
"Dateline" has been a staple of the newsmagazine genre since premiering in 1992. Given how long it's been on the air, the show has an extensive archive of in-depth news stories and investigative journalism. This syndicated version offers viewers another chance to watch some of the show's previous content, serving up real-life mysteries and in-depth investigations from the show's 20-plus years on the air. Cases involving murders and missing people are frequent topics on the series that has won multiple Emmys in the news and documentary category.

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.

A thump heard by the children in a Carlsbad, Calif., home is the first clue to a shocking mystery that involves some family secrets.

As detectives struggle to find leads in the murder of a college student, the perpetrator strikes again.

A nurse is gunned down in her home and detectives believe they have a clear suspect; as they delve deeper into the investigation new information leads them down a completely different path.