48 Hours
Episodes
Live to Tell: Hunting Humans
18 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The McDonough family recounts their harrowing encounter with serial killer, Adam Leroy Lane. On July 29, 2007, Shea McDonough of Chelmsford, Mass., re...
Bryan Miller: Zombie Hunter
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How police connected the murders of two young women to a man known as a zombie-fighting comic book hero. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant repor...
Florida’s Killer Clown
15 Jul 2024
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How a killer dressed like a clown murdered a mom and almost got away with it. Peter Van Sant reports. To learn more about listener data and ...
Crazy Love
11 Jul 2024
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In 2009, millionaire Ben Novack was murdered in Rye Brook, NY. The son of parents who once owned the famed Miami hotspot, the Fontainebleau Hotel, and...
The Torrey Pines State Beach Cases
09 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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. R...
A Murder on Cape Cod
08 Jul 2024
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"48 Hours" has covered the case of A-list fashion writer Christa Worthington, murdered on Cape Cod, since 2006. The man convicted of killing her cont...
Addicted to Love
04 Jul 2024
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On Fourth of July weekend in 2005, police arrived at the Franklin, Tenn., apartment of Lesa Buchanan and were surprised by what they found: a cache of...
Bryan Kohberger and The Idaho Student Murders
02 Jul 2024
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Four college students are found stabbed to death in their home. Police say the suspect had studied the criminal mind. Peter Van Sant reports. ...
The Disappearance of Aniah Blanchard
01 Jul 2024
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College student Aniah Blanchard had a deep fear of being kidnapped. When she disappears, UFC fighter Walt Harris battles for justice for his stepdaugh...
Missing Molly
27 Jun 2024
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In June 2000, Molly Bish disappeared from the local swimming hole where she worked as a lifeguard in her hometown of Warren, Mass. Nearly three years ...
The Death of Tom Merriman
25 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A woman discovers explicit photos of herself on her stepfather’s computer. Soon after, he’s found dead. Jade is a likely suspect, but did she do i...
The Teen Killer’s Pact
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A 15-year-old boy goes to a dance and never returns. Teen killers keep a secret for 40 years -- until one of them cracks. Richard Schlesinger investig...
One of Their Own
20 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In 1986, Sherri Mae Rasmussen was attacked, beaten and shot to death in her Los Angeles home. Her father, Nels Rasmussen, was convinced Sherri’s hus...
The Aftermath | Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings | Part 6
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
How to make sense of this incomprehensible tragedy? After the discovery of juror misconduct in the first trial, Megan is tried a second time. Detectiv...
The Gilgo Beach Serial Killings: Rex Heuermann
18 Jun 2024
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The bound bodies of four women are found along a desolate stretch of beach. Disturbing new details about the architect police say is a serial killer....
The Identity of Hannibal
17 Jun 2024
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Three young women murdered and the hunt for a serial killer named Hannibal. Harold Dow reports. To learn more about listener data and our pr...
Daddy's Girl
13 Jun 2024
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On July 19, 2007, Timothy MacNeil, a prominent defense attorney, was shot to death in his San Diego home. The only witness was his 17-year-old stepdau...
Toe on the Trigger | Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings | Part 5
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Detectives finally arrest a suspect in the Hargan family murders. But at trial, defense attorneys present a new theory for how the killings might have...
Who Wanted Nicki Lenway Dead
11 Jun 2024
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A crime scene investigator is gunned down in broad daylight. The harrowing scene is captured on surveillance video. Who pulled the trigger? Erin Moria...
Live to Tell: Sole Survivor
10 Jun 2024
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A Texas family is gunned down in a deadly home invasion — but the shooter unknowingly leaves behind a witness. Erin Moriarty reports. To l...
A Case For Murder
06 Jun 2024
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On June 2, 2007, the body of 36-year-old Hugues de la Plaza was found in his locked San Francisco apartment. He had been stabbed in the neck, chest an...
The Impersonator | Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings | Part 4
05 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Investigators think they know who killed the Hargan women, but can't seem to get a confession. Then, a representative from Capital One bank sent them ...
Rodney Alcala: The Killing Game
04 Jun 2024
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A photographer who was on "The Dating Game" became one of the nation's deadliest serial killers -- eight years after "48 Hours"' first report, new vic...
The Game Show and the Murder
03 Jun 2024
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When Becky Bliefnick was murdered, an answer her husband gave on "Family Feud" years earlier raised eyebrows. Erin Moriarty reports. To lear...
Natalee Holloway: New Clues in Paradise
30 May 2024
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Teenager Natalee Holloway disappeared on May 30, 2005 during a post-graduation trip in Aruba. Gerold Dompig, deputy chief of police in Aruba, said the...
A Killer in Plain Sight | Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings | Part 3
29 May 2024
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When detectives started investigating the deaths of Helen and Pamela Hargan, they came to a much different conclusion than the first responders on the...
Case Closed: 48 Hours Season Wrap-up
28 May 2024
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Host Anne-Marie Green sits down with the 48 Hours correspondents and producers as they look back on the latest season of 48 Hours. Hear about the team...
The Fenn Treasure
27 May 2024
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Millionaire Forrest Fenn hid a gold-filled chest somewhere in the Rockies and wrote a poem with cryptic clues. Tens of thousands searched for it and f...
Conspiracy to Kill
23 May 2024
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In 2006, Sonia Rios was dubbed by local media as the "The Black Widow of Lomita," after her second husband, Navy officer Larry Risken, was fatally sho...
The Boyfriend | Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings | Part 2
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
On the day that Helen Hargan and her mother Pamela were found dead, Helen Hargan's boyfriend Carlos spent hours convincing 911 dispatchers to send hel...
Post Mortem | The Puzzling Death of Susann Sills
21 May 2024
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Correspondent Tracy Smith and Producer Gayane Keshishyan Mendez discuss the case of Susann Sills, a mother of twins who was found dead at the bottom o...
The Puzzling Death of Susann Sills
20 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The wife of a fertility doctor is found dead at the bottom of a staircase. Did her dogs play a role in her death or was the scene staged to cover a mu...
Live to Tell: The Railroad Killer
16 May 2024
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Holly Dunn tells her account of the August 29, 1997 attack on the railroad tracks by the University of Kentucky. Chris Maier was killed and Holly Dunn...
Home From Texas | Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings | Part 1
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Pamela Hagan lived in a quiet, wealthy Virginia suburb, surrounded by family: her daughters Megan, Helen, and her granddaughter lived with her in her ...
Post Mortem | The Day My Mother Vanished
14 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Go behind the scenes with Correspondent Peter Van Sant and Producer Judy Rybak as they discuss the decades long manhunt for William Greer, a man charg...
The Day My Mother Vanished
13 May 2024
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When her mother disappears seven-year-old Nicki Bates begins a lifelong search to find her and bring her killer to justice. Peter Van Sant reports. ...
Relentless
09 May 2024
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In January 2006, Nicole Pietz disappeared from her Seattle, WA home. Nine days later her body was discovered in a wooded field near the airport. A hea...
New Limited Series from 48 Hours — Blood is Thicker: The Hargan Family Killings
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Hargans were a typical suburban family until one day, devoted mother Pamela was gunned down in her own home and her youngest daughter, Helen, was ...
Post Mortem | The Detective’s Wife
07 May 2024
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Producers Marie Hegwood and Morgan Canty share exclusive interview audio and tackle your most pressing questions about the case of Amy Fanion, whose h...
The Detective’s Wife
06 May 2024
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Police investigate one of their own when a detective becomes a suspect in the shooting death of his wife. Nikki Battiste reports. To learn m...
Follow the Money
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In April 2006, Andrew Kissel, a real estate mogul who had embezzled more than $40 million, was found tied up and stabbed to death in the basement of h...
Post Mortem | Kristen Trickle: Autopsy of the Mind
30 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Correspondent Erin Moriarty and Producers Asena Basak and Iris Carreras as they discuss the suicide-turned-homicide case of Kristen Trickle. They...
Kristen Trickle: Autopsy of the Mind
29 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
A Kansas woman is found dying from a gunshot wound. Evidence at the scene doesn’t add up, so a prosecutor gets creative. Correspondent Erin Moriart...
Tacoma Confidential
25 Apr 2024
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A report on corruption and a cover-up by city officials of Tacoma, Wash., focusing on David Brame, the city’s police chief. After 11 years of marria...
Post Mortem | Death by Eye Drops
23 Apr 2024
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CBS News Correspondent Jericka Duncan and 48 Hours Producers Susan Mallie and Lauren Clark share never-before-heard audio of Jessy Kurczewski imperson...
Death by Eye Drops
22 Apr 2024
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A caregiver is accused of poisoning her friend with eye drops. She says investigators got it wrong. Jericka Duncan reports. To learn more ab...
The Curious Case of Colonel Shue
18 Apr 2024
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In April 2003, Air Force Colonel Philip Shue died in a violent car crash when his vehicle struck trees alongside a Texas interstate highway. After a ...
Post Mortem | The Disappearance of Maddi Kingsbury
16 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Go behind the scenes with Correspondent Peter Van Sant and Producer Jordan Kinsey as they discuss how TikTok mobilized a Minnesotan community to find ...
The Disappearance of Maddi Kingsbury
15 Apr 2024
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A young Minnesota mother goes missing. Her sister turns to TikTok for help. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. To learn more a...
O.J. Simpson: The Trial of the Century
11 Apr 2024
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O.J. Simpson, the acquitted California murder defendant, former football star and actor, died of cancer on April 10th, 2024. In 2021, CBS News Special...
Scared to Death
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jim and Vickie Barton, a Springboro, Ohio couple, owned and lived on a horse farm. Jim was lieutenant with the Springboro police department and Vickie...
Post Mortem | The Conspiracy to Murder Jennifer Dulos
09 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Join Correspondent Erin Moriarty and Producers Liza Finley and Emily Wichick Hourihane as they give an insider's look into the trial of Michelle Troco...
The Conspiracy to Murder Jennifer Dulos
08 Apr 2024
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A mother of five disappears. A look inside the conspiracy to kill her. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. To learn more about ...
Murder on his Mind
04 Apr 2024
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In April 2005, Stephen Stanko murdered his girlfriend Laura Ling, and then raped and stabbed her daughter. Shortly afterwards, he killed a friend, Hen...
Post Mortem | The Troubled Case against Jane Dorotik
02 Apr 2024
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Join Correspondent Erin Moriarty and Producer Ruth Chenetz as they unpack two decades of reporting on the case of Jane Dorotik, who was convicted for ...
The Troubled Case Against Jane Dorotik
01 Apr 2024
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A woman convicted of murdering her husband discovers serious problems in some key evidence used against her at trial. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin M...
Shattered Dreams
28 Mar 2024
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In March 2011, David Ditto called 911 to say his wife, Karina, had fallen down a flight of stairs in their Mira Mesa, California home and slammed her ...
Post Mortem | Who Poisoned Angela Craig?
26 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Correspondent Natalie Morales and Producer Sarah Prior go behind the scenes of the 2023 death of Colorado mother of six and wife, Angela Craig. Police...
Who Poisoned Angela Craig?
25 Mar 2024
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A mother of six becomes deathly ill with unusual symptoms. Investigators suspect she was murdered with a poison protein shake."48 Hours" contributor N...
NBA Player Lorenzen Wright's Disappearance
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
An investigation into NBA player Lorenzen Wright and the circumstances of his murder. In 2010, Lorenzen seemed to disappear without a trace until his ...
Post Mortem | Stephen Smith: A Death In Murdaugh Country
19 Mar 2024
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With rumors circulating about another death possibly linked to the Murdaugh family, the 48 Hours team discuss their reporting on the reignited investi...
Stephen Smith: A Death in Murdaugh Country
18 Mar 2024
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New evidence discovered after Murdaugh murders reignites a cold case. "48 Hours" obtains findings of independent forensic experts. CBS News national c...
The Country Club Murders
14 Mar 2024
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In March 2008, Charlene and Ernest Scherer were murdered in their Castlewood Country Club home in Pleasanton, California. Their son, Ernie Scherer III...
Post Mortem | The Monica Sementilli Affair
12 Mar 2024
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Since 2018, Correspondent Michelle Miller and Producer Greg Fisher have reported on the murder of celebrity hair stylist and beauty executive, Fabio S...
The Monica Sementilli Affair
11 Mar 2024
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When a renowned hairstylist is killed poolside, investigators look at his wife. Was her alleged affair with her racquetball coach a motive for murder...
The Whole Truth
07 Mar 2024
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In March 1983, 17-year-old Bruce Lisker discovered his mother, Dorka Lisker, beaten severely and stabbed in her Sherman Oaks home. Bruce was arrested ...
Post Mortem | The Menendez Brothers’ Fight for Freedom
05 Mar 2024
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The 48 Hours team is diving into one of the most notorious cases from the 1990s, the Menendez brothers case. Join correspondent Natalie Morales and Co...
The Menendez Brothers’ Fight for Freedom
04 Mar 2024
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The Menendez brothers were given life sentences for gunning down their own parents. Now they’re hoping new evidence could reopen the case. "48 Ho...
Secrets of the River
29 Feb 2024
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In February 2010, Mackenzie Cowell was a high school senior and aspiring model who was studying at a Washington beauty school. After missing a dinner ...
Post Mortem | The People v. Kouri Richins
27 Feb 2024
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Correspondent Natalie Morales and Producer Betsy Shuller dig into the headline-grabbing case of Utah mother, Kouri Richins, who wrote a book to help h...
The People v. Kouri Richins
26 Feb 2024
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When her husband is found dead of an apparent overdose, Kouri Richins writes a children's book about grief. Soon after she’s charged with his murder...
An Invisible Enemy
22 Feb 2024
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Nearly five years after Todd Sommer's death, his wife Cynthia was convicted of murdering her Marine Sergeant husband with a lethal dose of arsenic. Bu...
Post Mortem | The Assassination of Jeff German
20 Feb 2024
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Correspondent Peter Van Sant and Producer Liza Finley discuss the suspicious evidence collected at the home of Robert Telles, a Clark County elected o...
The Assassination of Jeff German
19 Feb 2024
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A Las Vegas journalist is stabbed to death while investigating claims a boss was toxic. Did his reporting make him a target? To learn more a...
Every Picture Tells a Story
15 Feb 2024
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On February 15, 2009, Cathy McNaughton was stabbed to death in her home in Sharpsburg, Georgia. Her husband, Alec, claimed he had served her breakfast...
Post Mortem | Justice for Amie Harwick
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Go behind the scenes with Correspondent Erin Moriarty and producers Lauren White and Richie Fetzer on a murder case they've been covering for the past...
Justice for Amie Harwick
12 Feb 2024
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Amie Harwick's roommate speaks out about trying to save her and helping to convict her killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. ...
Taken: The Amber Dubois Story
08 Feb 2024
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On February 13, 2009 Amber Dubois disappeared just blocks from Escondido High School in Southern California. Almost a year later, another teenage girl...
Post Mortem | Who Took Our Dad? The Abduction of Ray Wright
06 Feb 2024
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Correspondent Natalie Morales and Producer Greg Fisher take you inside their interview with the accused mastermind behind the disappearance of Ray Wri...
Who Took Our Dad? The Abduction of Ray Wright
05 Feb 2024
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A family man abruptly vanishes. Police tie his disappearance to a monstrous plot for revenge. "48 Hours" correspondent Natalie Morales reports. ...
Murder at the Manor
01 Feb 2024
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Harold “H” Landry, a self-made Cajun millionaire, left behind his life in Louisiana to pursue an international romance with a British woman...
Post Mortem | Capturing Moriah Wilson's Killer
30 Jan 2024
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CBS Correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti and Field Producer Hannah Vair go behind the scenes of reporting on the tragic murder of rising gravel cycling st...
Capturing Moriah Wilson’s Killer
29 Jan 2024
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A promising young athlete is murdered. Her suspected killer disappears and an international manhunt by U.S. Marshals begins. “48 Hours” contribut...
Post Mortem | For the Love of Cayley Mandadi
23 Jan 2024
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The team behind the episode takes you inside their reporting and what you didn't hear about the death of Cayley Mandadi. 48 Hours correspondent Peter ...
For the Love of Cayley Mandadi
22 Jan 2024
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After their daughter’s violent death, a mother and stepfather track down the suspect’s car for answers. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant ...
Body of Lies
18 Jan 2024
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31-year-old Leisha Hurst attended Barstow College to become a teacher and began dating a fellow student, 34-year-old Jeami Chiapulis. He bragged about...
Post Mortem | Shootout at the Shaughnessys'
16 Jan 2024
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A gunfight in the middle of the night left Texas jeweler Ted Shaughnessy dead in his home. His wife, Corey, was the sole survivor. Was it a random att...
Shootout at the Shaughnessys'
15 Jan 2024
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A gunfight in the dead of night. The targets fire back. Their son in the crosshairs of suspicion. "48 Hours" contributor Jim Axelrod reports. ...
Blaming the Babysitter
11 Jan 2024
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Thirteen-year-old Ashley Howes was a mother’s helper for Morningstar Garden, a family friend, over the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend in 20...
Post Mortem | The Suspicious Death of Megan Parra
09 Jan 2024
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A father’s determination successfully reopened the investigation into the death of his daughter, Megan Parra. What do Correspondent David Begnaud a...
The Suspicious Death of Megan Parra
08 Jan 2024
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When a mother of two is found dead in her home, her father obtains death scene photos that help solve the case. "48 Hours" contributor David Begnaud r...
Everything to Lose
04 Jan 2024
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Dana Clair Edwards was found dead in her home in San Antonio, Texas on January 2, 2009. She was last seen alive leaving a New Year’s Eve party just ...
Post Mortem | Inside 48 Hours
02 Jan 2024
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Join 48 Hours correspondents and producers as they share their behind-the-scenes insights into what it’s like working on the show. Peek behind the c...
The Search for Christie Wilson
31 Dec 2023
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She was last seen leaving a casino. Her killer was convicted without saying where he left her body. Could her mother and investigators team up to find...
Krystal's Courage
28 Dec 2023
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10-year-old Krystal Surles was attacked on December 30, 1999, with her friend Kaylene Harris at her Del Rio, Texas home. A knife-wielding intruder sla...
Vegas Heat
26 Dec 2023
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On December 14, 2005, the charred corpse of a young woman was found in a burned-out Jaguar on a Las Vegas, Nevada desert road. The car was registered ...
What Ever Happened to Mary Day?
24 Dec 2023
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A 13-year-old girl vanishes in 1981. Detectives believe she was murdered. Years later, a woman appears and claims to be the missing girl. Is she an ...
Three Days Before Christmas
21 Dec 2023
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In December 1990, sisters Linae and Tricia Tiede were held hostage by two men -- Von Lester Taylor and Edward Steven Deli. The Tiede family had gone t...
Post Mortem | The Journals of Maria Muñoz
19 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
When police respond to a 9-1-1 call at the home of Maria Muñoz, they discover a chaotic scene: Maria, unconscious on the floor, and her husband, a tr...
The Journals of Maria Muñoz
17 Dec 2023
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A young wife and mother dies unexpectedly with a strange mix of drugs in her system. Investigators turn to her journals for answers. "48 Hours" corre...