Just seven weeks ago, Los Angeles paramedics Todd Carb and Paul Medina found pandemonium after reports of gunshots at North Valley Jewish Community Center.
48 Hours explores the 1998 murder of Maddie Clifton, an 8-year-old girl from Jacksonville, Florida, who was killed by her 14-year-old neighbor Joshua Phillips, who said the death was accidental.
Gambling is one of this country's most popular activities. In 1996, Americans made $586 billion in legal bets. One expert estimates that 4 million people in this country are addicted to gambling. 48 Hours takes a look at this pastime.
What would you do? Your child is failing school, taking drugs or running away for months at a time? Some parents are responding by taking drastic action,.
Peter Van Sant examines the fascinating case of 42-year-old David Pecard, a conman who masqueraded as a lawyer, a police officer, an emergency room technician and a soldier. He also found time to marry six different women.
As the 21st century dawns, 48 Hours takes a look at what could await us in the next century be like. Will technology spur social revolution? What moral questions will arise from scientific breakthroughs?
A look at feuding families. Susan Spencer reports on a family fighting over a million dollar family home. Harold Dow visits two Texas siblings fighting over the family's famous barbecue restaurant. Family Feud's Louie Anderson appears.
What happens when a vicious criminal turns out to be your child or sibling? 48 Hours takes a probing look at family members coping with the ordeal of having a killer in the family.
An update on the 1999 episode "Murder for Hire?", which add information about the murder investigation of Sheila Bellush, killed in front of her babies in Sarasota, Florida.
In 1996, Michael and Mindy Shapiro go through a bitter, acrimonious divorce. The previous year, Dr. Shapiro had an affair with one of his patients, Jean Adair. When Jean's husband is murdered, the two women blame each other for the murder.
48 Hours correspondent Troy Roberts reports on Crystal and Jesse, who traveled to Russia in order to adopt two children. One of them, a nine-year-old girl, turned out to have deep emotional problems. How do they cope?
With 70 million single adults in the United States, 48 Hours looks at some of the ways and techniques people use to connect, including online dating agencies and touring Russia and Ukraine for potential brides.
About 20 million Americans suffer from some type of anxiety disorder. Many must deal every day with fear at any moment they could be overwhelmed by panic, type of anxiety disorder.
48 Hours takes a look at cyberstalking and other online dangers. Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports on Operation Blue Ridge Thunder, a team of investigators in rural Virginia who attempt to crack down on online predators.
Every year about 1,000 homicides are committed by people who are mentally ill and not in treatment. 48 Hours looks at this dilemma, focusing on several particularly difficult cases.
48 Hours returns to the tragic case of the fatal shooting of four teenage girls in a yogurt shop in Austin, Texas, in 1991. Erin Moriarty reports on the latest developments, which has seen a grand jury indict three of the four suspects.
48 Hours examines the case of four Texas teenagers charged with armed robbery after allegedly pulling a string of stickups in 1999. Bernard Goldberg reports on this unusual case.
In 1996, Sheila Bryan was just another small-town mother, living with her husband in Omega, Georgia, happily raising their two daughters. But then everything changed. Susan Spencer reports on a family struggling with an enormous burden.
Dr. Robert Morgan has delivered more than 6,000 babies over his 25-year career as an Indianapolis obstetrician. However, some of his patients say he is negligent and incompetent. Susan Spencer reports on the fight over Morgan's reputation.
In 1963, in a quiet Ohio town, 15-year-old Patti Rebholz was bludgeoned to death. In 1975, in an exclusive Connecticut suburb, 15-year-old Martha Moxley was beaten to death with a golf club. Harold Dow reports on both cases.
In 1986, married couple Dyke Rhoads and and Karen Spesard were murdered in their hometown of Paris, Illinois. Two people were subsequently convicted of their murders - but were they really responsible?
48 Hours correspondent Bill Lagattuta speaks to Jane Alexander, a woman who turned amateur detective after the 1983 murder of her 88-year-old aunt, Gertrude McCabe. Does Alexander track down her aunt's killer?
48 Hours takes a look at the role of sex in American society. Erin Moriarty reports on scientific discoveries that are helping women who suffer from low libido. Bill Lagattuta talks to two experts, Hugh Hefner and Dr. Laura Schlessinger.
The bond between parent and child is among the strongest human bonds. But what happens when several people say that they deserve to be parents of a single child? Who should decide and under what criteria?
Has America become obsessed with finding the fountain of youth? 48 Hours examines the lengths to which people will go to feel and look younger. Nick Nolte and Eartha Kitt are profiled.
48 Hours catches up with some of the students in its 'Class of 2000', including the story of Chris Robertson, who has been in jail nine times, and Peter Van Sant speaks to former gang member Melissa Orona.
Columbus, Miss., with a population of 30,000, is an unremarkable small Southern town. Between 1996 and 1998 there were five murders that are still unsolved. Correspondent Harold Dow reports on what may be the work of a serial killer.
In 1999, tornadoes killed 94 people in the United States, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 48 Hours takes a close-up look at this powerful and often terrifying force.
48 Hours takes a close-up look at the offspring of several well-known people. Erin Moriarty profiles Victoria Gotti, daughter of mob kingpin John Gotti. Harold Dow reports on the son of baseball great Pete Rose, himself a baseball player.
Susan Spencer reports on David Bailey, who re-thought his life after being stricken with a brain tumor, and Jerry Bowen provides an update on 12-year-old Amy Frohnmayer, who has a rare genetic disease.
