Dateline Originals - Introducing an all-new season of ‘Dateline: Missing In America’

Episode Date: July 20, 2026

Hey Dateline fans! As a bonus for you, we’re sharing the trailer for Season 5 of our award-winning podcast, Dateline: Missing In America, which returns with all-new episodes and compelling new cases.   Correspondent Josh Mankiewicz reports on missing person cases brought to Dateline’s attention by our social media followers. Each of the 6 episodes centers on one individual’s disappearance, told through the voices of those left behind. Listen closely. You could be the key to solving a mystery. Details shared by loved ones and investigators may spark a memory that could help bring answers.   Follow now to get each episode completely free beginning Monday, July 27. Or subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or DatelinePremium.com. Subscribers receive ad-free listening and early access to episodes. swap.fm/l/miafdtw Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

I can look at her picture and feel totally broken. They are the families of the missing in America. I was a nine-year-old kid. She disappeared seven days after my birthday. Sounds like a movie. Not real life. All of them waiting for their loved ones to come home. I tried to call him.

I couldn't get in contact with him. I remember my dad sitting by the phone, weeping, just waiting on it to ring. They're urgently hoping for. some answers. Right now, family members are continuing on with their own search. Anything come of any of those searches that point you in any particular direction? No, the only direction those searches point us into is foul play. Each episode of Dateline's award-winning series Missing in America tells the story of one missing person, in depth, through the voices of their families, their friends, and the investigators all desperate to find them.

We ended up reaching out to see if we can get ground penetrating radar. I use a lot of four-letter words, but quit and stop is not one of them. Listen carefully, because just one small detail could be the key to solving a mystery. The ignition had been messed with. The stereo was gone. And if you hear something, say something. Investigators want to know. I think trying to get the public come back to remember that day could break it open. You can allow her to go home. You can end this.

I'm Josh Mankewitz, and I hope you'll join me for season five of our original podcast series, Dateline Missing in America. Follow now to listen to the first episode on Monday, July 27th, wherever you get your podcasts. For ad-free listening and for early access to all Dateline podcasts, subscribe to Dateline podcasts. subscribe to Dateline Premium on Apple Podcasts, on Spotify, or at datelinepremium.com.