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48 Hours

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This newsmagazine series investigates intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all aspects of the human experience. Over its long run, the show has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, driven the reopening — and resolution — of cold cases, and changed numerous lives. CBS News correspondents offer an in-depth look into each story, with the emphasis on solving the mystery at its heart.

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Checked Jul 22, 2026

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Synopsis

This newsmagazine series investigates intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all aspects of the human experience. Over its long run, the show has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, driven the reopening — and resolution — of cold cases, and changed numerous lives. CBS News correspondents offer an in-depth look into each story, with the emphasis on solving the mystery at its heart.

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Episode 1

Death on the Hudson

43m

An investigation into whether a New York woman killed her fiancé during a kayaking trip on the Hudson River.

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Episode 2

Hannah Graham: Deadly Connections (1)

43m

"48 Hours" goes inside the investigation of the death of the UVA student and the evidence that links the alleged killer to other crimes spanning a decade. Susan Spencer reports.

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Episode 4

The Doctor's Daughter

43m

Hearing her father's screams for help, Jenna Neulander dialed 9-1-1 and summoned first responders to her home. Her father, Dr. Robert Neulander, a prominent obstetrician, was trying to help her mother, Leslie, who was unresponsive in the shower. Eighteen months after Leslie Neulander died, her husband was charged with her murder. One of the key witnesses in the case? Their daughter, Jenna. But does her 9-1-1 call help the prosecution or the defense?

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Episode 5

Shadow of Death

43m

A couple shot dead in bed. It looked like a hit job. Was it a business deal gone bad or was the enemy closer to home? "48 Hours" correspondent Troy Roberts investigates.

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Episode 6

Vengeance in Vegas

43m

A beautiful mom is murdered while her West Point grad husband was at work. Was someone stalking women in Las Vegas? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.

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Episode 7

The Hunter: Searching for Kelli Bordeaux

43m

When a young U.S. Army combat medic goes missing, a bounty hunter takes on his biggest case ever. "48 Hours" correspondent Troy Roberts investigates.

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Episode 8

The Bugs Bunny Defense

43m

Did a cartoon play a part in the death of a California man? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.

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Episode 9

Paris Under Attack

43m

As the world reacts to the attacks in Paris, CBS News reports on the shootings, the aftermath and what's being done to prevent similar incidents worldwide

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Episode 10

The Accidental Husband: Update

43m

48 Hours re-examines and updates the case of Harold Henthorn whose wives Lynn and Toni died 17 years apart in what were supposedly freak accidents. Police investigators, however, believe that Harold murdered them. Eventually, Harold is arrested and convicted of first-degree murder.

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Episode 11

The Strange Case of Kurt Sonnenfeld

43m

A man wanted in the murder of his wife makes an outrageous claim – the U.S. wants to silence him for what he saw at Ground Zero

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Episode 12

Road to Redemption

43m

48 Hours looks at the 1990 murders of Richard and Nancy Bishop Langert by David Biro in Chicago, Illinois. It examines how Nancy's sister Jeanne through her Christian faith has learned to cope with the deaths and has even forgiven her sister's murderer.

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Episode 13

Dear Savanna

43m

48 Hours examines the case of Dorothy Lee who kidnapped her daughter in the middle of a bitter divorce with her then-husband Harris Todd. She eluded the FBI for two decades eventually settling in Australia. Recently arrested she tells her side of the story and her daughter reflects on the past she never knew about.

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Episode 14

Murder in Aspen (II)

43m

An Aspen "true original" is found brutally slain in her mountain home. She had enemies - who wanted her dead? 48 Hours updates its story on the 2014 murder of heiress Nancy Pfister in Aspen, Colorado.

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Episode 15

Love and Death in Alaska (III) (Part 1)

43m

Is Mechele Linehan a conniving ex-stripper who should be in jail for murder, or was she unfairly targeted by police because of a past life? Susan Spencer investigates.

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Episode 16

Love and Death in Alaska (III) (Part 2)

43m

Is Mechele Linehan a conniving ex-stripper who should be in jail for murder, or was she unfairly targeted by police because of a past life? Susan Spencer investigates

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Episode 17

Ryan Ferguson: Wrongfully Convicted

43m

Convicted of murder at 19 -- 14 appeals and 10 years later, he's free. They got it wrong. End of story? Not yet. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

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Episode 19

Target Justice

43m

A Texas town on edge -- someone was killing prosecutors. Was it a gang hit or could the killer be one of their own? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.

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Episode 20

What Did the Children See?

43m

What happens when a former hard-charging prosecutor is prosecuted for his wife's murder in his old courtroom? "48 Hours"' Maureen Maher investigates.

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Episode 21

A Student of Murder

43m

Was the shooting of a Seattle man a random incident of road rage, or was the gunman a self-taught killer intent on finding the perfect moment to kill? Peter Van Sant investigates.

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Episode 23

Playing by the Rules?

43m

A popular football coach is serving life for killing his pregnant wife -- was evidence hidden that could set him free? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.

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Episode 24

Eliminating the Threat

43m

An elite FBI agent shoots his wife after he says she came after him with a knife -- was it self-defense or murder? "48 Hours" correspondent Susan Spencer investigates.

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Episode 25

What Happened in Apt. 1601?

43m

Three friends walk into a studio apartment, and only two come out alive. At least one of them is a killer, but which one? Richard Schlesinger investigates.

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Episode 26

A Mother Accused

43m

In her only interview, a mother convicted of murder by poisoning her son with salt claims it was the hospital's mistake. Is she right?

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Episode 27

The Last Confession Revisited

43m

Five decades after the murder of the beautiful school teacher, her long suspected killer -- a former priest -- is in custody. A new witness stepped forward, but despite this new evidence, there would still be no indictment ... until now.

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Episode 28

Ryan Poston Murder (Part 1): Breaking Point

43m

A lawyer shot -- his girlfriend admits she pulled the trigger and then dances in a strange police video -- was it self-defense or love gone bad? "48 Hours"' Peter Van Sant investigates.

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Episode 29

Ryan Poston Murder (Part 2): Obsessed

43m

A lawyer shot dead at home - his girlfriend admits she pulled the trigger and then dances, twirls and snaps her fingers in a strange police video. Was it self-defense or love gone bad?

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Episode 30

Blood in the Sand

43m

Two teens killed on the same California beach six years apart. DNA on one of the victims leads to two suspects -- one of them worked for the police. Richard Schlesinger investigates.

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Episode 31

The Soldier's Wife

43m

A young wife shot dead -- her soldier husband pulled the trigger. Was it an accident or was it murder?

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Episode 32

Death of an Olympian

Olympic hero Dave Laut shot six times -- his wife pulled the trigger. Was it murder or self-defense? In her first TV interview, Jane Laut tells Erin Moriarty she's been hiding a secret.

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Episode 33

The Spymasters - CIA in the Crosshairs Part 1

Part 1: All 12 living CIA directors share their passionate disagreements about the agency's past, its current mission, and its future

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Episode 35

Cal Harris: The Final Verdict

Over the past nine years, Cal Harris has gone on trial for the murder of his wife, Michele, four times. He was convicted twice, even though Michele's body has never been found. Both verdicts were overturned. A third jury couldn't decide. Now a fourth trial. Will this be the final one for Cal Harris?

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Episode 37

Bringing a Nation Together

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In the aftermath of the deadly police shootings in Dallas -- what will it take for America to heal? "48 Hours" takes a look at the three straight days of violence -- and the conversation it has started about easing racial tensions -- and bringing a nation together.

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Episode 38

The Preppy Killer

To mark the 30th anniversary of a case that made national headlines, "48 Hours" broadcasts the only interview with "Preppy Killer" Robert Chambers

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Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026

More about 48 Hours

Cast

Jonathan VigliottiSelf - Correspondent
Natalie MoralesSelf - Correspondent
Nikki BattisteSelf - Correspondent
Jim AxelrodSelf - Correspondent
Peter Van SantSelf - Correspondent
Erin MoriartySelf - Correspondent
Jericka DuncanSelf - Correspondent
David BegnaudSelf - Correspondent

Credits

Created by
Judy Tygard

Production details

Status
Returning Series
Series type
Documentary
Episodes
1,167
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • CBSUnited States
  • CBS News ProductionsUnited States

Themes

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