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The Best Episodes of Dateline Season 35

Every episode of Dateline Season 35 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Dateline Season 35!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Dateline Season 35 Episode 1 - The Family Plot
    7.6/10(28 votes)

    S35:E1

    In the summer of 2024, police respond to a 911 call in American Fork, Utah, to find Matt Restelli dead on the floor of his mother-in-law's house with multiple gunshot wounds. The case initially appears to be self-defense but soon becomes much more complicated.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dateline Season 35 Episode 2 - Unmasking the Monster
    7.5/10(24 votes)

    S35:E2

    A sexual assault survivor’s decades-long fight for justice takes an unexpected turn when her daughter helps reignite the case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dateline Season 35 Episode 3 - Heartless
    7.3/10(28 votes)

    S35:E3

    Talina Galloway disappears from Wagoner, Oklahoma, in April 2020, during the first weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic, after her roommate says Galloway tested positive for COVID and was instructed to quarantine. Nine months later, her remains are discovered one hundred miles away in Mena, Arkansas.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dateline Season 35 Episode 4 - The Betrayal of Kirby Carpenter
    7.3/10(17 votes)

    S35:E4

    Kirby Carpenter, a 36-year-old self-made millionaire who operates a precious metals and coin business, is found shot to death outside his home in Tippah County, Mississippi, in November 2022. Investigators initially suspect a robbery before turning their attention closer to home.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dateline Season 35 Episode 5 - Blindsided
    6.8/10(11 votes)

    S35:E5

    Brandon Boudreaux's family connections placed him at the center of the Lori Vallow and Chad Daybell case. Boudreaux survived when a gunman fired at him from a Jeep outside his home in Gilbert, Arizona, in 2019.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dateline Season 35 Episode 6 - The Orchard
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    S35:E6

    Tara Grinstead, a 30-year-old high school teacher, vanishes from her home in Ocilla, Georgia, in October 2005 and becomes one of the state’s most prominent missing-person investigations.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 35 Ratings Summary

"The Family Plot" is the best rated episode of Dateline season 35. It scored 7.6/10 from 28 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on September 25, 2026. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Unmasking the Monster".