Episode
Dateline: Family Secrets
Overview
California, 2011: Chris Northam Sr. was shot twice in the warehouse of his business. The suspect list is large and includes angry investors, disgruntled employees and ex-lovers. The case stalls. Then someone comes forward with a bombshell.
Details
- Series
- Dateline
- Season
- Season 24
- Episode
- Episode 56
- Air date
- 2016-09-16
Episode context
Family Secrets is Episode 56 in Season 24 of Dateline. It aired on 2016-09-16.
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