
Anchored by Lester Holt, "Dateline" is NBC's signature newsmagazine, bringing viewers storytelling at its best by putting the pieces together to present the full picture of real-life events. NBC News correspondents cover compelling stories and issues of the day, ranging from mystery and crime to in-depth investigations and breaking-news events.
The discovery of a 19-year-old's car abandoned on a bridge in New Jersey turns into a missing person case that evolves into a months-long homicide investigation; police discover a plot involving money, close friends and a fatal betrayal.
When a young pregnant mother goes missing in Virginia, her family embarks on a frantic search, but the case eventually goes cold; years later, investigators speak with a woman who tells a harrowing story and may hold the key to solving the case.
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.
When a college student is found dead after a party, his mother gets the help of a new friend to get the case in front of a jury.