Episode
Dateline: Secrets at the Sunshine Motel
Overview
The story of a successful realtor who was attacked and left for dead while showing a home in what looks like a murder-for-hire, and the authorities are left to question his business partners and family to determine a motive. Josh Mankiewicz reports.
Details
- Series
- Dateline
- Season
- Season 23
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 2015-02-13
Episode context
Secrets at the Sunshine Motel is Episode 21 in Season 23 of Dateline. It aired on 2015-02-13.
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