Episode
Dateline: The Trap
Overview
Interviews with former journalist Amanda Lindhout and the undercover agent who spearheaded the international manhunt for the individual responsible for her 2008 kidnapping and torture in Somalia.
Details
- Series
- Dateline
- Season
- Season 27
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 2019-01-13
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The Trap is Episode 15 in Season 27 of Dateline. It aired on 2019-01-13. The runtime is 43 min.
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