Fri, Oct 9, 2015
Dateline NBC looks at the rape accusations against comedian Bill Cosby. It gathers twenty seven of his accusers for an group interview in which the woman discuss their assaults. She also interviews separately several Cosby accusers who came forward in 2005 but remained anonymous when they testified under oath.
Fri, Dec 11, 2015
Ohio, 2009: Ray Kotomski, a retired and divorced corrections officer, goes through marriage and children again. After separating from his wife, he is found in his home unconscious after drinking "something sweet." His wife decides to let him go after being in a coma for three days. Suicide? Or murder?
Sun, Jan 17, 2016
Michigan, 2014: Oncologist Farid Fata has a word-of-mouth reputation for being one of the best cancer doctors in the Detroit area. But, after years of other health care professionals questioning his aggressive treatment techniques, federal authorities step in. The 550+ victims of the 'death doctor' emerge.
Sun, Jan 24, 2016
Dateline updates the case of Eric Glisson who was convicted of a 1995 murder in the Bronx, along with five other people. He served nearly two decades in jail before being released because the sole witness against him was found to be unreliable. Since his release Glisson has tried to reconnect with his family, has welcomed the birth of a new baby daughter, and has filed a lawsuit against both the state and city of New York for his wrongful conviction.
Fri, Jan 29, 2016
USA, 2016: The Netflix 10-part documentary Making a Murderer (2015) catches fire as a binge-watching phenomenon. Dateline NBC (1992) investigated the case in 2005, but this updates the case with surprising information not included in the documentary. Includes interviews with a victim, a prosecutor and, Kathleen Zellner the defense attorney.
Sun, Jan 31, 2016
California, 2012: California boy Jason Harper is murdered in his home. His wife Julie and children go missing, until her attorney arranges for her to turn herself in almost two days after the murder. But she wasn't talking. Then she was called as a witness during the trial. She started talking.
Sun, Feb 7, 2016
Texas, 2014: In 1993 16-year-old Daniel Villegas confesses to a murder but later claims he's innocent. Ten years later his new father-in-law works on freeing him. His conviction was overturned in 2013 and he was released in January, 2014. This presents the bulk of the same story as on 10/16/15 but with new comments at the end.
Fri, Feb 12, 2016
Texas, 1999: Jamie Glenda Hart, a 21-year-old college student, is found dead in a ditch after being thrown alive out of a moving car. Family and friends are checked first, of course, but DNA rules out a boyfriend and a friend. As detectives struggle to find more leads, the perpetrator strikes again.
Sun, Feb 14, 2016
Virginia, 2003: Robert Davis, a special-needs individual, makes a false confession to a murder as a teenager. The detective questioning him is a family friend. He's convicted but, with the help of his court-appointed lawyer and the Northwestern University Innocence Project, he's granted clemency. Will a full pardon follow?
Fri, May 6, 2016
Utah, 2012: Annie Kasprzak, a former foster child now in the home of her case worker, goes missing with a note saying she ran away. Less than 24 hours later, her body is found in a nearby river. Her best friend was the last to see her alive and he says she had a boyfriend named LJ, unknown to her parents. The mysterious LJ may be the only lead the police have to her killer.
Sun, May 8, 2016
Georgia, 2011: Nique (Nicky) Leili, wife/mother/breadwinner, goes missing from her home. Her husband Matt has 21 surveillance cameras installed all around the house, but mysteriously only footage of Nique coming onto the porch was recorded. Was it a stranger? Or someone closer to home?