Episode
Dateline: Mommy Doomsday
Overview
Exclusive new interviews and details on the deaths surrounding Chad and Lori Vallow Daybell, a case Keith Morrison has been on since it drew national attention after Lori’s children disappeared.
Details
- Series
- Dateline
- Season
- Season 29
- Episode
- Episode 37
- Air date
- 2021-03-26
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Mommy Doomsday is Episode 37 in Season 29 of Dateline. It aired on 2021-03-26. The runtime is 43 min.
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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.
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