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The Worst Episodes of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered

Every episode of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered ranked from worst to best. Explore the Worst Episodes of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered!

Worst episode
S11E16 The Vow
5.49 votes
Best episode
S8E19 Angels & Demons
8.416 votes
Top season
Season 3
7.8avg
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12d 9h
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  1. #1 Worst Episode
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    Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 11 Episode 16 - The Vow
    5.4/10(9 votes)

    S11:E16

    Two tenacious sisters are determined to fulfill a promise to investigate the mystery surrounding their mother's death.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 11 Episode 8 - Manner of Death
    5.9/10(9 votes)

    S11:E8

    It was a mystery from day one: A young father’s life cut short. Matt Podolak's death was puzzling. The word poison kept coming up. Matt’s brother embarks on a long quest for the truth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 12 Episode 2 - The Story of Somebody
    6.0/10(9 votes)

    S12:E2

    When Courtney Copeland is shot and killed, his mother investigates whether police detectives did enough to try to solve the case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 11 Episode 23 - The Phony Rockefeller
    6.1/10(8 votes)

    S11:E23

    A high-society hustler with a flair for spinning lies, the con man known as Clark Rockefeller is accused of murder; to solve the mystery, cold-case detectives begin to retrace his steps along a decades-old trail of deceit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 12 Episode 9 - Dreams and Nightmares: The Meek Mill Story
    5.8/10(6 votes)

    S12:E9

    Rapper Meek Mill discusses controversies surrounding the criminal justice system, the parole system, wrongful convictions, challenges faced by law enforcement, alleged police abuse, and other topics.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 5 Episode 12 - The Disappearance of Debbie Hawk
    6.5/10(11 votes)

    S5:E12

    When Debbie Hawk vanished, her friends and family were left searching for answers. Investigators discovered that before she went missing, Debbie planned to reveal secrets. Police wondered if silencing her was a motive for murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 7 Episode 11 - Deadly Valentine
    6.7/10(15 votes)

    S7:E11

    For a day that ended so tragically, it started with roses. Nathan and Denise Leuthold had known each other since grade school. Together they built their family on faith, but in a flash, one of them was dead and the other was under suspicion.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 1 Episode 1 - House on the Lake
    6.7/10(14 votes)

    S1:E1

    A mom suddenly vanishes and a dad is under suspicion, but there was no body, weapon or eyewitness, and surprises cropped up along the way.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 11 Episode 11 - Life Inside
    6.2/10(6 votes)

    S11:E11

    Lester Holt spends two nights locked up and embedded inside the largest maximum-security prison in America.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 8 Episode 15 - What They Saw
    6.6/10(10 votes)

    S8:E15

    Detectives believed two young children witnessed the unthinkable, the brutal murder of their mother. The prosecution's case would be built around what they thought those kids observed, but was another version of events possible?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 9 Episode 37 - Secrets on the Emerald Coast
    6.7/10(11 votes)

    S9:E37

    Marie Carlson was radiant but behind the glow she hid a darkness. For a while, Marie drifted but, then, a pastor and his wife welcomed her into their lives. It was a spiritual awakening which made Marie’s disappearance all the more mysterious.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 7 Episode 24 - Along Came Jodi
    6.8/10(13 votes)

    S7:E24

    Jodi Arias and Travis Alexander had chemistry right from the start. Then he was killed, and she was arrested. The trial riveted millions, exposing Jodi's secrets. Yet, it did not solve one mystery: exactly who was this woman behind the veil of lies?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 1 Episode 15 - Mystery at Heath Bar Farm
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    S1:E15

    A popular teacher is savagely murdered in her home; there is an arrest, a trial, and a conviction, but when a bombshell comes in after the verdict, the convicted murderer is given a chance at freedom.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 5 Episode 6 - Return to Manitowoc County
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    S5:E6

    It's a gripping case that defies easy answers and Dateline has been following it for more than a decade. At the center, Steven Avery. He and his nephew were convicted of killing Teresa Halbach. Two sides. One truth. Who will you believe?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 10 Episode 14 - Secrets at Sunshine Motel
    6.8/10(12 votes)

    S10:E14

    Vern Holbrook, the owner of a thriving estate company and beloved patriarch of a family, fails to show up at a meeting with his daughter-in-law and she grows concerned.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 4 Episode 7 - Poison
    6.8/10(11 votes)

    S4:E7

    Larry McNabney had a thriving career and a wife he adored. Then he vanished. It was a mystery as twisted as they come. At its center: three lives tangled together in a love triangle, including one of them who was hiding a secret identity.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 5 Episode 8 - The Silhouette
    6.8/10(11 votes)

    S5:E8

    It was a marriage of opposites and yet somehow Debbie Kelly and Lars Itzo made it work. Then, Debbie was shot dead in the dark of night. Was her death a case of mistaken identity or the bloody end to a marriage gone bad?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 10 Episode 70 - Deadly Exposure
    6.6/10(7 votes)

    S10:E70

    Hundreds of Americans die every year from accidental carbon monoxide poisoning; according to police in Ohio, one of those deaths was no accident; if anyone knew how to use a deadly gas, it was their prime suspect.

    Director:Unknown
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  19. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 4 Episode 8 - Written in Blood
    6.8/10(10 votes)

    S4:E8

    When Karen Pannell was found stabbed to death, a message scrawled in blood seemed like a beacon that could lead detectives to her killer. But what exactly did it mean? It would take a dogged forensic specialist with a keen eye to unravel the mystery.

    Director:Unknown
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  20. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 10 Episode 8 - Fatal Attraction
    6.9/10(13 votes)

    S10:E8

    A top doctor known for saving lives found himself fighting for his own after he was poisoned. Investigators immediately started looking into the women in his life, wondering if one relationship was toxic.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 1 Episode 2 - Unimaginable
    6.7/10(8 votes)

    S1:E2

    Investigating whether a toddler left in the car for seven hours while his dad was at work was a heartbreaking accident or murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 8 Episode 7 - The Killing in Cobb County
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    S8:E7

    It is a story of obsession that boiled over into a brutal crime. Right away, one woman said she knew what happened. Yet, it took years to bring the alleged killer to trial and the verdict was far from the end of this case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 9 Episode 15 - Unspeakable
    6.9/10(12 votes)

    S9:E15

    Sandra and Jamie Melgar were high school sweethearts who were celebrating their 32nd anniversary. Then, the intimate evening turned deadly. To crack the case, investigators had to uncover the secrets of an illusion worthy of the great Houdini.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 10 Episode 45 - Facing the Music
    6.8/10(9 votes)

    S10:E45

    Twenty-five-year-old Christy Mirack always wanted to be a teacher. She was just getting her start when she was murdered. It took police twenty-five years to find her killer. Turns out, he was hiding in plain sight the whole time.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. Dateline: Secrets Uncovered Season 1 Episode 21 - The Last Dance
    6.7/10(7 votes)

    S1:E21

    A beloved kindergarten teacher and mother of two finds a new lease on life after shedding hundreds of pounds; when she suddenly vanishes from her home, investigators uncover a connection between her dramatic weight loss and mysterious disappearance.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Worst Episodes Summary

"The Vow" is the worst rated episode of Dateline: Secrets Uncovered. It scored 5.4/10 from 9 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on February 1, 2023. This episode scored 0.5 points lower than the second lowest rated, "Manner of Death".

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