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S12.E1 ∙ Kidnapped!

Wed, Sep 16, 1998

48 Hours speaks to Cheryl Lamare, whose ex-husband, Stan, has kidnapped their daughter and taken her to Greece. Follow her as she tries to get her daughter back with the help of a team of private detectives.

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S12.E2 ∙ The Curse of Small Town U.S.A.

Wed, Sep 23, 1998

48 Hours looks at how communities are battling against methamphetamine addiction.

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S12.E3 ∙ Nature's Fury (I)

Wed, Sep 30, 1998

48 Hours reports on the latest as Hurricane Georges ravages the Caribbean and the Gulf Coast.

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S12.E4 ∙ Save My Child

Wed, Oct 07, 1998

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is one of the country's busiest, with about 80,000 visits a year. 48 Hours went behind the scenes at Cincinnati Children's Hospital for a first-hand look at two days and nights of lifesaving.

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S12.E5 ∙ Breaking Point (I)

Wed, Oct 14, 1998

Some parents are responding by taking drastic action, and sending their teenagers away for months, sometimes years, to special rehabilitation schools. 48 Hours takes a look at several of these programs

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S12.E6 ∙ Torn by Hate (I)

Wed, Oct 21, 1998

The number of hate groups is increasing, according to experts. CBS News 48 Hours explores this phenomenon, focusing on the recent shooting in Los Angeles and a Pennsylvania family forced to flee from racists intent on terrorizing them.

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S12.E7 ∙ Dad's Double Life

Wed, Oct 28, 1998

It was 1983. Ohioans Elizabeth and Patrick Welsh seemed to have it all. They were happily married and had two children. Then Patrick disappeared, leaving behind a suicide note saying that his wife and sons would be better off without him.

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S12.E8 ∙ A Family Accused

Mon, Nov 02, 1998

48 Hours reports on the Amiraults, a family accused of sexually abusing numerous children while running a daycare center in Massachusetts. But did they actually do any of the things they are accused of?

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S12.E9 ∙ Samantha's Choice

Wed, Nov 04, 1998

Ten-year-old Samantha Frazer has a very big decision to make. Should she live with woman who is fighting to adopt her and whom she's grown to love, or her birth mother.

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S12.E10 ∙ Search For Immortality

Wed, Nov 11, 1998

48 Hours reports on how the advance of science and technology opens up possibilities of making humans live longer.

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S12.E11 ∙ My Father's Killer

Tue, Nov 17, 1998

Suezann Bosler watched a stranger stab her father to death. After the murderer was convicted, Suezann campaigned to save him from the death penalty. 48 Hours takes a look at this incredible case of forgiveness triumphing over hate.

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S12.E12 ∙ Cry Rape

Wed, Nov 18, 1998

48 Hours takes the viewer to Grosse Pointe North High, a small, well-to-do suburb near Detroit, where four high school seniors are accused of rape by a group of freshman girls.

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S12.E13 ∙ Surviving Divorce

Wed, Dec 02, 1998

About half the couples who get married in this country will also split up. Divorce is an enormous problem in America, so 48 Hours takes a look at 'Divorce, American-Style'.

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S12.E14 ∙ Royals Among Us

Wed, Dec 09, 1998

Ask the average person about royalty and they'll think you're talking about Princess Diana or Queen Elizabeth. But royals are everywhere: England, in Brooklyn, and even selling perfume on QVC. 48 Hours takes a look at the world of royalty.

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S12.E15 ∙ Under Fire

Tue, Dec 15, 1998

US military strikes against Iraq, and the upcoming House of Representatives debate on the articles of impeachment related to the investigation into Bill Clinton's relationship with Monica Lewinsky. A 48 Hours Special hosted by Dan Rather.

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S12.E16 ∙ Class of 2000: Whiz Kids!

Wed, Dec 16, 1998

A seven-year-old who reads Robert Frost and breezes through college calculus. A 15-year-old who may be a female Tiger Woods. What is it like to be a young genius? 48 Hours takes a looks at these young prodigies.

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S12.E17 ∙ The Killer Next Door (II)

Wed, Jan 06, 1999

What causes someone to become a serial killer? And can such a person be rehabilitated? 48 Hours looks at serial killer Donald Miller, about to go free after 20 years in prison - and the victims who want desperately to keep him in jail.

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S12.E18 ∙ Binge

Wed, Jan 13, 1999

48 Hours reports on the relationship between young people and alcohol. Among them is a 16-year-old recovering alcoholic, and a mother who fights to stop the crowds of underage American drinkers who converge on Tijuana, Mexico.

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S12.E19 ∙ A Second Chance

Wed, Jan 20, 1999

For almost every patient, a cancer diagnosis used to be a death sentence. But with advances in modern medicine, many of these patients now have a good chance to survive. 48 Hours follows the fortunes of several cancer sufferers.

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S12.E20 ∙ Expert Witness

Wed, Jan 27, 1999

Study after study shows that juries put a great deal of faith in the testimony of expert witnesses. But how reliable are they? 48 Hours' "Expert Witness" takes a look at several incredible cases in which experts made the difference.

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S12.E21 ∙ My Daughter's Killer

Wed, Feb 03, 1999

CBS News 48 Hours takes a look at incredible story of a mother who is determined to confront, face to face, condemned murderer who brutally killed her daughter 12 years earlier.

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S12.E22 ∙ A Time To Kill: Sterling Barber

Wed, Feb 10, 1999

48 Hours introduces you to Sterling Barber, a young man accused of murder. Barber, who was 17 when the incident occurred, admits that he killed Douglas Wyatt, but claims he stabbed him in self-defense after Wyatt tried to rape him.

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S12.E23 ∙ Never Forget (II)

Wed, Feb 17, 1999

48 Hours takes a look at two long-unsolved murder cases. Now a combination of hard work by investigators and amazing new technology is helping solve these cases. Will justice triumph, years after the original crimes?

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S12.E24 ∙ Second Hand Man

Sun, Feb 21, 1999

Clint Hallam lost his right hand in an accident 15 years ago. Last September, Hallam became the first human to undergo a hand transplant. 48 Hours examines what happens when cutting-edge technology gets mixed up with stubborn human nature.

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S12.E25 ∙ Obsessed

Wed, Feb 24, 1999

48 Hours takes as look at germophobes. Interviewed is comedian Howie Mandel, the talk show host, who has been fighting a fear of germs all his life. Plus, a 16-year-old from Milwaukee so terrified of germs he takes three-hour showers.

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S12.E26 ∙ Pain Killers

Wed, Mar 03, 1999

CBS News 48 Hours takes a look at pain. For millions of Americans, pain is an everyday fact of life, a force that must be dealt with every minute of every day. Whether the pain comes from a poorly understood neurological disease, a migraine, or a blown-out knee, it can be overwhelming. We'll introduce you to people who must deal with tremendous levels of constant physical pain. Then we'll show you some of the new scientific approaches that could help these people live normal lives again.

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S12.E27 ∙ $Trike It Rich

Wed, Mar 31, 1999

Almost everyone dreams of that big break, of making millions. 48 Hours takes a look at several people who have hit the big time, one way or another.

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S12.E28 ∙ Who Killed JonBenet?

Wed, Apr 07, 1999

A house on the outskirts of Boulder, Colorado is one of the most infamous addresses in America - the location where six-year-old beauty queen JonBenet Ramsey was brutally killed. Bernard Goldberg takes an inside look at the investigation.

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S12.E29 ∙ Ultimate Risk

Wed, Apr 14, 1999

48 Hours examines the often under-regulated world of human medical testing, including a report on Richard Borison and Bruce Diamond, who set up a fake drug testing operation and deceived patients, drug companies and the state of Georgia.

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S12.E30 ∙ Young Guns

Mon, Apr 19, 1999

A 48 Hours Special on the breaking news of a mass shooting at Columbine High in Littleton, Colorado.

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S12.E31 ∙ After the Tears

Wed, Apr 28, 1999

The investigation of the Columbine High School shooting massacre continues; and 48 Hours examines the influences of music, weapons and self-respect programs.

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S12.E32 ∙ The Confession

Wed, May 05, 1999

12-year-old Stephanie Crowe had a bright future, but in January 1998 she was brutally murdered, stabbed nine times while asleep in her bedroom. Days later, their 15-year-old son Michael and two of his friends were arrested for the crime.

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S12.E33 ∙ Murder For Hire?

Wed, May 12, 1999

In 1997, Sheila Bellush, a mother of six, was brutally murdered in her Sarasota home. Within weeks, three men had been arrested. But the crime was not a robbery, and the three men had never met Bellush before. Was it a murder for hire?

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S12.E34 ∙ Price of Perception

Wed, May 26, 1999

48 Hours takes a look at people who will do almost anything to achieve their vision of perfection. Including: teenagers undergoing plastic surgery, extreme bodybuilding routines, and a girl's fear of weight gain that led to a heart attack.

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S12.E35 ∙ Class of 2000: Driven to Extremes

Wed, Jun 09, 1999

In the aftermath of the Columbine shooting, many Americans began to ask how such young people could plan and commit such a horrible act. As part of its ongoing examination of the Class of 2000, 48 Hours takes a look at teens and violence.

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S12.E36 ∙ Desperate Measures (I)

Wed, Jun 23, 1999

48 Hours takes a look at some unusual and alternative healing methods, including one woman's Massachusetts home that became a beacon for pilgrims, after her religious pictures began to drip oil.

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S12.E37 ∙ Kidnapped: A Year Later

Wed, Jun 30, 1999

A year after Cheryl Lamare's rescue attempt of her daughter, Jamie, in Crete, 48 Hours correspondent Susan Spencer finds out what happened to some of those involved.

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S12.E38 ∙ Wild Things

Mon, Jul 05, 1999

It's a nonstop adrenaline rush. A trip to strange places that you've never even imagined. 48 Hours takes a look at the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, and a woman who finds families for orphaned baby elephants.

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S12.E39 ∙ Multiple Choice

Wed, Jul 07, 1999

48 Hours examines the fascinating subject of twins, triplets and quadruplets. Correspondent Erin Moriarty attempts to find out whether she and her twin sister Sheela, are identical or fraternal twins.

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S12.E40 ∙ Murder, Madness, Insanity

Sun, Jul 11, 1999

Should wrongdoers who are mentally ill be treated in the same way as are calculating, cold-blooded murderers? What happens when a killer, judged insane, claims to be cured and asks for freedom? 48 Hours looks at several of these cases.

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S12.E41 ∙ Against All Odds

Mon, Jul 12, 1999

Last year, 51-year-old climber Tom Whittaker tried to leave his footprint on Everest as the first disabled climber to make the ascent. 48 Hours follows his attempt.

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S12.E42 ∙ Special - An American Tragedy (I)

Sun, Jul 18, 1999

A 48 Hours Special Report with the latest on the developments in the search for John F. Kennedy Jr.'s plane.

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S12.E43 ∙ Animal Magnetism

Mon, Jul 19, 1999

Ever since Cro-Magnons painted their caves with images of wild bison, humans have been fascinated with wild animals. 48 Hours examines and reveals this allure, including a look at some no so tame house cats.

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S12.E44 ∙ One Last Chance (Update)

Tue, Jul 20, 1999

48 Hours revisits the case of Juan Carlos Castro, who has spent most of young life in and out of foster homes, and later, in and out of prison after convictions for stealing cars. Is he about to turn a corner?

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S12.E45 ∙ Special - An American Tragedy (II)

Wed, Jul 21, 1999

A 48 Hours Special Report on the continuing developments on the tragedy of John F. Kennedy, Jr., including coverage of his burial at sea.

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S12.E46 ∙ Special - An American Tragedy (III)

Thu, Jul 22, 1999

A 48 Hours Special Report. Dan Rather reports on the family service for John F. Kennedy, Jr.

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S12.E47 ∙ The Shame of Rush Springs (III)

Sun, Aug 01, 1999

48 Hours examines the case of two Oklahoma boys who shot and killed their brutally abusive father. Was it murder or self-defense? Update to two previous '48 Hours' episodes broadcast in 1993 and 1994.

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S12.E48 ∙ Mission Impossible

Mon, Aug 02, 1999

48 Hours profiles several people who push themselves to the limits. These include a tightrope walker; Kenyan long-distance runners; an aerobatic flyer; and a man who is rowing around the world.

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S12.E49 ∙ Sixth Sense

Wed, Aug 04, 1999

Do ghosts exist? Can we communicate with the dead? Do humans live more than one lifetime? 48 Hours puts the paranormal world to the test. Is any of this stuff really real?

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S12.E50 ∙ Who Killed Allen Griffen? (Update)

Sun, Aug 08, 1999

48 Hours provides updates its 1990 episode covering the tragic case of Allen Griffen, an 11-year-old Iowa boy who died peritonitis. Should have his parents - put on trial for allowing his death to occur - be held responsible?

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