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48 Hours (1988)

7.0 40 seasons 1169 episodes Returning Series
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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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Seasons & episodes

E1
The Hollywood RipperSep 14, 2019 · 43m

Part 1: Four young women attacked, only one survivor. "48 Hours"' Maureen Maher has been on the trail of serial killer Michael Gargiulo for…

E2
The Hollywood Ripper on TrialSep 14, 2019 · 43m

Part 2: Four young women attacked, only one survivor. "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher has been on the trail of serial killer Michael…

E3
The Case Against Brooke Skylar RichardsonSep 28, 2019 · 43m

The parents of Brooke Skylar Richardson speak out -- the real story behind the international headlines in the case of an alleged unthinkabl…

E4
The Murder of Kelsey BerrethOct 5, 2019 · 43m

A mom vanishes and now her fiancé is in jail awaiting trial for her murder. His former rodeo queen girlfriend says she knows what really ha…

E5
Live to Tell: The Chowchilla KidnappingOct 12, 2019 · 43m

Abducted by masked gunmen and buried alive in a truck trailer, survivors relive the horrifying time they spent underground and their journe…

E6
Good Cop/Bad Cop: Solving the Murder of Heather BogleOct 19, 2019 · 43m

An Ohio mother is brutally murdered. A detective pursues the wrong suspects, while the real killer walked free. It would take a dedicated s…

E7
Who Wanted Howard Pilmar Dead?Oct 26, 2019 · 43m

The wife of a NYC businessman is suspected of murdering him with help from her brother -- why would she want him dead and why did it take m…

E8
The Disappearance of Kelly DwyerNov 2, 2019 · 43m

A young woman vanished after a night out in Milwaukee in October 2013. Did a meeting set up on a dating app lead to the disappearance or wa…

E9
The Twisted Case of Angie DodgeNov 9, 2019 · 43m

A brutal murder and police have DNA evidence — could a discarded cigarette lead investigators to a possible killer and close a case two dec…

E10
Maria Spencer's Vow to KillNov 16, 2019 · 43m

A woman repeatedly threatened to kill her ex. She enlisted her father to help make good on her promise. Why couldn’t anyone stop her? "48 H…

E11
Justice for Kelsey BerrethNov 23, 2019 · 43m

An inside look at the startling evidence that helped convict against Colorado man Patrick Frazee for the murder of his fianceé. CBS News co…

E12
Mandy Stavik: The Case No One Could ForgetNov 30, 2019 · 43m

How a bakery worker’s secret plan to recover DNA from a discarded Coke can helped investigators solve the cold case of a college student mu…

E13
The Killing of Officer GreenDec 7, 2019 · 43m

A California police officer shot dead in his home -- his ex-wife admits she pulled the trigger. Did a photo posted on social media lead to…

E14
Live to Tell: Standoff at Trader Joe'sDec 14, 2019 · 43m

Hostages chillingly reveal the terrifying three hours they spent held captive by a gunman inside a California supermarket. CBS News' Jim Ax…

E15
Chacey Poynter: Witness to MurderJan 18, 2020 · 43m

Hear for the first time from the woman at the center of a case prosecutors said was all about ”sex, lies, money and murder.” "48 Hours" cor…

E16
“48 Hours Live to Tell”: Murder on Prom NightJan 25, 2020 · 43m

A survivor deals with the trauma after her stepbrother is convicted of killing her family in order to go to the prom. CBS News' Jim Axelrod…

E17
The Death of Todd StermerFeb 1, 2020 · 43m

A woman accused of setting her house on fire and then intentionally running over her husband as he escaped the flames speaks out for the fi…

E18
The Case Against Ezra McCandlessFeb 8, 2020 · 43m

A young woman claims she was attacked by an ex-boyfriend who carved the word boy into her arm. But the crime scene tells a different story.…

E19
The Plot to Kill Dr. SieversFeb 15, 2020 · 43m

Did a Florida man hire a look-a-like to kill his wife? A GPS leads police right to the hitman’s door. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriart…

E20
The Life and Death of Amie HarwickFeb 22, 2020 · 43m

An investigation into the death of a Hollywood therapist. Did the system do enough to protect her from alleged killer Gareth Pursehouse? He…

E21
The Tara Grinstead MysteryFeb 29, 2020 · 43m

A former beauty queen vanishes. One man said he had answers. Why didn’t anyone listen?. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

E22
The Case Against Sandra GarnerMar 7, 2020 · 43m

A rare look inside a murder case where virtually everything from the first moments of the investigation through the verdict are captured on…

E23
Broken HeartsMar 14, 2020 · 43m

A story of tragedy and triumph -- the murder of a young woman and how her killer's heart saves the life of a dying woman.

E24
The Troubling Case Against Kevin CooperMar 21, 2020 · 43m

A man on death row says his blood was planted at the crime scene. Will an empty vial help his case?

E25
Lizzie Borden Took an Axe...Mar 28, 2020 · 43m

Did Lizzie Borden really hack her parents to death? A surprising answer and an inside look at the haunting crime scene. Erin Moriarty repor…

E26
Reuschel vs. ReuschelApr 4, 2020 · 43m

When police are called to an upscale Gainesville, Fla., home to a find a couple stabbed and bleeding, the husband says an intruder attacked…

E27
Live to Tell: Surviving Ted BundyApr 11, 2020 · 43m

Notorious serial killer Ted Bundy targeted three young Florida women in one of his final attacks. They survived and share their terrifying…

E28
Crosley Green's Hard TimeApr 18, 2020 · 43m

A Florida man remains in prison two years after his 1990 murder conviction -- which his lawyers call a "racial hoax" -- is overturned by a…

E29
The Murder of Haley AndersonApr 25, 2020 · 43m

A college student goes missing -- the “Find My Friends” app leads to her body as her suspected killer flees the country. Will he get away w…

E30
What Ever Happened to Mary Day?May 2, 2020 · 43m

Detectives believe a 13-year-old girl who vanished from her California home in 1981 was murdered; more than 20 years after the disappearanc…

E31
Tracking the Murders of Israel KeyesMay 9, 2020 · 45m

The FBI believes skulls drawn in blood are the number of victims murdered by a prolific serial killer. Inside the FBI's search to identify…

E32
The Missing Children of Lori Vallow DaybellMay 16, 2020

Two children vanish and an Idaho mother won’t say where they are. In their first network TV interview, her mother and sister say she’d neve…

E33
The Golden State KillerAug 22, 2020

After 40 years, police arrest the man they think committed at least 50 rapes and 12 murders.

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