Transcript of A Promise to Helene
When 21-year-old college student Helene Pruszynski is found murdered, the case remains cold for nearly forty years until a new detective uses an innovative method to catch Helene’s killer. Josh Mankiewicz reports. Originally aired on NBC on October 16, 2020.
- 43:24
- 5.9K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of The Client: Behind the Scenes
Andrea Canning reflects on one of her most memorable episodes: An Arkansas realtor goes missing after showing a house. When loved ones later receive mysterious text messages from her, they know something isn’t right.
- 43:50
- 2.8K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of Strangers on a Train
In this Dateline classic, when a young woman disappears following a chance encounter with a stranger on a train, her desperate family hires a dream team of detectives to follow the mysterious trail she left behind. Keith Morrison reports. Originally aired on NBC on October 7, 2011.
- 01:28:34
- 7.6K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of The Dead of Night
A mother of two goes missing in Monrovia, California. As detectives investigate, the woman's friends and family reveal that she feared she was being stalked. Josh Mankiewicz reports. Originally aired on NBC on October 9, 2020.
- 43:39
- 2.6K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of Lone Star Obsession
When a doctor is found murdered, investigators are stumped as to who would want him dead. Police discover simmering jealousies and a love triangle. Andrea Canning has the latest developments. Originally aired on NBC on October 8, 2020.
- 01:26:48
- 5.1K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of Burning Suspicion
In this Dateline classic, investigators question what went wrong when a young wife and mother is found dead after a house fire in a small Kansas town. Was it an act of murder? Keith Morrison reports. Originally aired on NBC on October 11, 2013.
- 01:26:21
- 4.6K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of Unthinkable: The Menendez Murders
In this Dateline classic, Keith Morrison takes a comprehensive look at the case of Lyle and Erik Menendez who were convicted more than two decades ago of murdering their parents in Beverly Hills. Originally aired on NBC on November 17, 2017.
- 01:29:10
- 10K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of Tallahassee Trap
Dennis Murphy has the latest on the case of a Florida law professor murdered in his garage, including new details, newly-released evidence and bombshell testimony from a long-awaited trial.
- 01:25:56
- 5.1K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of Double Lives
In this Dateline classic, police discover a mother of three was living a dangerous double life after she vanishes in Colorado. Keith Morrison reports. Originally aired on NBC on March 31, 2017.
- 01:27:07
- 5.6K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of The Secrets of Cottonwood Creek
In this Dateline classic, Fred and Leslie Mueller are weeks away from celebrating their 27th wedding anniversary when a photo-op during a hike goes horribly wrong. Andrea Canning reports. Originally aired on NBC on May 30, 2014.
- 01:26:54
- 16K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of Left for Dead
A young woman survives a brutal attack and detectives work tirelessly to find a suspect. But when they finally do, the victim is convinced they have the wrong man. Keith Morrison reports.
- 01:25:14
- 11K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of Trouble at the 7-11 Ranch
When a Colorado rancher mysteriously disappears, his friends know something isn’t right and spend years fighting for answers. Josh Mankiewicz reports.
- 42:09
- 4K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of Queen of the County
In this Dateline classic, the matriarch of a prominent pecan growing family in San Saba, Texas goes missing and her caretaker is murdered. Josh Mankiewicz reports. Originally aired on NBC on April 23, 2015.
- 44:43
- 4.8K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of Secrets from the Grave
In 1985, Scott Purk calls 911 to report that his pregnant wife, Meg Purk, has died by suicide. The case is closed until a suspicious house fire 24 years later leads police to question what really happened that day. With no eyewitnesses or physical evidence, the detectives begin the search for answers. Josh Mankiewicz reports.
- 42:31
- 6.2K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of And Then There Were Three
Just days before Christmas, high school senior Michelle Martinko is found stabbed to death in her car after visiting the mall. It would take almost 40 years for investigators to identify the killer – and when they did, Martinko’s family and friends were stunned. Dennis Murphy reports.
- 44:02
- 5.4K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of Down the Back Staircase
In this Dateline classic, novelist and former mayoral candidate Michael Peterson finds his wife, Kathleen, dead at the bottom of the back staircase in their North Carolina mansion. Dennis Murphy reports. Originally aired on NBC on April 7, 2017.
- 01:27:08
- 2.7K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of Deadly House of Cards
In this Dateline classic, when Johnny Altinger sent strange emails to friends saying he skipped off to Costa Rica with a new girlfriend and doesn’t respond to phone calls, a missing person investigation begins that leads detectives into a hall of mirrors where fact and fantasy merge. Keith Morrison reports. Originally aired on NBC on September 16, 2011.
- 01:27:24
- 6.1K views
- Published about 5 years ago
Transcript of The Man Who Wasn't There
In this Dateline classic, a family’s American dream turns into a nightmare when their mother is murdered in their home one night. The mystery goes unsolved for years until a new detective reopens the case, resulting in an undercover sting operation and unexpected twists and turns. Josh Mankiewicz reports. Originally aired on NBC on July 25, 2014.
- 01:27:17
- 13K views
- Published over 5 years ago
Transcript of Written in Blood
In this Dateline classic, Karen Pannell, a one-time model and flight attendant, is found murdered in her kitchen. On the wall next to her body is a message written in her own blood: the letters R O C. What does it mean? Dennis Murphy reports. Originally aired on NBC on August 17, 2012.
- 44:56
- 7.9K views
- Published over 5 years ago
Transcript of The Inside Man
In this Dateline classic, Jimmy Keene, a popular, superstar high school athlete, seemed to have it all growing up in the river city of Kankakee, Illinois. But then, he began selling drugs and moved to Chicago, where his business boomed but a danger lurked 150 miles south that would change his life forever. Lester Holt reports. Originally aired on NBC on September 14, 2012.
- 46:18
- 7.1K views
- Published over 5 years ago
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