Dateline: Secrets Uncovered - Season 12

First aired: 1/10/2024 17 episodes

Episodes

1. The Investigation

Aired: 1/10/2024

A Philadelphia murder reveals decades of misconduct in the city's criminal justice system and raises questions about whether police caught the right person.

2. The Story of Somebody

Aired: 1/17/2024

When Courtney Copeland is shot and killed, his mother investigates whether police detectives did enough to try to solve the case.

3. Recipe for Murder

Aired: 1/24/2024

Keith Morrison reports on a dramatic undercover operation in Palm Beach, FL, to save a wife and mother who has no idea she is in danger.

4. The Case of the Missing D.A.

Aired: 1/31/2024

A district attorney in Pennsylvania went missing in 2005 under mysterious circumstances seven years after he investigated sex-abuse allegations made against Penn State football coach Jerry Sandusky.

5. After the Party

Aired: 2/7/2024

Four years after a 28-year-old dies after hosting a New Year's Eve party, a jury must decide if it was suicide or murder.

6. Robert Durst: The Lost Years

Aired: 2/14/2024

Friends of accused murderer Robert Durst talk about his arrest in New Orleans and his previous whereabouts over 30 years.

7. Twisted Tale

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.

8. The Summer of Manson

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.

9. Dreams and Nightmares: The Meek Mill Story

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.

10. Broken Circle

Aired: 3/13/2024

An investigation of abuse allegations against one of the owners of the religious reform school Circle of Hope.

11. The Rise and Fall of Oscar Pistorius

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 that he was acting in self-defense.

12. Mystery on Horseshoe Drive

Aired: 3/27/2024

A man is shot and killed while picking up his daughter for a court-ordered visit.

13. Jonestown: An American Tragedy

Aired: 4/3/2024

An in-depth look at the journalists who exposed the dangers of cult leader Rev. Jim Jones.

14. Shattered Bonds

Aired: 4/10/2024

A car belonging to a missing man erupts in a blaze, leading to clues regarding his whereabouts.

15. The People v. OJ Simpson: What the Jury Never Heard

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.

16. The Call

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.

17. Secrets by the Bay

Aired: 5/1/2024

A San Diego mother suddenly vanishes in 2014; nearly two years later, her body is found in San Diego Bay, but medical examiners say she has only been dead for a month or two.