The BEST episodes of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
Every episode of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered ever, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered!
For more than 25 years, ``Dateline'' has brought viewers investigations into some of biggest mysteries in America. This entry in the franchise takes a second look at some of the most mysterious cases of recent history. Hosted by Emmy-winning journalist Craig Melvin, the show explores the stories through firsthand accounts told by people who are close to the crime, including investigators who dedicated their time to the cases and family members who are still trying to confront the tragedies that befell their loved ones.
#1 - Secrets in the Mist
Season 4 - Episode 10 - Aired 9/14/2018
A young mom, married to her high school sweetheart, vanishes; did she leave her family to start a new life or was there another reason for her disappearance; decades later her grown son faces a dark truth at the core of this mystery.
#2 - Vanished
Season 3 - Episode 13 - Aired 9/17/2018
Young nursing student Michelle Le disappears; something draws her out to her car; as her loved ones launch a very public effort to find Michelle, investigators begin their own methodical search, suspecting she may have been murdered.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - The Night Lynsie Disappeared
Season 4 - Episode 9 - Aired 9/7/2018
It was a mystery that stumped investigators for years; a college student disappears after a night out clubbing; her mother thought she was at a sleepover with friends and it takes an eagle-eyed detective to find the truth buried in a pile of lies.
#4 - A Gathering Storm
Season 3 - Episode 12 - Aired 9/12/2018
Russel Douglas is a troubled father hoping for a fresh start when he is found shot dead in his car; the investigation turns up few clues until an anonymous tipster sends detectives on an international manhunt to unravel a mystery.
Watch Now:Amazon#5 - The Valentine's Day Mystery
Season 10 - Episode 36 - Aired 11/24/2021
He was a wealthy doctor with a perfect life and the perfect wife; then, he found her dead on Valentine's Day; she was beloved but did have enemies; investigators followed a bloody trail of evidence, leading to a big courtroom twist.
Watch Now:Amazon#6 - The Inside Man
Season 4 - Episode 15 - Aired 10/19/2018
A convict is offered a deal as tempting as it is dangerous; he must go undercover in a psychiatric hospital to get information from a suspected serial killer in order to win his freedom, but there's no guarantee he'll get out alive.
Watch Now:Amazon#8 - Secrets in the Snow
Season 4 - Episode 11 - Aired 9/21/2018
She was a dancer who married a dashing photographer; they seemed to have the picture-perfect life -- until the bone-chilling night she disappeared; in a case filled with twists, could the victim help solve her own murder.
Watch Now:Amazon#11 - Deadly House of Cards
Season 9 - Episode 22 - Aired 9/11/2020
After Johnny Altinger vanished, the trail of clues led investigators to a young director. Detectives worried that the case was a hoax staged by a master storyteller. Turns out, the script was darker than anyone knew.
#13 - After the Storm
Season 10 - Episode 30 - Aired 10/13/2021
A woman is found strangled after a powerful storm; police focus on a fiancé and a co-worker with a crush until they hear from a flood of women who've had chilling encounters with a stranger; It seemed a predator was stalking the women of Austin.
Watch Now:Amazon#14 - While They Were Sleeping
Season 4 - Episode 13 - Aired 10/5/2018
It was a brutal and baffling crime: a husband shot dead in his own bed; no one else in the house was hurt, not even his wife, who was sleeping beside him; investigators were suspicious, but there were more surprises in store.
#19 - Secrets of Lake Seminole
Season 9 - Episode 39 - Aired 1/8/2021
Mike Williams went out duck hunting before dawn and never returned. Authorities declared his death an accidental drowning, but his mother believed Mike had been murdered. After a dramatic secret came to light, police believed she might be right.
#21 - The Devil and Bobbi Parker
Season 4 - Episode 14 - Aired 10/12/2018
It's a mystery with a mind-boggling twist; the deputy warden's wife claimed she was kidnapped by an escaped convict and held captive for more than a decade; but was she really a hostage or a willing accomplice.
#24 - Vendetta
Season 9 - Episode 21 - Aired 9/4/2020
Beloved by his colleagues, Mark Hasse was a fearless prosecutor. He worked to put criminals behind bars and making enemies was a hazard of the job. He didn't know it, but a killer was lurking and Mark wasn't the only target