7.83
6 votes

#18 - A Girl Named Egypt

Season 32 - Episode 33 - Aired 3/22/2024

Twenty-seven-year-old Egypt Covington is found murdered in her home; investigators in Michigan quickly identify a person of interest but years pass without an arrest.

Losing Faith
star
7.82
11 votes

#19 - Losing Faith

Season 32 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2023

Josh Mankiewicz reports on the fatal shooting of Jamie Faith, who was brazenly gunned down while he and his wife were taking their dog for her morning walk outside their Dallas home.

Part of the Plan
star
7.75
4 votes

#20 - Part of the Plan

Season 32 - Episode 14 - Aired 11/16/2023

Las Vegas detectives investigate the fatal shooting of U.S. Air Force Airman Nathan Paet inside his own garage, just feet away from his wife and children.

star
7.75
8 votes

#21 - The Sleepover

Season 32 - Episode 25 - Aired 2/2/2024

Navy petty officer and devoted mother Sherri Malarik is found shot to death in her minivan after she disappeared. The case remains cold until new revelations and old memories resurface, dividing the Florida family.

If These Walls Could Talk
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7.71
7 votes

#22 - If These Walls Could Talk

Season 32 - Episode 38 - Aired 5/3/2024

In Southern California, initial signs point to an accidental fall down a staircase as the cause of Susann Sills's death, but does the evidence disprove her husband's story?

Secrets in Pleasant Prairie
star
7.67
9 votes

#23 - Secrets in Pleasant Prairie

Season 32 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/12/2023

The investigation into the poisoning death of a Wisconsin mother takes a surprising turn when detectives learn she wrote a letter just days before her death pointing to a possible suspect.

Death at the Spa
star
7.67
9 votes

#24 - Death at the Spa

Season 32 - Episode 26 - Aired 2/9/2024

Law enforcement investigates possible motives after a package explodes at a Southern California day spa, leaving a beloved esthetician dead.

On the Hunt for the Zombie Hunter
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7.67
6 votes

#25 - On the Hunt for the Zombie Hunter

Season 32 - Episode 9 - Aired 10/27/2023

The murders of two young women near a Phoenix canal remain unsolved for over 20 years until a team of cold case detectives take on the case and investigate a man known as the Zombie Hunter.