In the Middle of the Night

Lee Gilley, a Houston entrepreneur accused of murdering his wife and unborn child, seeks asylum in Italy after cutting off his ankle monitor and fleeing the U.S. Now questions loom about when, or if, he'll be extradited back to Texas to stand trial. In the run-up to the retrial o ...  Show more

Andrea Canning sits down with Dateline producers Carol Gable and Haylee Barber to discuss Craig Melvin’s latest episode, “In the Matter of Alex Murdaugh.” In June of 2021, the wife and son of prominent South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh were found shot to death in the back of ...  Show more

On August 2nd, 2012, twelve year old Tia Sharp went missing after supposedly traveling by train to meet up with some friends for the day. She is due back home in the evening evening, but she never arrived. What followed her disappearance was one of the most publicized search camp ...  Show more

On a brutally cold winter night in 1984, a young woman is found viciously murdered on the side of a rural Wisconsin driveway. The victim, Traci Hammerberg, had been out with friends for a night of drinking and partying. What happened? Detectives initially have plenty of suspects, ...  Show more

When a 79-year-old woman is found shot to death in her own home, investigators initially suspect her long-time husband and a violent neighbor with a penchant for threats. But shell casings recovered at the scene and a high-tech database reveal the killer to be the last person any ...  Show more

Bloomsbury is the epitome of small-town America. When Monica Massaro is found viciously murdered in her home, it rocks this town to its core. A tip comes in from 300 miles away to help police hunt down the killer, and the results leave residents shaken.Season 1, Episode 11 origin ...  Show more