48 Hours

48 Hours

One of television's most popular true-crime series, investigating shocking cases and compelling real-life dramas with journalistic integrity and cutting-edge style.

Genre: DocumentaryCrime

Cast:Peter Van SantErin MoriartyMaureen MaherRichard SchlesingerDan RatherTracy SmithTroy RobertsSusan SpencerHarold DowBernard GoldbergBill LagattutaJim AxelrodPeter Van ZantVictoria CorderiLesley StahlKelly SieglerCeCe MooreDavid Dow


1Season 18

S18.E1 ∙ Written in Blood

Sat, Sep 25, 2004

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2Season 18

S18.E2 ∙ The Ghosts of El Segundo

Tue, Jul 5, 2005

This story originally aired on July 5, 2005. It was updated on Jan. 31, 2008. In 1957, Gerald F. Mason raped a 15-year-old girl and then killed two El Segundo police officers, Milton Curtis and Richard Phillips. The case went cold for 46 years. Gerald Mason was arrested in 2003, pleaded guilty and went to prison, where he died in 2017.

3Season 18

S18.E3 ∙ Dark Side of the Mesa

Sat, Oct 9, 2004

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.

5Season 18

S18.E5 ∙ Who Killed Stephanie Crowe?

Sat, Oct 16, 2004

A man confesses that he killed his sister with the help of two friends, but the family believes that a vagrant is responsible.

6Season 18

S18.E6 ∙ American Taboo

Sat, Oct 9, 2004

Susan Spencer investigates the story of the 1976 murder of American Peace Corps volunteer Deborah Gardner in the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga, and how her killer - fellow volunteer Dennis Priven - walked free with the help of Peace Corps and US government officials.

7Season 18

S18.E7 ∙ On the Verge of a Verdict

Sat, Oct 30, 2004

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8Season 18

S18.E8 ∙ The Right to Kill

Sat, Nov 6, 2004

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9Season 18

S18.E9 ∙ Vanished

Sat, Nov 13, 2004

The story of missing NYC banker, Maria Cruz.

10Season 18

S18.E10 ∙ Eye of the Beholder

Sat, Nov 20, 2004

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11Season 18

S18.E11 ∙ Black Dahlia Confidential

Sat, Nov 27, 2004

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12Season 18

S18.E12 ∙ Why Did Eric Kill?

Sat, Dec 11, 2004

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13Season 18

S18.E13 ∙ JonBenet: Prime Suspects

Sat, Dec 18, 2004

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14Season 18

S18.E14 ∙ A Shot in the Dark

Sat, Jan 8, 2005

48 Hours investigates the murder of Miriam Illes in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Investigators believe that her husband Richard Illes, a successful heart surgeon, is responsible.

15Season 18

S18.E15 ∙ Where's Our Baby?

Sat, Jan 15, 2005

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16Season 18

S18.E16 ∙ Hostage: The Siege of Beslan

Sat, Jan 22, 2005

Correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates the September 2004 school hostage crisis in Beslan, Russia.

17Season 18

S18.E17 ∙ Michael Jackson: Critical Stage

Sat, Jan 29, 2005

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18Season 18

S18.E18 ∙ Chamber of Secrets

Sat, Feb 19, 2005

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19Season 18

S18.E19 ∙ Postmarked for Murder

Sat, Feb 12, 2005

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21Season 18

S18.E21 ∙ Rescued from the Shadows

Sat, Feb 26, 2005

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22Season 18

S18.E22 ∙ Secrets of the Well

Sat, Mar 5, 2005

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23Season 18

S18.E23 ∙ Prime Suspect

Sat, Mar 12, 2005

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24Season 18

S18.E24 ∙ A Question of Murder

Sat, Mar 26, 2005

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25Season 18

S18.E25 ∙ Blood Feud

Sat, Apr 9, 2005

Nancy Seaman was an award-winning teacher who was accused of a horrific crime, the hatchet murder of her husband.

26Season 18

S18.E26 ∙ A Prescription for Murder?

Sat, Apr 16, 2005

Christopher Pittman, age 12, murdered his grandparents and burned their South Carolina home. He first blamed the crime on a black man, but eventually confessed. His lawyer blamed Pittman's actions on the prescription medication Zoloft.

27Season 18

S18.E27 ∙ Terror at the Morgue

Sat, Apr 23, 2005

Dr. O.C. Smith, a medical examiner, was apparently attacked on June 1, 2002, as he was leaving work. He was found wrapped in barbed wire with a bomb strapped to his neck.

28Season 18

S18.E28 ∙ The Man Who Knew Too Much

Sat, Apr 30, 2005

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29Season 18

S18.E29 ∙ Secrets from the Grave

Sat, May 7, 2005

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30Season 18

S18.E30 ∙ A Mind for Murder

Sat, May 14, 2005

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31Season 18

S18.E31 ∙ Two Wigs, a Gun and a Murder

Sat, May 21, 2005

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35Season 18

S18.E35 ∙ The Pretender

Tue, May 31, 2005

Police hunt for the killer of Mary Jane Longo and her 3 young children.

37Season 18

S18.E37 ∙ Perfectly Executed

Sat, Aug 6, 2005

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