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.
Watch Now:Amazon#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.
Watch Now:Amazon#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#7 - 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 - 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.
Watch Now:Amazon#15 - 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.
Watch Now:Amazon#18 - Blind justice
Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 8/13/2018
For investigators, motive can be the hardest thing to find. This crime took place in Florida but detectives didn't discover a motive for murder until they looked into a tropical island thousands of miles away, where a festering grudge was born.
Watch Now:Amazon#19 - The Man Who Talked to Dogs
Season 3 - Episode 10 - Aired 8/27/2018
Celebrity dog trainer Mark Stover and his wife Linda build a thriving business and a beautiful home, but their dream life doesn't last; an affair leads to a bitter divorce, then Mark vanishes in a mystery with the makings of a Hollywood thriller.
Watch Now:Amazon#23 - Secrets of the Desert
Season 11 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/8/2023
Linda Watson was a single mom raising a beautiful daughter when she disappeared. Then, suddenly, Linda's mom was gone too, along with another friend. Police were convinced the three cases were connected, but unraveling the mystery took years.
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