The WORST episodes of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered
Every episode of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst 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 - The Call
Season 12 - Episode 16 - Aired 4/24/2024
A dancer is murdered in her Virginia home; after interviewing a series of suspects, detectives realize the case is much more complicated than previously thought.
#2 - Mystery on Horseshoe Drive
Season 12 - Episode 12 - Aired 3/27/2024
A man is shot and killed while picking up his daughter for a court-ordered visit.
#3 - Something Sweet
Season 10 - Episode 57 - Aired 6/8/2022
On a warm August day, Ray Kotomski quenched his thirst with a cool drink. Kotomski was dead within hours. Investigators had to figure out what killed the happily retired Pennsylvania man, and also whether this was even a crime at all.
#4 - Shattered Bonds
Season 12 - Episode 14 - Aired 4/10/2024
A car belonging to a missing man erupts in a blaze, leading to clues regarding his whereabouts.
#5 - What Lies Beneath
Season 10 - Episode 7 - Aired 4/29/2021
Investigators go to unexpected depths to solve the mystery of missing Lynn Friend, a devoted mother who had wedding plans when she vanished.
#6 - Under a Halloween Moon
Season 8 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/13/2019
It is just before Halloween; Joel Lovelien and his fiancé head to a local bar packed with people in costume; Joel steps outside and walks into a troubling mystery.
#7 - A Shot in the Dark
Season 7 - Episode 9 - Aired 6/28/2019
#8 - The House on Sidney's Cove
Season 2 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/14/2018
The security cameras at the home of a wife and mother of three's home may hold the key to solving the mystery of her disappearance.
#9 - Return to Manitowoc County
Season 5 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/5/2018
In Wisconsin, Steven Avery and his nephew, Brendan Dassey, are convicted of killing Teresa Halbach in a case that defies easy answers.
#10 - The Halloween Party
Season 10 - Episode 55 - Aired 5/25/2022
Chelsea had her costume ready; she was dressed as Poison Ivy, but she never imagined she would encounter evil that night.
#11 - The Face of Evil
Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/9/2018
As detectives struggle to find leads in the murder of a college student, the perpetrator strikes again.
#12 - House of Secrets
Season 2 - Episode 12 - Aired 5/7/2018
A community is left in shock when a Cornell student and star athlete gets caught in the middle of a homicide investigation.
#13 - Someone Was Watching
Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 7/1/2018
In a plot straight out of an Alfred Hitchcock film, a woman peers into a neighbor's yard and catches a glimpse of something unsettling; she sets into motion a chain of events that will divide a family and a jury.
#14 - The Great Escape
Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 8/20/2018
Dr. Mark Weinberger, a successful surgeon, hides a secret from his medical staff and from his adoring wife; after a malpractice suit and a death, the doctor vanishes, sparking an international manhunt and a family's fight for justice.
#15 - The Killing in Cobb County
Season 8 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/29/2019
It is a story of obsession that boiled over into a brutal crime. Right away, one woman said she knew what happened. Yet, it took years to bring the alleged killer to trial and the verdict was far from the end of this case.
#16 - Deadly detour
Season 8 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/10/2020
Diane McIver was a successful businesswoman who enjoyed a lavish lifestyle with her husband. Then she was gone. It was a mystery riddled with privilege and power, but investigators needed to answer a crucial question: was this an accident or murder?
#17 - Deadly Secret
Season 11 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/4/2023
Before the Menendez brothers, the Bobbitts or even O.J., Pamela Smart was television's first true-crime fascination; Smart's husband was found murdered and when police began to investigate, they discovered that she was keeping a big secret.
#18 - Deadly Liaisons
Season 11 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/31/2023
She was a small-town girl from rural Wisconsin; he was a Chicago superstar, a hometown hero with the legendary Bears; together, they were expecting their first child, but no one was expecting their tale to end in the deadly way that it did.
#19 - Robert Durst: The Lost Years
Season 12 - Episode 6 - Aired 2/14/2024
Friends of accused murderer Robert Durst talk about his arrest in New Orleans and his previous whereabouts over 30 years.
#20 - Twisted Tale
Season 12 - Episode 7 - Aired 2/21/2024
When a woman returns two days after being reported abducted, authorities believe it's a hoax until a similar crime forces them to take another look.
#21 - The Summer of Manson
Season 12 - Episode 8 - Aired 2/28/2024
New interviews with insiders reveal how career criminal Charles Manson convinced his followers to kill innocent victims and deliver him the fame he craved.
#22 - Dreams and Nightmares: The Meek Mill Story
Season 12 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/6/2024
Rapper Meek Mill discusses controversies surrounding the criminal justice system, the parole system, wrongful convictions, challenges faced by law enforcement, alleged police abuse, and other topics.
#23 - The Rise and Fall of Oscar Pistorius
Season 12 - Episode 11 - Aired 3/20/2024
Oscar Pistorius shoots and kills his girlfriend just eight months after competing in the London Olympics, telling police that he believed she was an intruder, and he was acting in self-defense.
#24 - The People v. OJ Simpson: What the Jury Never Heard
Season 12 - Episode 15 - Aired 4/17/2024
It was called the trial of the century and, decades after the polarizing case, questions remain; hear answers and insights through interviews done over the years, rare footage and revealing conversations with key players who offer new details.
#25 - A Family's Story
Season 11 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/24/2023
Two years after the disappearance of his wife, Josh Powell kills his two sons and himself. Watch Josh's last in-depth TV interview. Plus, a 911 dispatcher discusses the emergency call placed by a social worker.