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S18.E1 ∙ Written in Blood

Fri, Sep 24, 2004

It's never happened in 48 HOURS MYSTERY history -- and maybe not ever -- but a serial killer's presumed victim shows up at killer's trial .

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S18.E2 ∙ The Ghosts of El Segundo

Fri, Oct 01, 2004

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.

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S18.E3 ∙ Dark Side of the Mesa

Fri, Oct 08, 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.

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S18.E4 ∙ Who Killed Stephanie Crowe?

Fri, Oct 15, 2004

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

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S18.E5 ∙ American Taboo

Fri, Oct 22, 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.

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S18.E6 ∙ On the Verge of a Verdict

Fri, Oct 29, 2004

Cherry Hammock says she had no choice but to shoot her husband, Jay. "The reason I pulled trigger is because he was coming after me.

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S18.E7 ∙ The Right to Kill

Fri, Nov 05, 2004

When a prominent doctor's wife is murdered, is it a crime of passion or a murder for hire?

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S18.E8 ∙ Vanished

Fri, Nov 12, 2004

In 2003, successful New York City financial analyst went missing, and all the evidence pointed towards a supposed doctor who was treating her for a mouth infection on the day she vanished.

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S18.E9 ∙ Eye of the Beholder

Fri, Nov 19, 2004

Jane Mixer had it all. One of a handful of female students at University of Michigan Law School in 1969, she was also in love.

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S18.E10 ∙ Black Dahlia Confidential

Fri, Nov 26, 2004

The murder of a young Hollywood actress Elizabeth Short in 1947 is the oldest unsolved murder case in Los Angeles. New information and clues may help solve this case. "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

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S18.E11 ∙ Why Did Eric Kill?

Fri, Dec 10, 2004

New evidence that investigators hope will lead to a break in almost eight-year-old unsolved murder case of JonBenet Ramsey is reported by correspondent Erin Moriarty.

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S18.E12 ∙ JonBenet: Prime Suspects

Fri, Dec 17, 2004

Correspondent Maureen Maher journeys to Holy Land to investigate most powerful and controversial stories ever -- birth of Jesus.

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S18.E13 ∙ A Shot in the Dark

Fri, Jan 07, 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.

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S18.E14 ∙ Where's Our Baby?

Fri, Jan 14, 2005

When Shannon Melendi, an ambitious 19-year-old sophomore at Emory University in Atlanta, disappeared in March 1994, authorities believed she had run away.

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S18.E15 ∙ Hostage: The Siege of Beslan

Fri, Jan 21, 2005

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

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S18.E16 ∙ Special - Michael Jackson: Critical Stage

Fri, Jan 28, 2005

Joe Jackson, father of superstar Michael Jackson, believes racism is a motivational factor in the case against his son.

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S18.E17 ∙ Murder in the Hamptons (2005 Update)

Fri, Feb 04, 2005

Update of the 2004 episode focusing on the murder of multi-millionaire Ted Ammon. Electrician Danny Pelosi, who married Ted's wife Generosa Ammon just three months after his death, was subsequently charged with his murder.

6.6 /10

S18.E18 ∙ Postmarked for Murder

Fri, Feb 11, 2005

Herb Vest was two years old when he last saw his father in 1946, with his mother, Ruth, eventually informing him that he committed suicide. However, Herb's subsequent investigation raises questions that raise doubts about that story.

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S18.E19 ∙ Chamber of Secrets

Fri, Feb 18, 2005

After 13 years of marriage, Frieda Hanimov is convinced to "pretend" to divorce her husband Yuri to hide their assets. However, the divorce papers turn out to be real, and Yuri vanishes. Yuri's scheme is far wider than she could imagine.

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S18.E20 ∙ Rescued from the Shadows

Fri, Feb 25, 2005

People trafficking is a billion dollar business that is thriving. Peter Van Sant travels to Romania to investigate the shadowy world of human sex slaves, and attempts to rescue a young woman offered for "sale" to them.

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S18.E21 ∙ Secrets of the Well

Fri, Mar 04, 2005

48 Hours catches up with criminal investigator Clay Bryant, also known as "Cold Case Clay", who is currently working on two separate and unsolved murders - where both bodies were found in wells.

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S18.E22 ∙ Prime Suspect: Marty Tankleff Revisited

Fri, Mar 11, 2005

Update to the April 2004 episode "Prime Suspect: Marty Tankleff". Will new witnesses convince a judge to grant a new trial to Marty Tankleff, who was convicted of murdering his parents in 1988?

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S18.E23 ∙ A Question of Murder

Fri, Mar 25, 2005

John Maloney, a Green Bay police officer, was convicted of murdering his estranged wife, Sandy. His children are convinced he is innocent, and his defenders insist not all the evidence was presented at the trial.

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S18.E24 ∙ Blood Feud

Fri, Apr 08, 2005

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

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S18.E25 ∙ A Prescription for Murder?

Fri, Apr 15, 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.

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S18.E26 ∙ Terror at the Morgue

Fri, Apr 22, 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.

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S18.E27 ∙ The Man Who Knew Too Much

Fri, Apr 29, 2005

Randy Hardison was on road to country music stardom, writing hit songs for big names such as Lee Ann Womack, Garth Brooks and Darryl Worley.

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S18.E28 ∙ Secrets from the Grave

Fri, May 06, 2005

Twenty-five-year-old Army Specialist Richard Davis survived war in Iraq, only to vanish day after he returned to US The Army listed Davis as absent without leave -- or AWOL -- but his father refused to believe it.

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S18.E29 ∙ A Mind for Murder

Fri, May 13, 2005

Professor Thomas Murray of Kansas State University is a very smart man, but is he smart enough to get away with murder of his ex-wife, Carmin?

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S18.E30 ∙ Two Wigs, a Gun and a Murder

Fri, May 20, 2005

Fred Jablin, a beloved Richmond University professor and devoted father, was found murdered in front of his home. The evidence trail leads police to his ex-wife, Piper Rountree, and her sister.

5.9 /10

S18.E31 ∙ The Pretender

Mon, May 30, 2005

Martin Finkel, a prize-winning feature writer for the New York Times, is fired after he fabricates a portion of a story. Retreating back to Montana, it isn't long until he has another story - that of murderer Christian Longo.

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S18.E32 ∙ Special - Michael Jackson: Verdict

Sun, Jun 12, 2005

The verdict in the Michael Jackson trial is discussed.

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S18.E33 ∙ Perfectly Executed

Fri, Aug 05, 2005

In 1994, Sultana and Atif Rafay, plus their daughter Basma, were murdered in their home in Bellevue, Washington State. For ten years, police worked on the case, concocting an elaborate undercover operation to find justice.

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