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First Aired: January 19th, 1988
Status: Continuing
Network: CBS
Summary: This newsmagazine series investigates intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all aspects of the human experience. Over its long run, the show has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, driven the reopening — and resolution — of cold cases, and changed numerous lives. CBS News correspondents offer an in-depth look into each story, with the emphasis on solving the mystery at its heart.
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Season 31
Episode 1: The Widow on Solway Road
Air Date: September 30th, 2017
Summary: One woman, two husbands dead under strange circumstances - could she be that unlucky? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
Episode 2: Moment of Truth
Air Date: October 8th, 2017
Summary: A daughter hears her father's last words - can she help convict his killer?
Episode 3: Operation Murder
Air Date: October 15th, 2017
Summary: When two Texas doctors meet, it seems like true love -- but police say the couple had some unfinished business with their former partners.
Episode 4: Red Notice for Murder
Air Date: October 21st, 2017
Summary: A Brooklyn woman turns to a New York private eye for help tracking down a Russian beauty she believes robbed and killed her mother. Can they find her?
Episode 5: Storm of Suspicion
Air Date: October 28th, 2017
Summary: Texas mother Crystal McDowell vanished just before Hurricane Harvey hit the Houston area. "48 Hours" followed investigators on their search for the missing mom.
Episode 6: In the Name of Hate
Air Date: November 10th, 2018
Summary: A brilliant Ivy League student is murdered after he went to a California park with a former high school classmate. Was he killed because he was gay and Jewish? Correspondent Tracy Smith investigates.
Episode 7: Reality Kills
Air Date: November 11st, 2017
Summary: Was an Atlanta detective's investigation into an alleged rape and shooting death case influenced by cameras following her for a TV reality show? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
Episode 8: The Mysterious Death of Casey Kasem
Air Date: November 24th, 2018
Summary: Four years after his death, a family feud erupts over radio legend Casey Kasem, exactly how he died and who was responsible -- an estate that could be worth $100 million is at stake. "48 Hours" Peter Van Sant reports.
Episode 9: Defending DJ
Air Date: December 1st, 2018
Summary: "48 Hours" goes inside a family’s mission to restore their son’s reputation seven years after he was fatally shot by a police officer. CBS News special correspondent James Brown reports.
Episode 10: Secrets of Waco
Air Date: December 29th, 2017
Summary: A retired UPS driver reveals new details about cult leader David Koresh and what led up to the deadly 1993 standoff with law enforcement in Waco, Texas.
Episode 11: Grapes of Wrath
Air Date: January 6th, 2018
Summary: Ambition, greed and gunshots at a Napa Valley winery -- how did a bag with $800,000 in cash lead to murder in a vineyard?
Episode 12: Jayme Closs Comes Home
Air Date: January 12nd, 2019
Summary: A look inside the Closs case, the extraordinary stories of other children found, and the the heartache of families with children still missing
Episode 13: Knock Knock
Air Date: January 19th, 2019
Summary: Can a podcaster and a driven detective using cutting-edge technology solve a stone cold double murder? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.
Episode 14: The Evidence Room
Air Date: December 23rd, 2017
Summary: Accused of murder, a young woman's life hangs in the balance. "48 Hours" goes behind the scenes with her defense team and a forensic animator as they strategize how to present their theory of what happened - will a jury believe them?
Episode 15: Was Kevin Cooper Framed? Part 2
Air Date: January 26th, 2019
Summary: Nearly 20 years ago a death row inmate wrote to "48 Hours" that he was framed for the murder of four people. Was evidence planted? New DNA tests could answer that question. Correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
Episode 16: Live to Tell - Standoff at Trader Joe's
Air Date: February 16th, 2019
Summary: "48 Hours" Live to Tell - Hostages chillingly reveal the terrifying three hours they spent held captive by a gunman inside a California supermarket. CBS News' Jim Axelrod reports. Air Date - Feb 16, 2019
Episode 17: Portrait of a Killer
Air Date: February 23rd, 2019
Summary: A teenager said after he killed an elderly couple “it felt amazing.” Now a controversial new California law could set him free at 25. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates. Air Date - Feb 23, 2019
Episode 18: Fatal Crossing
Air Date: March 2nd, 2019
Episode 19: Out of Reach
Air Date: March 9th, 2019
Summary: Peter Van Sant and the team investigate the 30-year-old murder of American teacher Carolyn Abel, who was living in South Korea at the time of her death and whose murderer could avoid going to trial due to a specific loophole in American laws.
Episode 20: The Shape of a Killer
Air Date: March 16th, 2019
Summary: After three murders with chillingly similar scenarios occurred in Austin, Texas, police began to wonder if they were chasing a serial killer. But whomever committed the crimes left no evidence, no DNA. Cops went into a frantic investigation. The hunt for clues changed when a man testing out a new thermal imaging scope recorded the nighttime movements of a stranger the night of the first murder. As "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher reports, it was evidence cops never expected – and would help them break the case.
Episode 21: Karrie's Choice
Air Date: March 23rd, 2019
Summary: Could a teenager be brainwashed by one parent to help murder the other parent -- and then make it look like a suicide? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
Episode 22: Widow's War
Air Date: March 30th, 2019
Summary: A Marine colonel is found shot in his bunk. Authorities say it was a suicide, his wife says it was murder -- and she is determined to prove it. "48 Hours" Peter Van Sant investigates.
Episode 23: Live to Tell - The Vendetta
Air Date: April 13rd, 2019
Summary: A judge and her son are ambushed in front of their home. Shot multiple times, the judge refuses to be intimidated and works to stop other attacks. CBS News' Jim Axelrod reports.
Episode 24: In Jason's Name
Air Date: April 20th, 2019
Summary: An Irish businessman is killed by his American au-pair-turned-wife and her father. They claim self-defense -- the dead man’s sister fights to clear his name. "48 Hours"' Maureen Maher investigates.
Episode 25: A Death in Payson Canyon
Air Date: April 27th, 2019
Summary: A teenager’s death appeared to be a suicide -- but investigators say she was helped by a friend who recorded it and weeks earlier texted “it's like getting away with murder.” CBS News' David Begnaud investigates.
Episode 26: The Case Against Enrico Forti
Air Date: May 4th, 2019
Summary: A former TV producer and windsurfing champion says he’s in prison for a murder he didn’t commit -- the only physical evidence against him - a teaspoon of sand. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
Episode 27: #FindPeterChadwick
Air Date: May 11st, 2019
Summary: A multimillionaire investor accused of killing his wife and staging a kidnapping scheme leads U.S. Marshals on a global manhunt. Have you seen him? Correspondent Tracy Smith investigates.
Episode 28: What Happened to Rachael?
Air Date: May 18th, 2019
Summary: A popular teacher is gunned down in a quiet Pennsylvania city. Who would want her dead? Turns out, there might be a few people. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
Episode 29: Jayme Closs - Hometown Hero
Air Date: June 8th, 2019
Summary: CBS News journalists explore the courage of Wisconsin teenager Jayme Closs, held captive for 88 days before escaping, and how she and her community have bonded to help her heal.
Episode 30: Peter Chadwick - Caught
Air Date: August 10th, 2019
Summary: Millionaire real estate investor Peter Chadwick and his wife Q.C. vanished from their posh Newport Beach, California, home in the middle of the day. Hours later, Peter called 911 from a gas station near the Mexican border. Hear excerpts of what he had to say.
Episode 31: The Fitbit Alibi
Air Date: March 24th, 2018
Summary: A suspect in a murder swears he didn’t do it – can his Fitbit prove he’s innocent? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
Episode 32: Live to Tell - Trafficked
Air Date: March 31st, 2018
Summary: A 15-year-old runs away in search of love only to be held captive by a sex trafficker & Ashton Kutcher opens up about what he’s doing to stop kids from being exploited. CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller reports.
Episode 33: Missing Marsha
Air Date: April 8th, 2018
Summary: When a woman vanishes and misses a hair appointment, her hairdresser becomes the driving force to find out -- did she leave her husband or is she dead? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.
Episode 34: Secrets of Waco - Update
Air Date: April 14th, 2018
Summary: A retired UPS driver reveals new details about cult leader David Koresh and what led up to the deadly standoff with law enforcement nearly 25 years ago. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.
Episode 35: The Lost Boy
Air Date: April 14th, 2018
Summary: More than three decades after 6-year-old Etan Patz went missing, police found a surprising suspect. "48 Hours" and correspondent Richard Schlesinger go inside the investigation. Is the haunting case finally over?
Episode 36: The Clown Did It
Air Date: April 21st, 2018
Summary: Two witnesses who watched a woman gunned down in her Florida home by someone in a clown costume speak out for the first time on network television. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates
Episode 37: The Golden State Killer - Update
Air Date: April 28th, 2018
Summary: After 40 years, police arrest the man they think committed at least 50 rapes and 12 murders. Correspondent Tracy Smith has the latest in the case.
Episode 38: The Last Ride Home
Air Date: April 28th, 2018
Summary: A wealthy labor lawyer shoots his high profile wife from the backseat of a car -- was it an accident or just plain murder? "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.
Episode 39: Don't Scream
Air Date: May 5th, 2018
Summary: A young mom calls 911 claiming she cut her own throat in front of her estranged husband and her child-- doctors say there’s no way she did it to herself. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
Episode 40: Dark Side of the Mesa - Update
Air Date: May 12nd, 2018
Summary: Convicted of killing his wife in 2004, a bombshell twist gives an Arizona man a second shot at freedom. Will a jury set him free? "48 Hours" correspondent Susan Spencer has the latest in the case.
Episode 41: Lorenzen Wright - No Defense
Air Date: May 12nd, 2018
Summary: An NBA star and Memphis hero is gunned down in the woods. Seven years later police get a tip leading to a stunning arrest. Who killed Lorenzen Wright? CBS News special correspondent James Brown investigates.
Episode 42: Murder on Red River
Air Date: May 19th, 2018
Summary: A filmmaker tries to solve a real-life murder – the victim, his wife's sister. Sixteen years later, can they find her killer? CBS News correspondent Jim Axelrod investigates.
Episode 43: Live to Tell - Sophia's Secret
Air Date: November 19th, 2016
Summary: A teen is attacked by her abusive ex-boyfriend -- held at knifepoint, her room set on fire. She reveals her emotional story of survival to CBS News correspondent Tracy Smith.
Episode 44: Resident Evil
Air Date: May 6th, 2017
Summary: Two double murders – a doctor’s child, a housekeeper, a doctor and his wife. Police track clues to a local hospital. Could a doctor be a killer? CBS News correspondent Jim Axelrod investigates.
Episode 45: The Accidental Husband
Air Date: April 4th, 2015
Summary: Two wives die in freak accidents 17 years apart. One man was married to both women. Is he just unlucky or does he know more than he's telling? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.
Episode 46: Blood in the Sand
Air Date: April 30th, 2016
Summary: Two teens killed on the same California beach six years apart. DNA on one of the victims leads to two suspects -- one of them worked for the police. "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.
Episode 47: The DNA of a Killer
Air Date: April 15th, 2017
Summary: Police have DNA evidence in a brutal murder, but can't match a killer -- so how did a public DNA database lead police to suspect a filmmaker of murder? CBS News correspondent Anne-Marie Green investigates.
Episode 48: Storm of Suspicion
Air Date: October 28th, 2017
Summary: "48 Hours" goes behind the scenes with investigators as they search for a mother of two who vanished just before Hurricane Harvey hit. Correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.
Episode 49: Serial Confessions
Air Date: June 24th, 2017
Summary: The shocking confession of a real estate agent-turned-serial killer and stunning rescue video of a woman he held hostage in a shipping container. David Begnaud and Peter Van Sant investigate.
Episode 50: Taken Away
Air Date: November 18th, 2017
Summary: A father dreams his daughter has been killed, then later she disappears. What does her boyfriend know and could the dad's nightmare have been real? "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.
Episode 51: Reality Kills
Air Date: November 11st, 2017
Summary: Was an Atlanta detective's investigation into an alleged rape and shooting death case influenced by TV cameras? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
Episode 52: Red Notice for Murder
Air Date: October 21st, 2017
Summary: A Brooklyn woman turns to a New York private eye for help tracking down a Russian beauty she believes robbed and killed her mother. Can they find her? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.
Episode 53: The Widow on Solway Road
Air Date: September 30th, 2017
Summary: One woman, two husbands dead under strange circumstances - could she be that unlucky? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
Episode 54: Moment of Truth
Air Date: October 7th, 2017
Summary: A daughter hears her father's last words -- he was a former NYPD officer and bodyguard to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt -- can she help convict his killer? "48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
Episode 55: Death and the Dentist
Air Date: September 17th, 2016
Summary: In his only interview, a New York dentist charged with murdering his lover's husband vows that he didn't do it -- but could he go to prison for something else? "48 Hours" Richard Schlesinger investigates.
Episode 56: Murder in Pinyon Pines
Air Date: January 17th, 2015
Summary: A triple murder, a young woman set afire in a wheelbarrow. Police have suspects until a courtroom twist changes everything. "48 Hours" has the latest on the case including an emotional verdict.
Episode 57: The Evidence Room
Air Date: December 23rd, 2017
Summary: Accused of murder, a young woman’s life hangs in the balance. "48 Hours" goes behind the scenes with her lawyer and a forensic animator -- can they save her? CBS News correspondent Tracy Smith investigates.
Episode 58: Death on Valentine's Day
Air Date: March 18th, 2017
Summary: Tried twice for allegedly killing his wife, former hard-charging prosecutor Curtis Lovelace speaks out about the case that made national headlines. "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.
Episode 59: Death on the Hudson
Air Date: September 12nd, 2015
Summary: The latest twist in a case that raised serious questions in the case against Angelika Graswald in the death of her fiancé and the stunning resolution that shocked his family. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.
Episode 60: Grapes of Wrath
Air Date: January 6th, 2018
Summary: Ambition, greed and gunshots at a Napa Valley winery -- how did a bag of cash with almost $1 million inside lead to murder in a vineyard? CBS News correspondent Tracy Smith investigates.
Episode 61: Sins of the Father
Air Date: January 27th, 2018
Summary: After nearly 60 years, a former priest is on trial for murdering a young woman who had gone to him for confession. Did the church conspire to cover it up? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.
Episode 62: Live to Tell - The Long Road Home
Air Date: November 26th, 2016
Summary: "48 Hours" Presents - A father and basketball star is caught in a terror attack. Sebastien Bellin's remarkable story of recovery. CBS News correspondent Vladimir Duthiers reports.
Episode 63: Mystery at Eagle Creek
Air Date: March 17th, 2018
Summary: Did a young model jump off a mountain cliff or was she pushed? Her fiancé, accused of killing her, reveals the shocking final moments of her life in an interview with "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant.
Episode 64: Who Killed Fabio?
Air Date: March 10th, 2018
Summary: A famed Los Angeles hairstylist is killed in his backyard - was it a robbery gone wrong by thugs called the knock-knock burglars or a twisted plot no one could believe? CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller investigates.
Episode 66: Killer Performance
Air Date: October 8th, 2016
Summary: A young woman is murdered, police thought her killer was on the run ... or was he? Correspondent Tracy Smith investigates a case where nothing is as it seems.
Episode 67: The Last Ride Home
Air Date: April 28th, 2018
Summary: A wealthy labor lawyer shoots his high profile wife from the backseat of a car -- was it an accident or just plain murder? "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.
Episode 68: Death by Text
Air Date: June 16th, 2017
Summary: Inside the groundbreaking trial of a crime of the digital age -- should a young woman go to prison for sending texts to a friend who took his own life? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
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