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48 Hours (1988)
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.
Writing:
- Judy Tygard
Release Date:
Tue, Jan 19, 1988
Country: US
Language: En
Runtime: 42
Country: US
Language: En
Runtime: 42
Season 32:
America's #1 Saturday night true-crime series, kicks off its new season with a special two-hour investigation of Michael Gargiulo, the serial killer known as "The Hollywood Ripper".
The parents of former high school cheerleader Brooke Skylar Richardson, who was tried for the death of her newborn child, speak to 48 HOURS in their first televised interview.
Correspondent Nikki Battiste and 48 HOURS take viewers inside the investigation to find out what happened to Berreth and piece together the twisted love triangle that prosecutors say led to the death of the 29-year-old mother.
Abducted by masked gunmen and buried alive in a truck trailer underground, 26 innocent school children spent 28 hours held hostage in the dark before they made a harrowing escape. This week, as their convicted captor faced a parole board, some of the survivors of that 1976 kidnapping share their emotional, heart-wrenching stories and their journey.
Solving the murder of Heather Bogle: After a young mother is found murdered in the trunk of her car, a detective doggedly pursues the wrong suspects. It would take a dedicated sheriff to find a real suspect. Were there other victims?
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 more than two decades to crack the case? Correspondent Richard Schlesinger and 48 HOURS go inside the riveting real-life murder mystery behind the death of Pilmar and the search for answers.
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 was it someone she knew? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
A brutal murder and police have DNA evidence. Could a discarded cigarette lead investigators to a possible killer and close a case two decades later? CBS News correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports.
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 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
An inside look at the startling evidence that helped convict against Colorado man Patrick Frazee for the murder of his fianceé. CBS News correspondent Nikki Battiste reports.
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 murdered over Thanksgiving weekend. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
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 the officer's death? 48 Hours' correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Chacey Poynter, a Texas woman convicted in the 2016 murder of her husband, University Park Fire Department Captain Robert Poynter, tells her story for the first time about what happened the night he died, in an interview with Peter Van Sant.
Jessi Toronjo was just 9 years old when she returned from a sleepover at a friend's house to find out her mother, stepfather and two sisters were murdered. More than three decades later, Toronjo shares her emotional story of the search for her family's killer and putting her life back together.
Linda Stermer, a Michigan woman accused of setting a fire to her family home and murdering her husband, speaks out for the first time.
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. CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas reports.
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 Moriarty reports.
Erin Moriarty and 48 HOURS go inside the investigation of what happened leading up to Harwick's death, and talk with those who were closest to her in the final weeks of her life.
A teenager learns she's the target of a hit ordered on the dark web. "48 Hours"' Peter Van Sant goes on a global manhunt to find Yura, the shadowy figure behind murder-for-hire sites.
« Previous Ep. Next Ep. » 48 HOURS will give viewers a rare look inside a murder case where virtually everything, from the first moments of the investigation through the verdict, are captured on camera.
48 HOURS and correspondent Jim Axelrod explore the best and worst of the human experience in an unusual take on the true-crime genre.
A man on death row says his blood was planted at the crime scene. Will an empty vial help his case? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Erin Moriarty and 48 HOURS investigate a double homicide that captured the nation in 1892, and take a fresh look at a very cold case that turns up surprising results.
Peter Van Sant and 48 HOURS investigate the attack, the police investigation and the case against Mike Reuschel in "Reuschel vs. Reuschel."
Three women who were attacked by the notorious serial killer Ted Bundy reveal their terrifying stories of that night, their healing and hope in 48 HOURS.
Erin Moriarty and 48 HOURS take a deep look into the case in "Crosley Green's Hard Time" to be broadcast Saturday, April 18 (10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network. It's a case that Moriarty has been covering for two decades and involves serious questions about whether Green was convicted on what his attorneys have referred to in court documents as a racial hoax.
In her first report for 48 HOURS, CBS News contributor Maria Elena Salinas investigates the death of the student and the search for her killer.
Maureen Maher and 48 HOURS investigate the strange case of the missing teenager, the police investigation years later, and a woman in Arizona who claimed to be her.
Correspondent Peter Van Sant and 48 HOURS get the first look at never-before-released evidence from the FBI's effort to identify victims of a notorious serial killer.
In their first network television interview, the sister and mother of Lori Vallow Daybell defend the Idaho mother and speak out to CBS News correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti about the disappearance of her children.
A California man shot dead in his home — his ex-wife admits she pulled the trigger. Did a photo posted on social media lead to the man's death? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
A woman tells first responders that she shot her boyfriend accidentally and police claim she confessed to murder at the station in a recorded interview, but the tape is impossible to hear due to a feedback hum.
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