Dateline’s The Ruse exposes the true story of Thomas Perez Jr.’s coerced false confession after his father vanished in 2018.

Lester Holt joins TODAY to discuss his new Dateline mystery called “The Ruse.” Holt talks about what makes this case so ...

"Dateline" is airing a special episode about Tom Perez. Here's everything you need to know to watch, live or later on, if you ...

Dateline NBC returned with a new episode, The Ruse, on December 5, 2025. The story goes back to a 2018 case that still makes ...

"Dateline" is airing a special episode about Tanna Togstad and Tim Mumbrue. Here's everything you need to know to watch, live or later on, if you missed it.

A new Dateline NBC episode, The Ruse, airs December 5, 2025. It examines a 2018 Fontana case involving a coerced false ...

When Tom Perez Sr. fails to return home after a trip to check the mail, Tom Jr. calls police — only to find himself the focus ...

Discover the 5 chilling details behind the Thomas Perez Sr. case as revealed on Dateline’s episode “The Ruse.” Learn how a ...

Among the tragic cases featured on Dateline is The Silhouette, which explains how a successful woman's life ended in the ...

It’s been 55 years since 18-year-old Robin Graham vanished in Los Angeles along the Hollywood Freeway.

Dateline: Unforgettable revisits a tragic case that went cold for decades but also helped change California law.

Rita Gutierrez-Garcia disappeared March 18, 2018 after enjoying a night out with relatives.