Episode
Dateline: The Waiting Car
Overview
Lead detectives in the murder investigation of University of Utah student MacKenzie Lueck speak exclusively to Keith Morrison about the case that made national headlines.
Details
- Series
- Dateline
- Season
- Season 29
- Episode
- Episode 36
- Air date
- 2021-03-25
- Runtime
- 40 min
Episode context
The Waiting Car is Episode 36 in Season 29 of Dateline. It aired on 2021-03-25. The runtime is 40 min.
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