The BEST episodes of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered season 16
Every episode of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered season 16, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered season 16!
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 Silver Lakes
Season 16 - Episode 3 - Aired 11/12/2025
A young father's murder at work leads investigators to deep secrets about sex, friendship, religion and family.
#2 - The Bad Man
Season 16 - Episode 4 - Aired 11/19/2025
Nearly 40 years after young wife and mother Cathy Krauseneck is found murdered with an axe in her upstate New York home, a new team of investigators joins the cold case to uncover the killer.
#3 - The Figure in the House
Season 16 - Episode 7 - Aired 12/17/2025
After the wife of a college professor and relative of the founder of an oil empire 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 the killer.
#4 - Bethany Vanished
Season 16 - Episode 2 - Aired 11/5/2025
Dateline investigates the mysterious disappearance of Bethany Decker from Ashburn, Virginia in 2011, leaving behind her toddler son and expecting a second child.
#5 - Finding Rita
Season 16 - Episode 5 - Aired 12/3/2025
When a Colorado mother vanishes without a trace, the detective investigating her disappearance discovers a connection to a previous assault; for the first time on television, the survivor of that attack recounts her terrifying ordeal.
#6 - Secrets of the Sliding Door
Season 16 - Episode 1 - Aired 10/29/2025
A beloved Staten Island teacher is found dead in the home she shared with her husband; an unknown number in her cell phone leads investigators to reveal troubles in her seemingly idylliclife -- and to ultimately unearth her killer
#7 - The Undoing
Season 16 - Episode 6 - Aired 12/10/2025
Detectives search for answers after 34-year-old mother Annastasia "Annie" Hester is stabbed to death in a Portland, Oregon suburb; investigators uncover personal details that point to multiple suspects and possible motives.
#8 - A deal with the Devil
Season 16 - Episode 8 - Aired 1/7/2026
A notorious serial killer, nicknamed Hannibal, murders several people while working as a confidential informant for the FBI.
#9 - Behind Door 813
Season 16 - Episode 9 - Aired 1/14/2026
After 27-year-old Jonathan Crews dies mysteriously in his Texas apartment, his family takes matters into their own hands in an effort to find answers.
#10 - Who killed Courtney Coco?
Season 16 - Episode 10 - Aired 1/21/2026
The discovery of a young woman's body in an abandoned building in rural Texas sparks a multi-state investigation lasting nearly two decades.
#11 - Who Killed Mindy Morgenstern?
Season 16 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/28/2026
A quiet North Dakota college town is left in fear after student Mindy Morgenstern is found murdered in her off-campus apartment.
#12 - The Case of a Man with no name
Season 16 - Episode 12 - Aired 2/4/2026
The investigation into the mysterious disappearance of a Canadian man sparks an international manhunt for an elusive killer with multiple false identities.
#13 - The Charleston Affair
Season 16 - Episode 13 - Aired 2/11/2026
A week before a wealthy banker's divorce was set to reach a settlement, an ex-con says he was hired to murder someone in the family.
#14 - Hit List
Season 16 - Episode 14 - Aired 2/18/2026
New details come to light in an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting a former NYC police officer's husband; the officer's ex-boyfriend and other insiders close to the case speak out in exclusive TV interviews.
#15 - The Woman at the Bar
Season 16 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/25/2026
A massive manhunt ensues after Lois Riess murders her husband in Minnesota and flees to Florida, where she kills and steals the identity of a woman she had just met