Episode
Dateline: The Pink Skirt Plot
Overview
The murder of a young businessman in Old San Juan, Puerto Rico marks the start of a 15-year hunt and an international game of cat and mouse to find the killer. Natalie Morales reports.
Details
- Series
- Dateline
- Season
- Season 28
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2019-10-18
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The Pink Skirt Plot is Episode 4 in Season 28 of Dateline. It aired on 2019-10-18. The runtime is 43 min.
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