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 26

S26.E1 ∙ My Dad's Killer

Sat, Sep 29, 2012

A Kansas woman tries for years to get her mother, Dana Chandler, prosecuted for the July 7, 2002 murder of her father, Mike Sisco, and his fiancée, Karen Harkness, despite the lack of any physical evidence. A followup to Haunted (2009).

2Season 26

S26.E2 ∙ Friends for Life

Sat, Oct 6, 2012

48 Hours looks into the murder of Brian Davis. The police focus their investigation on his wife Robyn and her best friend Sissy when they learn that he was an unfaithful husband.

3Season 26

S26.E3 ∙ Collision Course

Sat, Oct 13, 2012

48 Hours investigates the death of Brittney Brashers a young Iraqi veteran who died in a car crash with her boyfriend. Police begin to suspect murder when the medical examiner reveals that her injuries in the crash were not enough to kill her.

4Season 26

S26.E4 ∙ The Preacher's Passion

Sat, Oct 20, 2012

48 Hours investigates the death of actress Felicia Tang. After examining the body and seeing the crime scene, police suspect her boyfriend Brian Randone a former youth minister and preacher.

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S26.E5 ∙ Lina's Heart

Sat, Oct 27, 2012

48 Hours examines the death of Lina Kaufman who was found dead in her bathroom several hours after receiving her first spray tan. The police accuse her husband of murder, but several medical examiners argue that she died of an undiagnosed heart condition.

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S26.E6 ∙ Secrets of the River

Sat, Nov 10, 2012

48 Hours examines the murder of young dancer Mackenzie Cowell in Wenatchee, Washington. The police investigation leads to one of Mackenzie's classmates Chris Wilson a brooding young man with an interest in serial killers. Prosecuting the suspect, however, becomes difficult when the defense argues that the police were manipulating the evidence.

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S26.E7 ∙ Highway of Tears

Sat, Nov 17, 2012

48 Hours examines the he Highway of Tears murders a series of unsolved murders and disappearances of young women along the 500 mile section of Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert in British Columbia, Canada. Authorities discover that several of the murders are connected to an American serial killer.

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S26.E8 ∙ Presumed Guilty

Sat, Nov 24, 2012

48 Hours examines the wrongful conviction of Frank O'Connell who was sent to prison for twenty-seven years for the murder of Jay French. Frank never admits guilt and convinces lawyers from Centurion Ministries to assist him. They discover that the case was based completely on eyewitness testimony and that the police may have pressured witnesses into claiming that they were more certain about their testimony than they were.

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S26.E9 ∙ The Hunt for Mr. Wright

Sat, Dec 1, 2012

48 Hours examines the hunt for fugitive George Wright who was convicted of the murder of WWII veteran Walter Patterson in 1962. He escaped from prison and later hijacked a plane out of the United States. He eventually settled in Guinea-Bissau and later moved to Portugal where he resists extradition to this day.

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S26.E10 ∙ Everything to Lose

Sat, Dec 8, 2012

48 Hours examines the strangulation death of Dana Clair Edwards and the looks at efforts by her mother to torment the murderer and bring him to justice. Eventually, the police arrest Dana's former boyfriend Jon Thomas Ford and San Antonio prosecutors bring the case to trial.

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S26.E11 ∙ Newtown

Sat, Dec 15, 2012

48 Hours broadcasts a special investigative report on the recent elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Correspondents look into the police investigation into the perpetrator Adam Lanza. They also interview relatives of victims and those holding vigils to mourn the dead.

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S26.E12 ∙ Shattered Dreams

Sat, Jan 5, 2013

48 Hours examines the death of San Diego's Karina Ditto who immigrated from Mexico to marry David Ditto. He claims that she died from fall down the stairs. Her injuries and evidence of a rocky marriage, however, lead investigators to believe that he murdered her.

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S26.E13 ∙ The Perfect Family

Sat, Jan 12, 2013

48 Hours investigates the death of Ruth Pyne who was brutally beaten and stabbed to death in her garage. The investigation focuses on Ruth's husband Bernie and her valedictorian son Jeffrey.

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S26.E14 ∙ Picture Perfect: The Trial of Jodi Arias

Sat, Jan 19, 2013

48 Hours follows the trial of Jodi Arias who is accused of murdering her former boyfriend Travis Alexander who was found stabbed to death in his Arizona home. Jodi claims in an exclusive interview that she is innocent, but later her defense team claims that it was self-defense and that she was a victim of domestic violence.

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S26.E15 ∙ Crazy Love

Sat, Jan 26, 2013

48 Hours examines the murder and mutilation of Miami Beach hotel heir and convention organizer Benji Novack. Investigating detectives follow evidence that leads to Benji's wife and brother who arranged a hit on her husband so that she could inherit his fortune. Later, an investigative reporter also links his wife to the death of Benji's mother. Ultimately, she and her brother are sent to prison without possibility of parole.

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S26.E16 ∙ Live to Tell the Stranger You Know

Sat, Feb 2, 2013

48 Hours: Live to Tell examines the case of Marti Hill a woman who was savagely beaten in her own home. She is interviewed about her story along with her family. She knew her attacker Brian Pennington but she has no idea why he chose to attack her.

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S26.E17 ∙ Desperate Measures

Sat, Feb 9, 2013

48 Hours investigates the murder of Dennis and Merna Koula in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Their bodies were found shot in their home by their son Eric Koula. Police initially suspect that an online map may have sent killers to their home by mistake, but a more thorough investigation leads the police to Eric who may have killed his parents for money.

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S26.E18 ∙ Honor and Dishonor

Sat, Feb 16, 2013

48 Hours investigates the case of Sergeant Brent Burke a decorated Army soldier and Afghanistan veteran who is the prime suspect in the murders of his wife Tracy Burke and her former husbands mother Karen Comer. It offers a rare look into the Army's JAG judicial system.

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S26.E19 ∙ The Accuser

Sat, Feb 23, 2013

48 Hours re-examines the case of Ryan Ferguson who is serving 40 years for the murder of newspaper sports editor Kent Heitholt. Sentenced primarily on the basis of eyewitness testimony, Ryan has a chance for freedom because his main accuser has recanted his testimony.

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S26.E20 ∙ The Usual Suspect

Sat, Mar 2, 2013

48 Hours examines the murder of Tina Caronna a Memphis woman and Corvette car collector. She was found strangled to death and wrapped in a blanket in the trunk of his car. Police and prosecutors suspect her husband Joe Caronna who was trying to conceal that he was scamming his wife and friends for money.

21Season 26

S26.E21 ∙ Cold as Ice

Sat, Mar 9, 2013

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22Season 26

S26.E22 ∙ Ambushed

Sat, Mar 16, 2013

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23Season 26

S26.E23 ∙ Power and Passion

Sat, Apr 13, 2013

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24Season 26

S26.E24 ∙ Caught

Sat, Apr 20, 2013

A special report on the manhunt and capture of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects.

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S26.E25 ∙ Muscle and Mayhem

Sat, Apr 27, 2013

An investigation into the case that inspired the 2013 movie "Pain & Gain".

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S26.E26 ∙ Over the Edge

Sat, May 4, 2013

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27Season 26

S26.E27 ∙ Was It a Murder at Sea?

Sat, May 11, 2013

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28Season 26

S26.E28 ∙ Unraveling the Lies of Jodi Arias

Fri, May 17, 2013

Convicted of murder, "48 Hours" interviews were evidence in her trial. Will she be put to death?

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S26.E29 ∙ The War in Chicago

Sat, May 18, 2013

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