Episode list

48 Hours

Paradise Lost

Fri, Sep 26, 2014
A Costa Rican paradise turns into a house of horror. How did a Wall Street millionaire end up shot dead in his bedroom? "48 Hours" correspondent Susan Spencer investigates.
7.1 /10
Mommy Dearest

Fri, Oct 03, 2014
A Palm Beach socialite kills her ex-husband. Nearly 20 years later, with the same gun, there's another shooting in the family. Richard Schlesinger investigates.
7.1 /10
The Hit

Fri, Oct 10, 2014
Why was a colorful entrepreneur with powerful friends blown up in his car? His ex-wife speaks out for the first time to "48 Hours" Peter Van Sant.
6.9 /10
The Pact

Fri, Oct 24, 2014
A 15-year-old boy goes to a dance and never returns. Teen killers keep a secret for 41 years - until one of them cracks. Richard Schlesinger investigates.
7.3 /10
Prison Diaries

Fri, Nov 14, 2014
A look inside a Mexican Prison through the eyes of former reality producer, Bruce Beresford-Redman while he awaits trial for being accused of murdering his wife.
7.2 /10
Devil's Island

Fri, Nov 14, 2014
An ex-Marine, a secret life and a missing girlfriend -- was it murder? Peter Van Sant Investigates.
7.1 /10
The Girl Next Door
An ex-wife guns down her former husband -- did she break after being abused or was it cold-blooded murder? Erin Moriarty reports.
6.3 /10
The Sober Truth
A young woman, an alcoholic, thought she found help and a safe place -- what she found was a killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher reports.
6.3 /10
The Two Faces of Todd Winkler
A family man accused of killing his wife has a bizarre outburst in court. Is he crazy or calculating? Correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.
6.6 /10
Murder in Pinyon Pines
A California couple is shot dead, a daughter's body found burned in a wheelbarrow - after seven years investigators think they have solved the case, but a courtroom bombshell changes everything.
7.4 /10
Gone

Fri, Feb 06, 2015
A woman and her child moves in with her ex and 3 months later vanishes. The ex claims she just walked out.
7.2 /10
Dangerous Games
A bright college student lured into the world of bondage and domination by a friend. She said no; and didn't survive the night. Was it murder?
7.2 /10
Murder in Aspen
48 Hours investigates the murder of heiress Nancy Pfister who was discovered murdered in her Aspen home in February 2014. She was murdered in her sleep by several blows to the head. Police eventually arrest retired anesthesiologist Trey Styler who killed Nancy in a dispute over an eviction.
6.8 /10
The Bizarre Saga of Robert Durst
48 Hours revisits the case of millionaire Robert Durst who was recently the subject of the HBO True Crime documentary. Durst is suspected of involvement in the disappearance of his wife and was once charged for the murder and dismemberment of a neighbor. He was recently arrested in New Orleans for the 2000 murder of Susan Berman.
7.3 /10
The Pretender

Fri, Mar 27, 2015
The story of accused killer Christian Longo and ex-NY Times journalist Michael Finkel. Christian Longo is accused of murdering his family all while impersonating an ex-employee for the New York Times.
7.5 /10
The Accidental Husband
48 Hours examines the case of Harold Henthorn whose wives died 17 years apart in supposedly freak accidents. His first wife Lynn died in 1995 after a car held up by a jack fell on her. His second wife Toni died in 2012 after a fall during a hike in Rocky Mountain National Park. Investigators believe that the two death may be murders.
6.7 /10
Death After Midnight
Ashley Fallis' New Year's Day death was ruled a suicide after Evans police investigated in 2012. Evans Police Chief reopened the case in 2014 after previously unheard witness accounts and claims that officers mishandled the investigation.
7.3 /10
To Catch a Genius
A successful wife dead from nicotine poisoning. Her genius husband beat "Jeopardy!", can he beat a murder rap?
7 /10
The Verdict

Fri, Apr 24, 2015
48 Hours goes to Florida to look at the case of Anita Smithey who claims to have shot and killed her husband Robert Cline in May 2010 after an evening of rough sex. During the trial, her defense team claims that she was 'standing her ground' when she killed her husband. The jury, however, does not accept the claim and finds her guilt of murder. She is sentenced to forty years in prison.
6.7 /10
A Vision of Murder
48 Hours goes to Florida examines the February 2010 murder of Kelly Brennan whose battered body was discovered in a field by a police helicopter pilot. A friend Sheila Trott claims to have had a clairvoyant vision of the murder, but police eventually suspect her for the crime. She is arrested and convicted by prosecutors who argue that she committed the murder because she believed Kelly was sleeping with her husband.
7.4 /10
Father and Son: The Verdict
CASE UPDATE: A son is determined to prove his father, a doctor, killed his mother, a noted scientist. Will a jury believe him? Correspondent Susan Spencer reports.
6.7 /10
Janet's Secret
She was murdered at 23. Five suspects and cops couldn't arrest anyone. It was the perfect crime for 34 years; until now. Correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.
7.6 /10
Last Chance for Freedom
A Florida man's questionable conviction in a 1989 murder may be an example of what can happen when investigators disregard the venerable British mystery writer's caution.
7.8 /10
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