The BEST episodes of Dateline NBC season 30
Every episode of Dateline NBC season 30, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of Dateline NBC season 30!
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#1 - Evil Paid a Visit
Season 30 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/21/2022
A Connecticut mother speaks out about her fight to keep her assailant from walking free.
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#2 - After the Dance
Season 30 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/28/2022
Fort Worth, Texas, investigators desperately search for answers after a 17-year-old high school student is kidnapped and murdered following a Valentine’s Day dance. Josh Mankiewicz reports.
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#3 - Echoes in the Canyon
Season 30 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/25/2022
When a Colorado mother vanishes on Mother’s Day in 2020, investigators are left with minimal clues until a recording device exposes a potential motive. Keith Morrison reports.
#4 - The Real Thing About Pam
Season 30 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/15/2022
New interviews reveal the latest twists and turns in the case of Pam Hupp, charged in the murder of her close friend Betsy Faria; Betsy's daughter, as well as the prosecutor behind the wrongful conviction of Betsy's husband speak out.
#5 - The Bridge
Season 30 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2021
A family’s search for answers in the 2014 disappearance of 28-year-old Fayetteville, North Carolina construction worker James Chambers. Andrea Canning reports.
#6 - The Doomsday Files
Season 30 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2021
New evidence, exclusive interviews, and an in-depth look at Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell, the Idaho couple charged in the murders of Lori’s children JJ & Tylee. Keith Morrison reports.
#7 - Venom
Season 30 - Episode 16 - Aired 3/4/2022
When a snake breeder is found dead, first responders initially believe his missing anaconda could be to blame. But the investigation reveals a sinister betrayal. Andrea Canning reports.
#8 - Amber Heard: After the Verdict
Season 30 - Episode 30 - Aired 6/17/2022
Amber Heard sits down with NBC News’ Savannah Guthrie in her first interview since the defamation trial brought by her ex-husband Johnny Depp.
#9 - What Happened to Anton Black?
Season 30 - Episode 31 - Aired 8/5/2022
When 19-year-old Anton Black dies while being taken into police custody, the community seeks justice; a yearlong "Dateline" investigation looks at the officer at the center of the case and missed warning signs.
#10 - Hit List
Season 30 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/1/2022
New details emerge in an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting a former NYC cop's husband.
#11 - The Secrets of Nygard Cay
Season 30 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/10/2021
An investigation into allegations against fashion mogul Peter Nygard, accused of sex trafficking dozens of women over several decades, reveals new details in the case. Natalie Morales reports.
#12 - A Haunting Stretch of Road
Season 30 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/18/2022
Detectives in Washington D.C. discover a puzzling connection between two women who disappeared two decades apart; an investigation reveals a sinister secret hidden along one of the busiest stretches of interstate in the country.
#13 - The Undoing
Season 30 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/6/2022
After a woman is stabbed to death in her home, investigators uncover personal details that point to multiple suspects and possible motives. Josh Mankiewicz reports.
#14 - The Evil That Watches
Season 30 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2021
A triple murder divides a small town in Kentucky. As secrets come tumbling out, residents begin to wonder: How well do we really know our neighbors? Keith Morrison reports.
#15 - The Hands of a Killer
Season 30 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/8/2022
When former Arkansas State Senator Linda Collins is found fatally stabbed outside her home, detectives investigate if her murder is connected to her political career or her personal life; the victim's children speak out about the case
#16 - The Day the Music Died
Season 30 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/13/2022
After a prominent plastic surgeon is murdered in his Asheville, North Carolina home, investigators uncover a trail of clues pointing to an unlikely killer. Keith Morrison reports.
#17 - What Happened in Vegas
Season 30 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/14/2022
A chance encounter on the Pacific Coast Highway with a woman he first spoke to in a jail cell leads Keith Morrison to reexamine the mysterious death of Las Vegas casino magnate Ted Binion.
#18 - The Curious Case of Sherri Papini
Season 30 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/22/2022
In 2016, 22 days after Sherri Papini vanished from her home, she reappeared, claiming she’d been kidnapped. The detectives who cracked the case discuss the details with Keith Morrison.
#19 - Infamous
Season 30 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2021
Convicted murderer Drew Peterson speaks out about the murder of his third wife and the disappearance of his fourth wife in his first network TV interview in more than a decade; insiders close to the case speak out, including Stacy Peterson's sister.
#20 - In the Light of Day
Season 30 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/25/2022
A family gathering ends with one man dead, leading to more than a decade of questions — was it suicide or murder? Keith Morrison reports on the latest twist in the case.
#21 - Kill Switch
Season 30 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2021
A man goes overboard on a romantic sunrise cruise with his wife on Lake Coeur d'Alene in Idaho. Investigators begin to think his death may not have been an accident. Keith Morrison reports.
#22 - The Blue Blanket Mystery
Season 30 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/29/2022
After New Jersey mother Michelle Lodzinski reports that her 5-year-old son has vanished from a carnival, detectives embark on a decades-long investigation until a family member identifies a key piece of evidence pointing to a potential suspect.
#23 - The House on Shalimar Way
Season 30 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/20/2022
Insiders speak out about the latest developments in the suspicious death of a New York woman.
#24 - Horror at the Lake
Season 30 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2021
Investigators desperately search for a killer after Florida teacher Denise Hallowell is found murdered. Dennis Murphy reports.
#25 - Murder in the House of Gucci
Season 30 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/3/2021
New details expose how the Gucci family was undone by jealousy, backstabbing, and, ultimately, an act of murder; insiders, close to the fashion empire, speak out for the first time on network TV about the murder of a prominent family member;