Episode
Dateline: The Woman with No Name
Overview
Amateur internet investigators, new DNA technology and a dogged investigator help police find a killer – and identify a victim for years known only as "Lavender Doe."
Details
- Series
- Dateline
- Season
- Season 29
- Episode
- Episode 35
- Air date
- 2021-03-18
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The Woman with No Name is Episode 35 in Season 29 of Dateline. It aired on 2021-03-18. The runtime is 43 min.
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