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Thirteen-year-old Thad Phillips fell asleep on his couch—and woke up in a nightmare. Trapped in a decaying house with a smiling teen and sinister intentions, he would spend two harrowing days fighting to survive when all hope seemed lost.Get commercial free access to over a decad ...  Show more

James Rackover looked like someone who had it all. He had style, status, and a last name that carried weight. But the truth behind the image was darker. When a man goes missing after a night in Manhattan, investigators start to uncover the kind of past James hoped no one would fi ...  Show more

In this Dateline classic, a romantic getaway on a boat turns tragic when a young wife & mother is lost at sea. The case goes cold for years — until a model with a checkered past goes undercover. Josh Mankiewicz reports. Originally aired on NBC on November 20, 2015.

George Smith was on his honeymoon with his new bride Jennifer in 2005. They were on a 12 day Mediterranean cruise aboard a Royal Caribbean ship. George and Jennifer had met a few new friends in the first several days of the cruise. They were partying hard and living it up. But in ...  Show more

Captain George Pollard Jr. was just 29 years old when his whaling vessel, the Essex, met with disaster. As the hapless crew struggled (and largely failed) to survive their horrific time at sea, they encountered starvation, madness, exposure and some fates arguably worse than deat ...  Show more

The Coulthurst family lived in Washington state and came from a long line of fisherman. In 1982, John and Sally Coulthurst purchased an $800,000 fishing boat that was anchored in Craig, Alaska. They tapped their son Mark as the co-owner and skipper of the boat. Mark, his wife Ire ...  Show more