Episode
Dateline: A Little Patch of Perfect
Overview
After Gary "Big Daddy" Farris mysteriously disappears, his family discovers his remains on their sprawling 10-acre estate. An investigation reveals a family deeply divided by jealousy and greed, but did one of them kill Big Daddy?
Details
- Series
- Dateline
- Season
- Season 33
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2025-01-17
- Runtime
- 84 min
Episode context
A Little Patch of Perfect is Episode 11 in Season 33 of Dateline. It aired on 2025-01-17. The runtime is 84 min.
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