Episode
Dateline: Deadly Obsession
Overview
Mike Sisco and his fiancé Karen Harkness are found shot to death in their Topeka duplex in 2002. A years-long search for the killer and three criminal trials over two decades reveals strained dynamics within one victim’s family.
Details
- Series
- Dateline
- Season
- Season 33
- Episode
- Episode 21
- Air date
- 2025-04-04
- Runtime
- 83 min
Episode context
Deadly Obsession is Episode 21 in Season 33 of Dateline. It aired on 2025-04-04. The runtime is 83 min.
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