{"id":8801,"date":"2026-07-20T16:20:35","date_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/?p=8801"},"modified":"2026-07-20T16:20:42","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T16:20:42","slug":"season-five-of-datelines-award-winning-podcast-dateline-missing-in-america-to-debut-july-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nbcuniversalnewsgroup.com\/nbcnews\/2026\/07\/20\/season-five-of-datelines-award-winning-podcast-dateline-missing-in-america-to-debut-july-27\/","title":{"rendered":"SEASON FIVE OF DATELINE\u2019S AWARD-WINNING PODCAST, \u201cDATELINE: MISSING IN AMERICA,\u201d TO DEBUT JULY 27"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Features Original Reporting by Dateline NBC Correspondent Josh Mankiewicz on Six Missing Person Cases<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0ul75j\/wfn75lnc\/csrbz6__;!!PIZeeW5wscynRQ!p5E6n7psTr8ZJadvqgU5jwUPHVPglpQw7cBvVP2LCTUmpRwb3RkruhwloTEiYWcoBKBKopsB0pYl2r1pkIYwofE$\"><strong><em>Click Here<\/em><\/strong><\/a><em><strong>\u00a0to Listen to the Trailer<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">July 20, 2026 \u2013 The fifth season of&nbsp;<em>Dateline NBC<\/em>\u2019s award-winning podcast series,&nbsp;<em>Dateline:&nbsp;Missing&nbsp;in&nbsp;America<\/em>, will debut on July 27, 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Reported by&nbsp;<em>Dateline<\/em>&nbsp;correspondent Josh Mankiewicz, each episode in the six-episode season features original reporting on mysterious missing person cases submitted by&nbsp;<em>Dateline&#8217;s<\/em>&nbsp;social media followers.&nbsp;Each episode covers one person\u2019s story as told by their loved ones left behind and provides listeners with a platform to share more&nbsp;information about the case.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Episode 1:\u00a0<strong>Zelig Williams<\/strong>, last seen October 2024 in Columbia, South Carolina.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Episode 2:\u00a0<strong>Ashley Loring Heavyrunner<\/strong>, last seen June 2017 in Browning, Montana.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Episode 3:\u00a0<strong>Cheryl Scherer<\/strong>, last seen April 1979 in Scott City, Missouri<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Episode 4:\u00a0<strong>Haleigh Murphy<\/strong>, last seen June 2023 in Round Rock, Texas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Episode 5:\u00a0<strong>Niqui McCown<\/strong>, last seen July 2001 in Richmond, Indiana<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Episode 6:\u00a0<strong>Bianca Carrasco<\/strong>, last seen May 2016 in San Antonio, Texas<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0ul75j\/wfn75lnc\/sksbz6__;!!PIZeeW5wscynRQ!p5E6n7psTr8ZJadvqgU5jwUPHVPglpQw7cBvVP2LCTUmpRwb3RkruhwloTEiYWcoBKBKopsB0pYl2r1pczm35go$\"><em>Click here<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;to subscribe<\/em>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first episode of the Webby-award winning series will be available for download and streaming on July 27, 2026, with subsequent episodes premiering each Monday for six weeks.&nbsp;Listeners can subscribe to&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0ul75j\/wfn75lnc\/8ctbz6__;!!PIZeeW5wscynRQ!p5E6n7psTr8ZJadvqgU5jwUPHVPglpQw7cBvVP2LCTUmpRwb3RkruhwloTEiYWcoBKBKopsB0pYl2r1ppcyTIGo$\"><em>Dateline Premium<\/em><\/a><em>&nbsp;<\/em>on Apple Podcasts and Spotify for ad-free listening and bonus content.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The podcast series extends&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0ul75j\/wfn75lnc\/o5tbz6__;!!PIZeeW5wscynRQ!p5E6n7psTr8ZJadvqgU5jwUPHVPglpQw7cBvVP2LCTUmpRwb3RkruhwloTEiYWcoBKBKopsB0pYl2r1peu_Ktsg$\"><em>Dateline\u2019s&nbsp;digital series<\/em><\/a>,&nbsp;<em>Dateline:&nbsp;Missing&nbsp;in&nbsp;America<\/em>, which has reported on hundreds of disappearances&nbsp;in&nbsp;the decade since its launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dateline<\/em>&nbsp;original podcasts have seen more than&nbsp;32&nbsp;million downloads in 2026. Season five of&nbsp;<em>Dateline: Missing in America<\/em>&nbsp;continues&nbsp;<em>Dateline<\/em>&#8216;s chart-topping podcast portfolio, which includes&nbsp;<em>The Thing About Pam<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Mommy Doomsday<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Deadly Mirage<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Murder in the Moonlight<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Mortal Sin<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Murder in Apartment 12<\/em>,&nbsp;<em>Murder in the Hollywood Hills<\/em>, and&nbsp;<em>The Girl in the Blue Mustang<\/em>, among others.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dateline:&nbsp;Missing&nbsp;in&nbsp;America&nbsp;<\/em>is a production of&nbsp;<em>Dateline<\/em>&nbsp;and NBC News. Bradley Davis is senior producer. Paul Ryan is executive producer and Liz Cole is senior executive producer of Dateline.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Catch up on seasons\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0ul75j\/wfn75lnc\/4xubz6__;!!PIZeeW5wscynRQ!p5E6n7psTr8ZJadvqgU5jwUPHVPglpQw7cBvVP2LCTUmpRwb3RkruhwloTEiYWcoBKBKopsB0pYl2r1pLXHHNzk$\">one<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0ul75j\/wfn75lnc\/kqvbz6__;!!PIZeeW5wscynRQ!p5E6n7psTr8ZJadvqgU5jwUPHVPglpQw7cBvVP2LCTUmpRwb3RkruhwloTEiYWcoBKBKopsB0pYl2r1ppLjSJRQ$\">two<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0ul75j\/wfn75lnc\/0iwbz6__;!!PIZeeW5wscynRQ!p5E6n7psTr8ZJadvqgU5jwUPHVPglpQw7cBvVP2LCTUmpRwb3RkruhwloTEiYWcoBKBKopsB0pYl2r1p8syw1uY$\">three<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/urldefense.com\/v3\/__https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/0ul75j\/wfn75lnc\/gbxbz6__;!!PIZeeW5wscynRQ!p5E6n7psTr8ZJadvqgU5jwUPHVPglpQw7cBvVP2LCTUmpRwb3RkruhwloTEiYWcoBKBKopsB0pYl2r1pZ1RKcTs$\">four<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<em>Dateline:\u00a0Missing\u00a0in\u00a0America<\/em>\u00a0now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>For more information, contact:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Liam Dahlborn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"mailto:Liam.Dahlborn@nbcuni.com\">Liam.Dahlborn@nbcuni.com<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">###<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Dateline NBC<\/em>\u00a0is one of the top true crime podcast brands, with its original podcast series collectively amassing over 200 million downloads since 2019. In addition to its chart-topping original podcasts and showcast, hundreds of hours of\u00a0<em>Dateline<\/em>\u00a0are available to stream and listen to on Peacock&#8217;s Dateline 24\/7 channel and across major streaming platforms. Now in its 34th season,\u00a0<em>Dateline NBC<\/em>\u00a0is the longest-running series in NBC primetime history, anchored by Lester Holt and featuring correspondents Blayne Alexander, Andrea Canning, Josh Mankiewicz, Keith Morrison and Dennis Murphy. Liz Cole is the senior executive producer and Paul Ryan is the executive producer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Features Original Reporting by Dateline NBC Correspondent Josh Mankiewicz on Six Missing Person Cases Click Here\u00a0to Listen to the Trailer July 20, 2026 \u2013 The fifth season of&nbsp;Dateline NBC\u2019s award-winning podcast series,&nbsp;Dateline:&nbsp;Missing&nbsp;in&nbsp;America, will debut on July 27, 2026. 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