Episode
Dateline: Return to the Early Shift
Overview
A Kentucky man is convicted of murdering his co-worker; the mystery is considered solved until a stunning disclosure, years later, turns the closed case upside down.
Details
- Series
- Dateline
- Season
- Season 27
- Episode
- Episode 41
- Air date
- 2019-06-28
Episode context
Return to the Early Shift is Episode 41 in Season 27 of Dateline. It aired on 2019-06-28.
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