Dateline: Missing In America

Josh Mankiewicz

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Booking Overview

An investigative true-crime documentary series focused on unresolved missing-person cases, typically featuring interviews with relatives, investigators, advocates, and others directly connected to the cases. Agencies could credibly represent missing-person advocates, retired law-enforcement investigators, MMIW advocates, and family members with relevant case expertise, but booking is highly selective because guests must have a direct connection to a compelling case under editorial consideration.

Metrics

Episodes: 33

Frequency: Irregular

Rating: 4.4/5.0

Estimated listeners: 10k-100k

Gender skew: Female

Location: USA

Contact Information

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Host

Josh Mankiewicz - NBC News correspondent and longtime Dateline correspondent known for reporting on criminal investigations, missing-person cases, and complex true-crime stories.

Booking Intelligence

Booking Requirements

high
Typical Credentials:  
Direct involvement in a compelling missing-person case, substantial experience investigating such cases, or established advocacy for missing and murdered people and their families.
Required Achievements:  
Long-term advocacy for missing-person families, Professional experience in law enforcement or investigations, Direct participation in an ongoing search or case

Recent Guest Discussions

Raven Payment - Advocacy For Missing And Murdered Indigenous People And Guidance For Families Seeking Answers.

Nan Trogdon - Investigative Lessons And The Ongoing Search For Answers In Missing-person Cases.

Colleen Nick - Long-term Advocacy And The Continuing Effort To Bring A Missing Loved One Home.

Rachel Barth - Lessons Learned From The Search For A Missing Loved One And Guidance For Others Facing A Similar Situation.

Sue Quackenbush - The Ongoing Search For Answers And The Continuing Efforts Of Families Of Missing People.

Recent Topics

Missing Persons, True Crime, Criminal Investigations, Cold Cases, Victim Advocacy

Episodes

Here's the recent few episodes on
Dateline: Missing In America
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Secrets In Big Sky Country

August 03, 2026

On June 5, 2017, 20-year-old Ashley Loring Heavy Runner reportedly went to a couple of house parties on the Blackfeet Indian Reservation in Browning, Montana. The next day, she and her sister Kimberly Loring messaged each other on Facebook. That is the last time anyone in Ashley’s family has heard from her. Dateline's Josh Mankiewicz talks with Kimberly Loring, Montana Free Press reporter Nora Mabie, and Haley Omeasoo, Ashley’s high school classmate and founder of Ohkomi Forensics, about the ...

The Day Zelig Vanished

July 27, 2026

On October 3, 2024, 28-year-old Broadway performer Zelig Williams disappeared from Columbia, South Carolina. He was last seen by his mother, Kathy Williams, when he left her house around 9:50 that morning. After he failed to return home, Kathy filed a missing person’s report with the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. The next night, Zelig’s car was discovered at the Palmetto Trailhead with some of his belongings inside. Despite extensive searches, no trace of Zelig has been found, and the...

An all-new season of ‘Dateline: Missing In America’

July 20, 2026

Dateline: Missing In America returns for Season 5 with six all-new episodes and compelling cases. Correspondent Josh Mankiewicz reports on missing person cases brought to our 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...

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