Episode
Dateline: A Promise to Helene
Overview
When college student Helene Pruszynski is found murdered, her case remains cold for nearly 40 years until a new detective uses an innovative method to catch the killer. Josh Mankiewicz reports.
Details
- Series
- Dateline
- Season
- Season 29
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2020-10-16
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
A Promise to Helene is Episode 9 in Season 29 of Dateline. It aired on 2020-10-16. The runtime is 43 min.
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