Dateline

Recent Stories

Latest updates, analysis, and insights from Dateline.

My brother-in-law called from his business trip and asked me to water his plants. But when I unlocked his house, I found his frail, delirious niece curled up in a filthy spare room — and beside her was something that exposed the horrifying truth.

May 07, 2026

My brother-in-law called from his business trip and asked me to water his plants. But when I unlocked his house, I found his frail, delirious niece curled up in a filthy spare room — and beside her was something that exposed the horrifying truth.

She Stumbled on the Kitchen Floor—Her 7-Year-Old Son Dialed Her Ex Instead of 911, and Everything Changed

Jun 01, 2026

She Stumbled on the Kitchen Floor—Her 7-Year-Old Son Dialed Her Ex Instead of 911, and Everything Changed

Hundreds of people watched... but only one little girl had the courage to move.

Jun 08, 2026

Hundreds of people watched... but only one little girl had the courage to move.

My six-year-old nephew dragged his broken leg across seven blocks of pavement to reach my porch, with his starving three-year-old sister clinging to his shirt.

Jul 08, 2026

My six-year-old nephew dragged his broken leg across seven blocks of pavement to reach my porch, with his starving three-year-old sister clinging to his shirt.

"My husband said goodnight after poisoning my son and me with a plate of chicken in green sauce, picked up his phone, and whispered, “It’s done… soon you’ll both be gone.” And I, lying on the floor, didn’t even dare to breathe.

Jun 20, 2026

"My husband said goodnight after poisoning my son and me with a plate of chicken in green sauce, picked up his phone, and whispered, “It’s done… soon you’ll both be gone.” And I, lying on the floor, didn’t even dare to breathe.

At sixteen, I hit the dining-room floor after my stepmother Margot jerked my chair backward because I refused to transfer my college fund to her son. I could no longer feel my right leg.

May 10, 2026

At sixteen, I hit the dining-room floor after my stepmother Margot jerked my chair backward because I refused to transfer my college fund to her son. I could no longer feel my right leg.

I never told my in-laws that I am the daughter of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. When I was seven months pregnant, they forced me to cook the entire Christmas dinner alone.

May 08, 2026

I never told my in-laws that I am the daughter of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. When I was seven months pregnant, they forced me to cook the entire Christmas dinner alone.

I came back for some confidential documents and found my 8-month pregnant wife kneeling, crying while washing my mother's feet.

Jul 11, 2026

I came back for some confidential documents and found my 8-month pregnant wife kneeling, crying while washing my mother's feet.

The mahogany desk was immaculate, save for the single, heavy leather-bound journal that sat before Evelyn.

May 20, 2026

The mahogany desk was immaculate, save for the single, heavy leather-bound journal that sat before Evelyn.

A 7-year-old girl dragged a sled carrying two babies through a deadly blizzard to reach my fortified iron gates. Her lips were blue, her hands locked around the rope.

Jul 17, 2026

A 7-year-old girl dragged a sled carrying two babies through a deadly blizzard to reach my fortified iron gates. Her lips were blue, her hands locked around the rope.

came home to visit my elderly mother, but when I offered to help bathe her, she shrank back in terror. “Please… don’t take off my coat,” she pleaded, her body trembling.

Jul 14, 2026

came home to visit my elderly mother, but when I offered to help bathe her, she shrank back in terror. “Please… don’t take off my coat,” she pleaded, her body trembling.

"A 7-year-old girl called 911 at 2:17 a.m. because her mother hadn't returned home. When the police entered that dark apartment, the entire neighborhood stopped talking about child abandonment and started talking about terror. Rain hammered the apartment roof hard enough to rattle the dispatch center windows, and the emergency line carried a thin wash of static.

Apr 29, 2026

"A 7-year-old girl called 911 at 2:17 a.m. because her mother hadn't returned home. When the police entered that dark apartment, the entire neighborhood stopped talking about child abandonment and started talking about terror. Rain hammered the apartment roof hard enough to rattle the dispatch center windows, and the emergency line carried a thin wash of static.