48 Hours
“48 Hours” uncovers the narrative behind crime and justice cases that have left a lasting mark on society. Award-winning CBS News correspondents thoughtfully examine the complexities of each crime by transporting you to the heart of the investigation through key evidence and gripping interviews with critical figures from the case. The unmatched reporting has made a tangible difference in countless lives, leading to the exoneration of wrongly convicted individuals and the reopening — and resolution — of previously closed cold cases.
Listen to a new “48 Hours” episode every Monday and then go deeper into the case on Tuesdays with the immersive “Post Mortem” series — producers and correspondents join host Anne-Marie Green to discuss key evidence, dead ends, mishaps, and stranger-than-fiction twists they faced in the field. Also available on the 48 Hours YouTube channel. Plus, every Thursday, we’ll revisit a classic “48 Hours” episode.
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The Night of the Idaho Student Murders
The family of murdered student Kaylee Goncalves says they may have uncovered a connection between the suspect, their daughter, and Maddie Mogen. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
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Dangerous Reunion
This classic episode of “48 Hours" explores a series of 1981 sexual assaults targeting members of the Castleberry High cheerleading team that occurred in and around River Oaks, Texas. In January 1982, the body of Retha Stratton, a former Castleberry High cheerleader, was discovered by her roommate. Fort Worth Police Detective Dennis Timmons quickly focused his investigation on Wesley Wayne Miller, former captain of the Castleberry High football team. "48 Hours" correspondent Susan Spencer reports. This "48 Hours" episode last aired on 8/11/2007. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.
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A Deadly Love Triangle
The millionaire, his fiancée, and the NFL player. Troy Roberts reports on a love triangle turned deadly. This episode of 48 Hours originally aired on 10/29/2011.
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Diary of a Showgirl
This classic episode of 48 Hours, which last aired on 7/31/2010, explores the story of Marjorie Orbin, a former Las Vegas showgirl and stripper, who was convicted of murdering Jay Orbin, her husband of 10 years and father of her son, Noah. She is currently serving a life sentence in a Phoenix, Arizona, prison. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
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A Young Mother Murdered
The twisted case of a computer scientist and the death of his Russian bride. "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Maureen Maher reports. This "48 Hours" episode originally aired on 07/18/2009.
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No Way Out
This classic episode of 48 Hours, which last aired on 7/5/2008, explores a tragedy in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. After Hurricane Katrina had passed over southeastern Louisiana, many people thought the region had been spared from the most severe damage. But the worst was yet to come: on Monday, August 29th 2005, the region's protective levees started to fail, and entire communities were overwhelmed by floodwater. Could the operators of St. Rita's Nursing Home, Sal and Mabel Magano, be held responsible after 35 people in their care die? "48 Hours" correspondent Harold Dow reports. Watch all-new episodes of 48 Hours on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.
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Murders Outside 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. This episode last aired on 11/20/2022.
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Loved to Death
This classic episode of 48 Hours, which last aired on 9/13/2014, tells the story of Lauren Astley, a popular teen whose last encounter with her football player ex-boyfriend proved to be fatal. Their two families were forever changed. The history of their relationship was examined through interviews with friends, police investigators, Nathaniel’s uncle and Lauren’s parents. "48 Hours" contributor Tracy Smith investigates. Watch all-new episodes of 48 Hours on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.
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A Young Witness
A young girl peeks out of her bedroom to see blood on the floor and her mother in distress. As an adult she looks back on a night that changed her life. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
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Precious Angels
This classic episode of 48 Hours, which last aired on 8/20/2003, features a report on the 2002 brutal murders of Devon Routier, 6, and Damon Routier, 5. Their mother, Darlie, claims her sons were killed by an intruder. On death row for more than 20 years, was Darlie Routier of Dallas wrongly accused of killing her two young children? 48 Hours correspondent Bill Lagattuta reports. Watch all-new episodes of 48 Hours on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.
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The Cold Case of Roxanne Wood
How a DNA “detective,” an undercover cop and a cast-off cigarette butt helped catch a killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
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Over the Edge
This classic episode of 48 Hours, which last aired on 2/1/2014, features a report on the investigation into the 2009 disappearance of Dawn Viens, and why her husband, California chef David Viens, jumped off a cliff when he became a suspect in her disappearance. 48 Hours correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports. Watch all-new episodes of 48 Hours on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.
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Snap Map Evidence
When his parents disappear, Chandler Halderson’s social media helps investigators unravel the case. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
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Deadly Secret
This classic episode of 48 Hours, which last aired on 6/5/2000, takes a look at the September 1994 disappearance of Khristine Smith, a seemingly happy wife and mother. Russ Smith, her husband, claimed that Khristine had abandoned him and their daughter Candace for another man. With no body and little evidence, Detective Dan Westin, head of the cold case unit, was finally able to wear Smith down to the point where he confessed to his crime. 48 Hours correspondent Harold Dow reports. Watch all-new episodes of 48 Hours on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.
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Sentencing Lori Vallow Daybell
Lori Vallow Daybell was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, weeks after she was convicted of murdering her two youngest children and conspiring to kill the woman whose husband she went on to marry just weeks later. In the Idaho courtroom, Vallow Daybell spoke for the first time ahead of her sentencing. Her words stood in stark contrast with those of family members seeking justice. You can access full coverage by listening to "Inside the Lori Vallow Daybell Trial" podcast from 48 Hours.
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A Juniper Tree Leads to a Killer
When a young mother disappears, DNA from a tree helps lead to her killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
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The One Who Got Away
This classic episode of 48 Hours, which last aired on 7/21/2011, tells the story of serial killer Andrew Urdiales. Between 1986 and 1996, Urdiales attacked, tortured and killed eight women, first in California and then in Illinois. As a consequence to a tip to the police, Andrew Urdiales was identified, arrested and convicted, and one young woman became the only victim to survive. 48 Hours correspondent Susan Spencer reports.
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Maya Millette's Disappearance
A young mother disappears. Investigators say her husband contacted spellcasters to put a hex on his wife so she wouldn’t leave him. "48 Hours" contributor Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
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Lady in the Pool
This classic episode of 48 Hours, which last aired on 3/6/2010, begins on July 22, 2008, when Michael Roseboro, a funeral director in Denver, Pennsylvania, called 911 to report that he had just found the body of his wife, Jan, at the bottom of their swimming pool. Less than an hour later, she was pronounced dead. An autopsy revealed that she had been strangled, beaten and then drowned. Her death was ruled a homicide and the investigation that followed pointed to Michael's personal obsession. 48 Hours correspondent Harold Dow reports.
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The Abduction of Schanda Handley
A daughter watches in horror as her mother is kidnapped from their home by intruders posing as deliverymen. "48 Hours" contributor David Begnaud reports.
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Investigation of the Gilgo Beach Murders
On the evening of July 13, 2023, New York, authorities took into custody Rex Heuermann of Massapequa, Long Island. The architect was arrested in connection with what has been called the Long Island Serial killer case. Since late 2010, the remains of at least 10 people have been found on Gilgo Beach. The investigation first began when a young woman by the name of Shannan Gilbert disappeared. While investigators were searching for Gilbert, they found the other remains. Gilbert’s body was finally found a year later, but police ruled her death an accident and determined it was not a result of a crime.
Erin Moriarty has been covering this story since 2011. This “48 Hours” episode aired on Dec. 12, 2020.
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Written in Blood
This classic episode of 48 Hours, which last aired on 9/25/2004, tells the story of two boys who write a screenplay involving murder, but is it fiction or a confession? The 1994 murders of the Rafay family — Sultana Rafay, her husband Tariq, and their autistic daughter, Basma — focused on the pursuit and arrest of the two primary suspects: Atif Rafay, the only surviving family member, and his friend Sebastian Burns, who took refuge in Canada and had written the script for a film called “The Great Despisers,” whose plot paralleled the 1994 murders. 48 Hours correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
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Michael Politte's Teenage Conviction
At 14 he was accused and later convicted of murdering his mother. But he claims he knows who the real killer is and he’s still out there. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
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Who Killed Jane Neumann?
This classic episode of 48 Hours, which last aired on 7/6/1998, tells the story of Jane Neumann, who had a beautiful daughter, a loving husband and a nice house in the town of Hudson, Wisconsin. But on Nov. 22, 1993, she was found dead of a gunshot wound in the basement of her own home. The investigation of her bizarre death includes an interview with Jane's husband, Jim, who changed his story about Jane's murder. 48 Hours correspondent Susan Spencer reports.
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The Vanishing of Suzanne Morphew
After a mother of two vanishes on Mother’s Day, bizarre clues emerge — a chipmunk alibi, a tranquilizer gun and a spy pen. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
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