Episode
Dateline: The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore
Overview
A February nor'easter closes a Boston-area elementary school; when it reopens, 23-year-old teacher’s aide Sandra Birch more never returns and is found dead in her home days later. Investigators rule the death a suicide, but was it something far more sinister?
Details
- Series
- Dateline
- Season
- Season 33
- Episode
- Episode 34
- Air date
- 2025-09-19
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The Betrayal of Sandra Birchmore is Episode 34 in Season 33 of Dateline. It aired on 2025-09-19. The runtime is 43 min.
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