Midnight. Witches cackle softly over a bubbling cauldron in the middle of an otherwise peaceful corn field as the unflappable Keith Morrison travels to Iowa-to a small town stricken with the cultural wave of satanic panic! Nope. That's not what happens at all, even though with a title this dark and mysterious anything is possible! Welcome to the BLACK CANDLE CONFESSION, where a cold case becomes red hot after 25 years of wondering who killed the handsome hometown bartender with the biceps. A little girl's innocent slumber party became something out of a horror movie, a slightly fishy Long John Silvers alibi, a fellow with a truly explosive story (more than one, actually) and corn belt Keith are just a few of the reasons this Dateline is one for the books. So get your flow charts ready and enjoy this very, very, very, very special episode of A Date with Dateline!
Official Description from NBCU: 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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The Black Candle Confession S.28 Ep.15

Kimberly and Katie are professional true crime TV experts with no formal training but evidence lockers filled with snark and uninformed opinions. Katie watches Dateline in hopes to learn how to prevent her new husband from murdering her for the life insurance money, and Kimberly watches so she’ll know what to say when Keith Morrison interviews her about her best friend Katie’s murder.

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Mr. Mankiewicz is heading to Canada, eh! He’s bundled up on the Polar Bear Express and heading where the sun don’t shine to report on a case that shockingly took “a woman of a certain age” amount of years to solve! If you already thought that Sir Manky with the Hanky was cool as moose, wait until you hear how he’s down with OPP whilst simultaneously explaining genetic genealogy and breaking down the intricacies of Egyptian politics and bottled water that complicate this crime. The man can do it all! Grab your Tim Horton’s cruller and gas up your snowmobile for EVIL WALKED THROUGH THE DOOR! Soory not sooory!
Official Description from NBCU: Two murders in Toronto ignite an investigation that spans four decades; breakthroughs in investigative genetic genealogy help crack the case. Josh Mankiewicz reports. 

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Evil Walked Through the Door S.32 Ep.36

This week is full of surprises! Fantastic new DATELINE correspondent Blayne Alexander doesn't pull any punches asking the tough questions! Jake returns as a special guest host of the podcast! And a man with possibly no eyebrows has done a truly dastardly thing in Pennsylvania. Beloved wife and mother Joy Hibbs was murdered and her house set ablaze in 1991. Her husband and children would spend the next 30 years seeking JUSTICE FOR JOY. Jake and Katie get riled up and reHash some important tissues from the case like: troubled teens in the dust bowl states, a different green deal going very brown frown and some very questionable police work from a very leaky township. Please enjoy this very special episode of A DATE WITH DATELINE:It 's Dru...please say it's not about the Drugs.
Official Description from NBCU: When Joy Hibbs is found dead in a fire, an autopsy shows she was murdered beforehand. The case went cold for years, until decades later, a shocking secret is revealed. Blayne Alexander reports.

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Justice for Joy S.32 Ep.35

Never has a Dateline update had such a wild gravel ride of an update! There’s an unforgettable trial filled with a Jenga tower, sizzle and some debatable steak, and lots of pencils. Oh, that's all...you say? Well how about a BENNY HILL HAMBURGLAR PRISON ESCAPE!  Kimberly and Katie are breaking it down step by step, or rather slip by slip. Oh, and we’ve also got the return of legendary Teal the Costa Rican Beach Philosopher Spicoli! So grab your yoga mat because you definitely can’t fly internationally without it, and join K & K and Our Lean King Mr. Keith Morrison for THE NIGHT TIME STOPPED!

Official Description from NBCU: New details in the murder case of a professional cyclist; interview with the plastic surgeon who convicted murderer sought out while on the run. Keith Morrison reports.

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The Night Time Stopped S.32 Ep.34

Andrea Canning is again proving herself do be one of Dateline's bravest correspondents. We have seen her perilously hung off the side of a mountain, draping a giant python around her shoulders, but now in THE PERFECT LIFE, she has suffered through yet another dramatic interview with Remy Ramsaran. You might remember Remy from back in 2018’s episode Secret Lives, as the overly enthusiastic marathon runner who was proudly having a secret affair with his wife’s best friend. The new 2024 version of Remy is a screaming, rabid, sweaty Mr. Corporate America who thinks doing time is HILARIOUS. Or so he claims. This is one of the most memorable cases Kimberly and Katie have ever covered and not even they were prepared for this new bats in the belfry update episode.  We all owe you a debt of gratitude for your service, Ms. Canning. 
Original Description from NBCU: A mystery looms over a small New York town when a woman is murdered and a stunning secret is exposed; more than a decade later, new developments lead to an unexpected conclusion. Andrea Canning reports.
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The Perfect Life S.32 Ep.27

Dateline brings our favorite gumshoe Dennis Murphy back for a third week in a row! This time to a Target parking lot in Georgia where the heartbreaking murder of a young mom has occurred during a child custody swap. And just as shocking as the crime itself... this time it may actually NOT be the husband! Kimberly and Katie, of course, have many questions. Are things getting sudsy and sexy at the local car wash? Is there anywhere in America that you can wear a terrible fake mustache and wig and NOT be made fun of by a teenager? Is Wendy's ever a good alibi? Grab a frostie and settle in for some answers because it’s time for DEADLY SWAP!  
Official Description from NBCU: A young mother is gunned down in broad daylight by a murderer in disguise. Dennis Murphy reports. 
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The Black Candle Confession S.28 Ep.15

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