About this season
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.
Episodes (34)
1. The Sweetheart Murders Updated
Aired 28 September 2013 • 60 min
Two murdered teens, a 32-year search for justice and eight years of reporting by "48 Hours". Troy Roberts has the latest in the investigation.
2. Spies, Lies & Secrets
Aired 5 October 2013 • 60 min
All new: A mother battles to prove her son died an American hero. Peter Van Sant reports.
3. Death at Cottonwood Creek
Aired 12 October 2013 • 60 min
Did a loving wife slip and fall off a cliff while posing for a snapshot or did her husband want more than a good picture? Peter Van Sant investigates.
4. aka Rockefeller
Aired 19 October 2013 • 60 min
The untold final chapter of the amazing "Clark Rockefeller" story. The con man and accused killer faces off with Erin Moriarty in an all-new network interview.
5. The Ghosts of Greenwich
Aired 26 October 2013 • 60 min
An update on the Michael Skakel murder case involving the death of Martha Moxley in Greenwich, Conn., in 1975.
6. Loved to Death
Aired 26 October 2013 • 60 min
All new: She was a popular teen, her ex was a football star. Their breakup was intense -- and she's dead. Ever hear of breakup violence? You will. Tracy Smith reports.
7. Relentless
Aired 2 November 2013 • 60 min
A heartbroken mother launches a one-woman psychological warfare campaign to taunt her daughter's alleged killer - but can she get him to crack? Peter Van Sant investigates.
8. The Devils Twin
Aired 16 November 2013 • 60 min
A young mother is dead and identical twins are the suspects. Did studying TV shows help them nearly pull off the perfect crime? Erin Moriarty reports.
9. Hollywood Secrets
Aired 23 November 2013 • 60 min
An aspiring actress is brutally strangled. DNA was left all over the crime scene... leading police to a surprising suspect. Maureen Maher reports.
10. Walking Free
Aired 30 November 2013 • 60 min
Former Indiana State Trooper David Camm, tried three times for killing his wife and their two children, speaks out as part of a 13-year "48 Hours" investigation
11. Nelson Mandela: Father of a Nation
Aired 7 December 2013 • 60 min
A "48 Hours" special from the journalists of CBS News exploring the social, cultural and political impact of Mandela's life on the world.
12. Love, Hate & Obsession
Aired 14 December 2013 • 60 min
In the investigation of the murder of a one-time millionaire, both his ex-wife and son are suspects.
13. Death at the Parsonage
Aired 4 January 2014 • 60 min
Wives of a Pennsylvania Pastor Die in suspicious accidents. Was it coincidence or murder?
14. Perilous Journey
Aired 18 January 2014 • 60 min
An examination of the sometimes-shady business of international child adoptions.
15. A Bad Bet
Aired 25 January 2014 • 60 min
Did a bookie gamble away everything -- including his wife's life? Richard Schlesinger reports.
16. Death At Soho House
2.0Aired 1 February 2014 • 60 min
Did the son of an Oscar-winning songwriter strangle his swimsuit designer girlfriend in a chic New York City hotel or was her death an accident?
17. Pain and Gain
Aired 22 February 2014 • 60 min
A gang of bodybuilders hatch a plan to kidnap and kill wealthy people. Troy Roberts has the real story that inspired a Hollywood movie.
18. The Last Confession
Aired 1 March 2014 • 60 min
A beauty queen is found murdered. The prime suspect -- the priest who heard her confession. Richard Schlesinger reports
19. The Blue River Murder
Aired 8 March 2014 • 60 min
A mother of three is found dead in a Colorado river. She had secrets -- did she name her own killer? Tracy Smith reports.
20. Fateful Connection
Aired 15 March 2014 • 60 min
A detective is haunted by the case of two women missing for 30 years. Now she’s hot on the trail of a killer -- can she catch him? Susan Spencer reports.
21. Last Chance
Aired 29 March 2014 • 60 min
He says he cracked under pressure and falsely confessed to the rape and murder of his young cousin -- what will it take for Damon Thibodeaux to walk free?
22. Wounded by Love
Aired 5 April 2014 • 60 min
A lover is shot dead - will cell phone video taken in the aftermath be enough to clear or convict? Troy Roberts reports.
23. Father and Son
Aired 12 April 2014 • 60 min
A teenager makes a discovery that could prove his mother's death was not suicide.
24. Decades of Deceipt
Aired 19 April 2014 • 60 min
Can a family find a young mother's murderer with help from a Facebook-savvy police officer?
25. Dangerous Beauty
Aired 26 April 2014 • 60 min
A beauty queen, a rock musician and a cross-country hunt for a cold-blooded killer. Peter Van Sant reports.
26. Temptation in Texas
Aired 4 May 2014 • 60 min
Sex, bondage, affairs and murder -- who killed a brilliant-but-feared Texas businessman?
27. A Raging Son
Aired 10 May 2014 • 60 min
A Weight Watchers executive is murdered by her Wall Street lawyer boyfriend. Did his mother’s neglect 30 years ago push him to kill? Troy Roberts investigates.
28. A Daughter, a Mortgage and Two Murders
Aired 17 May 2014 • 60 min
A couple killed, a daughter suspected - could a mortgage application lead to the killer? Erin Moriarty investigates.
29. End of the Trail
Aired 26 May 2014 • 60 min
The 2008 murder of Carol Kennedy in Arizona is investigated. The victim was beaten to death in her remote Prescott-area home.
30. One Last Hug
Aired 31 May 2014 • 60 min
A breakup, one last hug. Was a college student walking into her own murder?
31. The Lost Daughter
Aired 2 June 2014
A Florida sheriff's office may have solved the case of a college student who went missing 25 years earlier.
32. The Trials of Cal Harris
Aired 9 June 2014 • 60 min
A businessman faces his third trial for the murder of his wife, after the first two were overturned on appeal.
33. Oscar Pistorius: Shots in the Dark
Aired 16 June 2014 • 60 min
A close friend of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorious talks about his trial.
34. Blade Runner: The Verdict
Aired 12 September 2014 • 60 min
"48 Hours" goes inside the Oscar Pistorius case as experts and those closest to the Olympic sprinter react to a judge's ruling