Episode
Dateline: Death Trap
Overview
The sister of a man who died after robbing a bank when a bomb that was placed around his neck detonated talks about the case.
Details
- Series
- Dateline
- Season
- Season 27
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2018-10-19
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Death Trap is Episode 4 in Season 27 of Dateline. It aired on 2018-10-19. The runtime is 43 min.
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