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DATELINE: Real Life Mysteries Season 5 Episodes

29 Episodes 2012 - 2012

Episode 1

Burning Suspicion

Thu, Mar 29, 2012 60 mins

A suspicious, deadly fire at a young couple's home sparks an investigation.

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Episode 2

Over the Edge

Thu, Jan 19, 2012 60 mins

A deadly fall from a cliff is investigated.

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Episode 3

Lost and Found

Thu, Jan 26, 2012 60 mins

The story of a kidnapped girl who was raised by her abductor and her search for her real family.

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Episode 4

Something About Susan

Thu, Mar 29, 2012 60 mins

A murder-for-hire scheme leads to the arrest of a wealthy Long Island mother of four.

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Episode 5

The Mystery of the Murdered Major

Fri, Aug 12, 2011 60 mins

A report on the murder of an Army major in July 2002.

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Episode 6

Something Wicked

Thu, Mar 29, 2012 60 mins

Murder-for-hire schemes set in motion by a business maven, a high-society socialite, a member of law enforcement and a newlywed are caught on tape.

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Episode 7

The Day She Disappeared

Fri, Aug 19, 2011 60 mins

Keith Morrison examines a missing-persons case in North Carolina that turned into a homicide investigation.

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Episode 8

The Player

Fri, Oct 28, 2011 60 mins

A double homicide involving a pro poker player is explored by reporter Keith Morrison.

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Episode 9

The Ballad of Mike and Dalia

Fri, Oct 14, 2011 60 mins

A wife's murder-for-hire plot against her husband is detailed.

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Episode 10

Ransom - Part 1

Fri, Sep 23, 2011 60 mins

Part 1 of 2. A report on the case of a housewife who claimed she was kidnapped from her multimillion-dollar oceanfront home in Florida.

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Episode 11

Ransom - Part 2

Fri, Sep 23, 2011 60 mins

Conclusion. A report on the case of a housewife who claimed she was kidnapped from her multimillion-dollar oceanfront home in Florida.

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Episode 12

Someone's Daughter - Part 1

Thu, Apr 12, 2012 60 mins

Part 1 of 2. Profiling a young detective facing personal and professional obstacles.

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Episode 13

Someone's Daughter - Part 2

Thu, Apr 12, 2012 60 mins

Conclusion. Profiling a young detective facing personal and professional obstacles.

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Episode 14

Someone Was Watching

Mon, Apr 9, 2012 60 mins

A young woman's observation of an unsettling moment in a neighbor's backyard divides a family and a jury.

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Episode 15

The Goldfinger Mystery

Fri, Jan 20, 2012 60 mins

Josh Mankiewicz zeros in on the fatal stabbing of a woman in a parking lot in Century City in Los Angeles. Her husband surfaces as a suspect, yet surveillance video proves he wasn't present at the crime scene.

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Episode 16

Secrets in a Small Town

Sun, Jan 8, 2012 60 mins

A mother's disappearance from a small town in Alabama is discussed.

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Episode 17

Crossing the Line

Fri, Nov 11, 2011 60 mins

Keith Morrison explores a fatal two-car collision in March 2009 in Montana that took the lives of a pregnant mother and her son. Yet the discovery of text messages leads some to believe there's more to the accident than meets the eye.

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Episode 18

Behind the Badge

Wed, Jun 22, 2011 60 mins

A policeman's wife is slain, and the case goes cold until a stranger emerges and re-energizes the investigation.

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Episode 19

The Edge

Fri, Mar 16, 2012 60 mins

Dennis Murphy investigates the shooting death of a husband and father in suburban Atlanta and tracks how an unexpected suspect surfaced in the case.

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Episode 20

Deadly Triangle

Fri, Dec 30, 2011 60 mins

Keith Morrison examines a love triangle involving a woman, her husband and her lover that ended with the stabbing death of the husband in 1985. The cold case warms up decades later, and one person is held to account for the slaying.

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Episode 21

The Secret, Part 1

Fri, Sep 30, 2011 60 mins

Part 1 of 2. Josh Mankiewicz explores the mysteries surrounding a missing New Mexico mechanic.

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Episode 22

The Secret, Part 2

Fri, Sep 30, 2011 60 mins

Conclusion. Josh Mankiewicz explores the mysteries surrounding a missing New Mexico mechanic.

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Episode 23

Strangers on a Train, Part 1

Fri, Oct 7, 2011 60 mins

Part 1 of 2. Keith Morrison reports on the vanishing of a South Carolina woman.

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Episode 24

Strangers on a Train, Part 2

Fri, Oct 7, 2011 60 mins

Conclusion. Keith Morrison reports on the vanishing of a South Carolina woman.

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Episode 25

Mystery on Blood Mountain

Fri, Aug 26, 2011 60 mins

Part 1 of 2. Dennis Murphy investigates the case of a young woman who disappeared in Georgia's Chattahoochee National Forest.

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Episode 26

Mystery on Blood Mountain

Fri, Aug 26, 2011 60 mins

Conclusion. Dennis Murphy investigates the case of a young woman who disappeared in Georgia's Chattahoochee National Forest.

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Episode 27

Deadly Retreat, Part 1

Fri, Oct 21, 2011 60 mins

Part 1 of 2. Chris Hansen examines the case of James Arthur Ray, a self-help guru and motivational speaker whose 2009 "Spiritual Warrior" retreat in Arizona resulted in the deaths of three people in a sweat-lodge exercise gone wrong.

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Episode 28

Deadly Retreat, Part 2

Fri, Oct 21, 2011 60 mins

Conclusion. Chris Hansen examines the case of James Arthur Ray, a self-help guru and motivational speaker whose 2009 "Spiritual Warrior" retreat in Arizona resulted in the deaths of three people in a sweat-lodge exercise gone wrong.

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Episode 29

The Night Before Halloween

Wed, Sep 14, 2011 60 mins

The 1984 murder of Robin Hoynes and the investigation that nabbed her killer are detailed.

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