Episode
Dateline: Finding Rita
Overview
When a Colorado mother vanishes without a trace, the detective investigating her disappearance discovers a connection to a previous assault; for the first time on television, the survivor of that attack recounts her terrifying ordeal.
Details
- Series
- Dateline
- Season
- Season 31
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 2023-03-10
- Runtime
- 83 min
Episode context
Finding Rita is Episode 21 in Season 31 of Dateline. It aired on 2023-03-10. The runtime is 83 min.
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