Episode
Dateline: Open Desert
Overview
When 16-year-old Britney Ujlaky disappears, a small town in Nevada bands together to track down a potential suspect - an unknown cowboy; Soon, their focus turns to someone much closer to Britney.
Details
- Series
- Dateline
- Season
- Season 32
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2023-12-07
- Runtime
- 40 min
Episode context
Open Desert is Episode 18 in Season 32 of Dateline. It aired on 2023-12-07. The runtime is 40 min.
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