Season 28

Episodes • 2019

Lester Holt
The Thing About Pam

1. The Thing About Pam

43 min

The unbelievable story of how the murder of Betsy Faria set off a chain of events leaving one man dead, another man implicated and a diabolical scheme exposed. Keith Morrison reports.

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Haunted

2. Haunted

43 min

Nearly 10 years after Utah mother Susan Powell vanished, private journals, home videos and emails shed new light on what happened to her. Keith Morrison reports.

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The Plan

3. The Plan

43 min

A double homicide in upstate New York leads detectives on a cross country investigation to piece together a case with a surprising suspect at the center. Dennis Murphy reports.

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The Pink Skirt Plot

4. The Pink Skirt Plot

43 min

The murder of a young businessman in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico marks the start of a 15-year hunt and an international game of cat and mouse to find the killer. Natalie Morales reports.

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The Box

5. The Box

43 min

Years after a Montana man is found dead, his son dreads what he’ll find when he opens up the box of case files, giving him insight into what really happened. Keith Morrison reports.

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Deliberate Evil

6. Deliberate Evil

43 min

A woman is found murdered in her car outside of her apartment. Solving this mystery would take not just years, but also involve at least one more murder. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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The Black Widow of Lomita

7. The Black Widow of Lomita

43 min

A California woman eludes police after both of her husbands are found murdered nearly 20 years apart. Until fate catches up with her. Keith Morrison reports.

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The Premonition

8. The Premonition

43 min

A Pennsylvania father has a premonition that he’ll be murdered and the case will go unsolved. Weeks later, he is found stabbed to death. But would the case go unsolved? Andrea Canning reports.

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Detective Story

9. Detective Story

43 min

A nurse is murdered in what police say is a burglary gone wrong. The case goes cold for over two decades, until a killer is ID’d -- the last person anyone would suspect. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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While They Were Sleeping

10. While They Were Sleeping

43 min

A husband is shot dead in his own bed; no one else in the house was hurt, including his wife, who was sleeping beside him. Keith Morrison reports.

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In a Lonely Place

11. In a Lonely Place

43 min

A California entrepreneur abruptly leaves his business to travel the world, and his family is shocked to find out he was murdered. The convicted killer speaks out. Keith Morrison reports.

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The Devil Was Watching

12. The Devil Was Watching

43 min

A Colorado woman vanishes. No crime scene. No evidence. No body. Would a dark secret about her marriage lead to clues that solve the mystery of her disappearance? Dennis Murphy reports.

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Disappearance of Laci Peterson

13. Disappearance of Laci Peterson

43 min

A look at the 2004 murder of pregnant California woman Laci Peterson, including rarely seen interrogation footage of her husband, Scott, who was convicted of the crime.

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Bad Blood

14. Bad Blood

43 min

Identical twins find their mother's dead body in their home, located in a gated community; detectives uncover a hidden diary and clues buried in the victim's past. Keith Morrison reports.

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Mystery on Blood Mountain

15. Mystery on Blood Mountain

43 min

Hiker Meredith Emerson goes missing on Georgia's Blood Mountain on New Year's Day 2008. Could her disappearance be linked to two cases with similar circumstances? Dennis Murphy reports.

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The Music Box

16. The Music Box

43 min

After Lisa Ziegert is abducted during her evening shift at a gift shop, local detectives, state police and the FBI work relentlessly to find her and solve the case. Andrea Canning reports.

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The Black Candle Confession

17. The Black Candle Confession

43 min

A glimpse of a sobbing woman lighting black candles is seared into a 9-year-old girl’s memory. Decades later that girl reveals what she saw, heating up a long-cold case. Keith Morrison reports.

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Abducted

18. Abducted

43 min

An inside look at the case that made national headlines in December 2019, when a Texas mother was found murdered after she and her newborn daughter disappeared. Andrea Canning reports.

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Devil's Bargain

19. Devil's Bargain

43 min

Family members and the lead investigators who cracked the Kelsey Berreth case speak out for the first time and take Andrea Canning inside the murder investigation

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Where Are The Children?

20. Where Are The Children?

43 min

An investigation into the case of two missing Idaho children making national headlines. The trail leads Keith Morrison to Hawaii in search of their mother and her new husband.

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The Woman Who Couldn't Scream

21. The Woman Who Couldn't Scream

43 min

When grad student Katie Sepich is murdered, her killer leaves behind his DNA. The Sepich family fights for both justice and to get the law on DNA collection changed. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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The House on the Hill

22. The House on the Hill

43 min

Karl Karlsen’s wife dies in a house fire. Then his prized horses die in a fire. And his son dies in an apparent accident. How can one man can be so unlucky? Andrea Canning reports.

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The Perfect Guy

23. The Perfect Guy

43 min

A fugitive steals millions of dollars by conning numerous women and businesses over 25 years. Will law enforcement finally be able to catch him? Andrea Canning reports.

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The Black Box

24. The Black Box

43 min

A coroner arrives at the scene of a car wreck to find a woman dead. He becomes suspicious when he notices unusual markings on her face. Was her death really an accident? Andrea Canning reports.

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The Ranch

25. The Ranch

43 min

Three siblings’ lives change when their father is taken hostage in an orchestrated abduction. For the first time, they open up to Keith Morrison about their ordeal and its stunning conclusion.

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Return to The Lonely Road

26. Return to The Lonely Road

43 min

A decades-long quest to find the truth in a young woman's mysterious death ends with a dramatic courtroom decision. The man at the center of it all tells his story to Dennis Murphy.

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The Road Trip

27. The Road Trip

43 min

When Dr. Teresa Sievers is found murdered in her kitchen, detectives struggle to find any leads until an unexpected tip changes everything. Dennis Murphy reports.

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A Villainous Plan

28. A Villainous Plan

43 min

A Connecticut bank executive is targeted by criminals who force him to rob his own bank. Dennis Murphy reports.

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Mystery on the Jordan River

29. Mystery on the Jordan River

43 min

A former foster child now in the home of her case worker, goes missing with a note saying she ran away. Dennis Murphy reports.

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The House

30. The House

43 min

A former FBI agent is murdered at his house, and as police dig into his past, they begin to think the key to solving the mystery might be quite close to home. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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Before Daylight

31. Before Daylight

43 min

A college student is found murdered and investigators are left with no answers in sight. As police search for the truth, they are stunned to learn who might be involved. Keith Morrison reports.

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What Happened to the Children?

32. What Happened to the Children?

43 min

Exclusive interviews with close family members of Lori Vallow, the Idaho mother charged with deserting her children, Tylee and JJ, who have not been seen since September. Keith Morrison reports.

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Unbreakable

33. Unbreakable

43 min

The story of Rebecca Musser vs. FLDS leader and notorious FBI fugitive Warren Jeffs. Rebecca opens up to Keith Morrison about life in the church and why she decided to leave the denomination.

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Finding Sarah Goode

34. Finding Sarah Goode

43 min

A tight-knit Long Island family goes to extraordinary lengths to find their missing sister. Andrea Canning reports.

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Mystery in Big Sky Country

35. Mystery in Big Sky Country

43 min

When Bryan Rein, a young Montana veterinarian, is found dead at his home with a gun nearby, police quickly discover there is more to the case than meets the eye. Keith Morrison reports.

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Before Midnight

36. Before Midnight

43 min

A successful businesswoman and mother of three is found shot in her office; the investigation into her death leaves a family divided. Keith Morrison reports

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Before the Storm

37. Before the Storm

43 min

A mother of two who vanishes during a storm turns out to be a victim of something sinister. Dennis Murphy reports.

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Endgame

38. Endgame

43 min

A man calls 911 after his estranged wife is found unconscious in the bathtub. Soon after the mysterious death, loved ones suspect what happened was no accident. Andrea Canning reports.

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The Playbook

39. The Playbook

43 min

Lester Holt investigates the government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic and asks if better preparation could have saved lives.

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The Long Road to Freedom

40. The Long Road to Freedom

43 min

Two Tulsa, Oklahoma brothers fight for more than 20 years to prove their innocence after they were each wrongfully convicted for separate murders. Craig Melvin reports.

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What Happened to JJ and Tylee

41. What Happened to JJ and Tylee

43 min

Lori Vallow’s former best friend speaks to Keith Morrison following the discovery of the remains of Vallow’s children JJ and Tylee on husband Chad Daybell’s property.

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The Secret Keepers

42. The Secret Keepers

43 min

A 59-year-old father is found dead in his home, they assume it's related to his ongoing health issues. But then, the coroner reveals he didn’t die of natural causes. Keith Morrison reports.

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Disappearance of Tara Grinstead

43. Disappearance of Tara Grinstead

43 min

Andrea Canning reports on the latest developments in the case of Georgia teacher and former beauty queen Tara Grinstead who vanished nearly 15 years ago.

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Vanished

44. Vanished

43 min

After a nursing student vanishes from the hospital parking lot in the middle of her shift, investigators track security footage and her cell phone to get to the truth. Keith Morrison reports.

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A Sister's Search

45. A Sister's Search

43 min

When actress Aasha Davis and her sister Lesley move to Hollywood, things appear to be going well. But just as Aasha’s star is rising, Lesley suddenly vanishes. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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The Good Husband

46. The Good Husband

43 min

Police suspect natural causes as they investigate a man's death, until they they uncover a love triangle that turns the tragedy into a tangled mystery. Andrea Canning reports.

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The Day Jennifer Disappeared

47. The Day Jennifer Disappeared

43 min

The latest in the case of Jennifer Dulos. In his first network interview, the lead investigator reveals new details to Dennis Murphy of what happened the day the Connecticut mother disappeared.

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Family Business

48. Family Business

43 min

An explosion in a rice field in Colusa County, California kills the manager of a multi-million dollar farm. Police soon discover his death was no accident. Keith Morrison reports.

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Twisted in Texas

49. Twisted in Texas

43 min

A woman falls in love with a successful doctor, but when the relationship ends things take a turn when she learns she might be the target of a murder-for-hire plot. Andrea Canning reports.

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In Cold Blood

50. In Cold Blood

43 min

A firefighter returns home after a long shift to find a disturbingly violent scene and his wife unresponsive in their bedroom. What could have happened? Andrea Canning reports.

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Angels & Demons

51. Angels & Demons

43 min

Multiple mysterious deaths occur inside a traveling commune, spurring a decade-long investigation that uncovers deadly and devastating secrets. Dennis Murphy reports.

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Twisted

52. Twisted

43 min

An Iowa mother, home alone with her three children, is attacked. The confrontation turns fatal. But is the truth more twisted than anyone could imagine? Dennis Murphy reports.

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Shining Star

53. Shining Star

43 min

A criminal defense attorney is found brutally murdered in her office after working late. The search for the killer takes investigators down a strange and unexpected road. Dennis Murphy reports.

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Life Inside

54. Life Inside

43 min

Lester Holt spends two nights locked up and embedded inside the largest maximum security prison in America, the notorious Louisiana State Penitentiary, also known as Angola.

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Mystery in Orange County

55. Mystery in Orange County

43 min

An Army veteran disappears in Southern California. Massive searches turn up nothing, but detectives do find a clue: a cryptic 911 call that helps uncover the truth. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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Death in the Driveway

56. Death in the Driveway

43 min

When police find a prominent lawyer dead and his girlfriend bound in duct tape, their investigation leads to an overwhelming list of potential suspects. Andrea Canning reports.

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Secret Lives

57. Secret Lives

43 min

When a wife and mother of three disappears, police comb through her online presence to see if they can find any clues about what happened to her. Andrea Canning reports.

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The Rise and Fall of Oscar Pistorius

58. The Rise and Fall of Oscar Pistorius

43 min

International celebrity Oscar Pistorius shoots and kills his girlfriend. When police arrive he says he acted in self-defense, as he believed he was firing at an intruder. Keith Morrison reports.

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And Then There Were Three

59. And Then There Were Three

43 min

Days before Christmas, a high school senior is found dead in her car after visiting the mall. It would take almost 40 years for investigators to identify her killer. Dennis Murphy reports.

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Secrets from the Grave

60. Secrets from the Grave

43 min

A suspicious house fire in Ohio sparks an investigation into a supposed suicide 24 years earlier. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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Trouble at the 7-11 Ranch

61. Trouble at the 7-11 Ranch

43 min

When a Colorado rancher mysteriously disappears, his friends know something isn’t right and spend years fighting for answers. Josh Mankiewicz reports.

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