48 Hours
*48 Hours* is a long-running CBS true-crime documentary series (since 1988) that investigates real-life murder cases, mysteries, and justice issues. Each episode focuses on a single case with in-depth reporting by CBS correspondents. The show has over **36 seasons and 900+ episodes**, won multiple Emmy and Peabody Awards, and has even helped reopen cold cases or free wrongly convicted people. It airs Saturday nights on CBS.
48 Hours- The Kidnapping of Michelle and Breea Renee
Vista, California, November 2000: Bank manager and mother, Michelle Renee, age 35, is forced to rob her employer, Bank of America, after she and her daughter, Breea Renee, age 7, are held hostage and threatened with guns and dynamite. Things go downhill when the defense attorney falsely accuses her of masterminding the plot.
48 Hours- Jasmine Hartin's Shot in the Dark
48 Hours- The Footprint
A woman is murdered in her home and the pivotal clue at the crime is a bloody footprint her killer left behind. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
48 Hours- Bitter Pill
In 1988 in Washington state, Stella Nickell was convicted of killing her husband Bruce, and Sue Snow, a bank manager, by putting cyanide in Excedrin capsules. The crime was chillingly similar to the Chicago Tylenol murders four years earlier. Did authorities put the wrong person behind bars? "48 Hours" correspondent Troy Roberts reports.
48 Hours- Facing a Monster
A teenager survives a vicious attack by an ex-boyfriend. Years later, she faces him in court after he murders a young mother.
48 Hours- Murder on Prom Night
A survivor deals with the trauma after her stepbrother is convicted of killing her family in order to go to the prom. CBS News chief investigative and senior national correspondent Jim Axelrod reports.
48 Hours- The Night of the Idaho Student Murders
Watch "The Night of the Idaho Student Murders" and then catch up with "48 Hours" correspondents Anne-Marie Green and Peter Van Sant and producer Liza Finley on "Post Mortem" as they take you inside their latest reporting on the murders of Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin. You’ll also hear about "48 Hours"’ first national television interview with Xana Kernodle’s family, along with theories from the families about what may have happened the night of the murders.
00:01 The Night of the Idaho Student Murders
42:00 Listen to a post-mortem on the episode
48 Hours- The Boy Across the Street
A college student is killed by her boyfriend who lived right across the street. Her family's long battle to keep him in prison. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
48 Hours- The Last Ride Home
A wealthy labor lawyer shoots his high profile wife from the backseat of a car -- was it an accident or just plain murder? "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher reports.
48 Hours- Unbelievable Twists and Turns
“48 Hours" reports on cases involving surprising pivots in crime investigations. Watch the YouTube mini-marathon, which includes "The Suspicious Death of Christian Andreacchio," "Tracking the Killer of Mary Catherine Edwards" and "The Poisonous Wife."
00:00 The Suspicious Death of Christian Andreacchio
41:11 Tracking the Killer of Mary Catherine Edwards
1:22:19 The Poisonous Wife
48 Hours- Secrets and Lies in Death Investigations (Marathon)
“48 Hours" reports on secrets and lies haunting several death and missing persons investigations. Watch the YouTube super marathon, which includes "The Unending Search for Sara Anne Wood," "Searching for Maya Millete," "Please Don't Tell," "Justice for Amie Harwick'," "Murder by Design" and "The Mysterious Death of Casey Kasem."
00:00 The Unending Search for Sara Anne Wood
41:58 Searching for Maya Millete
1:23:31 "Please Don't Tell"
2:05:22 Justice for Amie Harwick
2:47:12 Murder by Design
3:28:27 The Mysterious Death of Casey Kasem
48 Hours- The Farris Wheel
Melody Farris, the matriarch of a wealthy family, spins a tale trying to pin the murder of her husband on her own son. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
48 Hours- In Jason's Name
An Irish businessman is killed by his American au-pair-turned-wife and her father. They claim self-defense. The dead man’s sister fights to clear his name. "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher reports in the episode from February 2020.
48 Hours- Captivating Cases (Marathon)
“48 Hours" reports on cases that made headlines and inspired quests for the truth. Watch the YouTube mini-marathon, which includes "The Gilgo Beach Serial Killings," "The Fenn Treasure" and "Death by Text."
00:00 The Gilgo Beach Serial Killings
41:50 The Fenn Treasure
1:23:51 Death by Text
48 Hours- Horrific Murders at Home (Marathon)
“48 Hours" reports on cases that depict hidden horrors at home. Watch the YouTube super marathon, which includes "Fatal First Date," "Death at the Front Door: Who Shot Heidi Firkus?," "Home Renovation Homicide," "Shootout at the Shaughnessys'," "The Menendez Brothers’ Fight for Freedom" and "Paradise Lost."
00:00 Fatal First Date
41:38 Death at the Front Door: Who Shot Heidi Firkus?
1:23:28 Home Renovation Homicide
2:03:43 Shootout at the Shaughnessys'
2:45:29 The Menendez Brothers’ Fight for Freedom
3:27:22 Paradise Lost
48 Hours- First Love Then Murder
When an Oregon teen disappears, investigators discover her forbidden relationship led to murder. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.
48 Hours- The Country Club Murders
A smooth-talking professional poker player is under suspicion for the brutal murder of his parents. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
48 Hours- Quest for Truth (Marathon)
“48 Hours" reports on cases involving emotional true-crime stories. Watch the YouTube mini-marathon, which includes "The Online Life & Death of Bianca Devins," "The Puzzle: Solving the Madeleine McCann Case" and "Katrina Brownlee: The Good Cop."
00:00 The Online Life & Death of Bianca Devins
41:29 The Puzzle: Solving the Madeleine McCann Case
1:23:23 Katrina Brownlee: The Good Cop
48 Hours- Lady in the Harbor
In 2006, a body is reported in the water of a Newport Beach, California, harbor. A woman had been brutally murdered, stabbed 52 times. Identifying the victim was no easy task.
Watch "Lady in the Harbor" and then catch up with "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty on "My Life of Crime."
48 Hours- The Day My Mother Never Came Home
Did a father use his 6-year-old son as an alibi for murder? A son grapples with his parents' troubled past. "48 Hours" contributor Vladimir Duthiers reports.
48 Hours- Fall from Grace
Was an alleged religious cult responsible for a young bride's death? "48 Hours" correspondent Troy Roberts investigates.
48 Hours- Key Witnesses (Marathon)
“48 Hours" reports on cases where witnesses became pivotal in a crime investigation. Watch the YouTube mini-marathon, which includes "The Case Against Michael Politte," "The Shape of a Killer" and "Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth."
00:00 The Case Against Michael Politte
42:11 The Shape of a Killer
1:24:08 Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth
48 Hours- The Hunt for Sarah Yarborough's Killer
What it took to close the case of a high school student found murdered on campus.
48 Hours- Crosley Green's Hard Time
Did a young white woman cause a wrongful conviction by blaming a murder on a “black guy”? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty has new details in the case she been covering for 20 years.
48 Hours- Who Wanted Howard Pilmar Dead?
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? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports.
48 Hours- Vital Murder Clues (Marathon)
“48 Hours" reports on cases that experts say may contain important clues. Watch the YouTube mini-marathon, which includes "The Hunt for Sarah Yarborough’s Killer," "Murder at the Mall: The Michelle Martinko Case" and "The Yogurt Shop Murders."
00:00 The Hunt for Sarah Yarborough’s Killer
42:08 Murder at the Mall: The Michelle Martinko Case
1:22:48 The Yogurt Shop Murders
48 Hours- The Blackout Murder of Livye Lewis
Investigators unravel a strange scene.
Watch "The Blackout Murder of Livye Lewis" and then join "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant and producer Judy Rybak on "Post Mortem" for a behind-the-scenes look at the case of Livye Lewis, whose ex-boyfriend, Matthew Edgar, fled during his murder trial and evaded authorities for nearly a year. The team discusses the unidentified blood found on Edgar’s face, reporting in small-town Texas, and the ongoing case against Edgar’s mother for hindering apprehension.
00:00 The Blackout Murder of Livye Lewis
41:52 Listen to a post-mortem on the episode
48 Hours- A Killer in the Family Tree
When a woman uploads her DNA to a genealogy website, authorities show up at her door. Is there a double murderer in her family tree? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
48 Hours- True Crime Podcasters (Marathon)
“48 Hours" reports on cases that intrigued true-crime podcasters. Watch the YouTube mini-marathon, which includes "Please Don’t Tell," "The Disappearance of Kristin Smart" and "Capturing Moriah Wilson's Killer."
00:00 “Please Don’t Tell”
41:52 The Disappearance of Kristin Smart
1:25:25 Capturing Moriah Wilson's Killer
48 Hours- The 'Batman' Intruder
Morgan Metzer's ex-husband rescued her from a masked intruder disguising his voice to sound like Batman.
48 Hours- The Yogurt Shop Murders
The brutal murders of four teenage girls has haunted Austin, Texas, for 30 years. Could new information lead to a killer? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty has reported on the case from the beginning and has the latest on the search for answers in this episode from August 2022.
48 Hours- The Case Against Sandra Garner
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" correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports.
48 Hours- Killer Coincidences (Marathon)
“48 Hours" reports on cases involving coincidences, lingering questions and surprising outcomes. Watch the YouTube mini-marathon, which includes "Broken Hearts," "The COVID Cover-Up: Searching for Gretchen Anthony" and "The Missing Millionaire: A "Tiger King" Mystery."
00:00 Broken Hearts
41:14 The COVID Cover-Up: Searching for Gretchen Anthony
1:23:58 The Missing Millionaire: A "Tiger King" Mystery
48 Hours- The Strange Life of Dr Schwartz
A wealthy doctor is violently murdered in his Florida mansion -- could a dark secret from his past provide a clue to his killer? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports in this episode from July 2017.
48 Hours- Shootout at the Shaughnessys
A gunfight in the middle of the night left Texas jeweler Ted Shaughnessy dead in his home and his wife, Corey, was the sole survivor. Watch "Shootout at the Shaughnessys'" and then catch up with CBS News chief investigative correspondent Jim Axelrod and producer Jenna Jackson on "Post Mortem"
as they discuss Corey’s emotional journey to realizing her own son had hired hitmen to kill her and her husband for money.
48 Hours- Dark Intentions (Marathon)
“48 Hours" reports on cases with shocking revelations about potential reasons for murder. Watch the YouTube mini-marathon, which includes "The Online Life & Death of Bianca Devins," "Home Renovation Homicide" and "Death by Text."
00:00 The Online Life & Death of Bianca Devins
41:29 Home Renovation Homicide
1:21:44 Death by Text
48 Hours- The Plot to Kill Alyssa Burkett
Did a couple orchestrate an elaborate plan to kill a mother?
Watch "The Plot to Eliminate Alyssa Burkett" and then catch up with "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant and producers Liza Finley and Gabby Demirdjian on "Post Mortem" as they discuss how Alyssa Burkett was murdered outside her workplace in Texas.
48 Hours- The Case Against Brooke Skylar Richardson
The parents of Brooke Skylar Richardson speak out -- the real story behind the international headlines in the case of an alleged unthinkable crime. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
48 Hours- The Golden State Killer
Survivors confront the man known as The Golden State Killer, after his 40-year reign of terror. Correspondent Tracy Smith reports for "48 Hours."
48 Hours- A Death in Payson Canyon
CBS News correspondent David Begnaud and "48 Hours" investigate the tragic death of 16-year-old Jchandra Brown and the search to find out what really happened to her in "A Death in Payson Canyon."
48 Hours- Dead Ringer
A family man targeted for death lives to climb out of his own "grave." Who wanted him dead? "48 Hours" goes inside the sting that took down a hit man-for-hire scheme. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.
48 Hours- Karrie's Choice
Could a teenager be brainwashed by one parent to help murder the other parent -- and then make it look like a suicide? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
48 Hours- Storm of Suspicion
"48 Hours" goes behind the scenes with investigators as they search for a mother of two who vanished just before Hurricane Harvey hit. Correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.
48 Hours- Whatever Happened to Mary Day
A 13-year-old girl vanishes in 1981. Detectives believe she was murdered. Years later, a woman appears and claims to be the missing girl. Is she an impostor? "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher reports.
48 Hours- The Shape of a Killer
Three murders in Austin, Texas, and little evidence to go on. Did a man testing a thermal imaging camera inadvertently capture the image of one of the killers? "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.
48 Hours- The Disappearance of Kelly Dwyer
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.
48 Hours- The Corn Rake Murder
A farmer says he found his wife impaled by a corn rake. The rake has just four tines – so why does she have six puncture wounds? CBS News chief investigative and senior national correspondent Jim Axelrod reports for "48 Hours."
48 Hours- Chacey Poynter - Witness to Murder
The woman at the center of a case prosecutors said was all about ”sex, lies, money and murder” tells her story to "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant.
48 Hours- The Murder of Haley Anderson
A college student goes missing -- the “Find My Friends” app leads to her body as her suspected killer flees the country. Will he get away with murder? CBS News contributor Maria Elena Salinas reports.
48 Hours- Death and the Dentist
In his only interview, a New York dentist charged with murdering his lover’s husband vows that he didn’t do it -- but could he go to prison for something else? “48 Hours” Richard Schlesinger investigates.
48 Hours- Dear Savanna
For two decades, the FBI couldn’t catch a mother on the run abroad with her daughter -- but she couldn't outrun her past. She tells her side of the story to "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher.
48 Hours- The Mysterious Death of Casey Kalem
"48 Hours" explores the family feud over radio legend Casey Kasem -- how he died and who was responsible. At stake: an estate that could be worth $100 million. "48 Hours" Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
48 Hours- Missing Marsha
When a woman vanishes and misses a hair appointment, her hairdresser becomes the driving force to find out -- did she leave her husband or is she dead? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.
48 Hours- The Plot to Kill Dr Sievers
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.
48 Hours- Mystery at Eagle Creek
Did a young model jump off a mountain cliff or was she pushed? Her fiancé, accused of killing her, reveals the shocking final moments of her life in an interview with "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant.
48 Hours- Devil's Island
An ex-Marine with a secret life and a secret wife. A five-year investigation turns on shocking DNA evidence — is the one-time hero a killer, too? "48 Hours"' Peter Van Sant has the latest in the case.
48 Hours- Last Seen in Breckenridge
In 1982 the bodies of Annette Schnee and Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer were found outside a luxe ski town. A man rescued from a snowdrift the night of the murders turned out to be their killer. “48 Hours” contributor Natalie Morales reports.