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Original Airdate: 2009-10-30

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Police race to save two lives when tragedy strikes a family on a summer outing; an old friend of the grieving husband suspects the tragedy was not an accident.

Original Airdate: 2009-10-23

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A cigarette butt is the key evidence in a 20-year-old murder case, but the victim herself helps close the case from beyond the grave.

Original Airdate: 2009-10-09

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Rape victims help capture the man accused of assaulting them.

Original Airdate: 2009-10-02

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The rescue of Jaycee Dugard 18 years after her kidnapping leads to questions of why the convicted rapist was not apprehended sooner; recent developments in the case.

The Michael Jackson Tapes

Original Airdate: 2009-09-25

Synopsis:

Recordings of conversations Michael Jackson had with Rabbi Shmuley Boteach about his fame, success and musical talent; Rabbi Boteach discusses the conversations and his new book.

Behind Closed Doors

Original Airdate: 2009-09-18

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Two separate cases of seemingly perfect marriages end in an unexpected death.

Original Airdate: 2009-09-11

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Investigating the shooting of a young teacher and her philandering husband that left their families and neighbors divided.

Original Airdate: 2009-09-07

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Interviews with Alex and Derek King, who confessed to killing their father in 2003 and were, at the time, two of the youngest children ever charged with murder and arson as adults.

Original Airdate: 2009-09-06

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Examining debt in the United States through the eyes of families driven to the brink of bankruptcy; helping women in Pakistan by building schools and a center for abused women; Tom Brokaw searches for the American character.

Original Airdate: 2009-09-04

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A Connecticut woman shares her story after being raped in her own home by a masked man, a crime that divided her community and the police force as well.

Original Airdate: 2009-08-31

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Detailing the final hours of former NFL quarterback Steve McNair.

Dose of Controversy

Original Airdate: 2009-08-30

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Matt Lauer explores the controversial link between vaccines and autism, interviewing a British doctor whose 1998 study first suggested a possible link and a pediatrician and expert on vaccines who speaks out on vaccine safety in the U.S.

Original Airdate: 2009-08-28

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Four years after a young groom vanished while on his honeymoon cruise in the Mediterranean, authorities are still searching for answers; an update on the case of financial adviser Marcus Schrenker, who attempted to fake his own death.

Original Airdate: 2009-08-24

Synopsis:

Police investigate what appears to be a fatal love triangle, arresting the victim's wife, although the victim's mistress failed to appear in court to give testimony.