Dateline NBC returned with a new episode, The Ruse, on December 5, 2025. The story goes back to a 2018 case that still makes people pause and ask what actually happened.

A new Dateline NBC episode, The Ruse, airs December 5, 2025. It examines a 2018 Fontana case involving a coerced false confession. Airs on NBC; streams on Peacock.

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

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

Discover the shocking true story behind Dateline’s “The Farmer’s Wife,” detailing how Iowa farmer Ryan Cooper’s 2021 death, ...

Lester Holt reports on the 2018 investigation into the reported disappearance of Tom Perez Sr. in Fontana, California.

Read more about the death of a Traer, Iowa farmer named Ryan Cooper and the two Iowans who are spending life in prison for ...

The murder of Ryan Cooper, as portrayed in Dateline, shocked many when it was originally reported, and it continues to hang ...

To find out what happened, watch the full episode “The Farmer’s Wife,” which is available to watch on Peacock now. You can ...

In June 2021, Ryan took two bullets to the face while dozing off in his chair at home. When Cops showed up, they saw his wife, Karina Cooper, just sitting there with his body in their farmhouse. At ...