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 (38)
1. Death on the Hudson
Aired 12 September 2015 • 43 min
An investigation into whether a New York woman killed her fiancé during a kayaking trip on the Hudson River.
2. Hannah Graham: Deadly Connections (1)
Aired 26 September 2015 • 43 min
"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.
3. Hannah Graham: Stalked by Evil (2)
Aired 26 September 2015 • 43 min
4. The Doctor's Daughter
Aired 3 October 2015 • 43 min
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?
5. Shadow of Death
Aired 10 October 2015 • 43 min
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.
6. Vengeance in Vegas
Aired 17 October 2015 • 43 min
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.
7. The Hunter: Searching for Kelli Bordeaux
Aired 24 October 2015 • 43 min
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.
8. The Bugs Bunny Defense
Aired 31 October 2015 • 43 min
Did a cartoon play a part in the death of a California man? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.
9. Paris Under Attack
Aired 14 November 2015 • 43 min
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
10. The Accidental Husband: Update
Aired 20 November 2015 • 43 min
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.
11. The Strange Case of Kurt Sonnenfeld
Aired 21 November 2015 • 43 min
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
12. Road to Redemption
Aired 28 November 2015 • 43 min
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.
13. Dear Savanna
Aired 5 December 2015 • 43 min
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.
14. Murder in Aspen (II)
Aired 19 December 2015 • 43 min
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.
15. Love and Death in Alaska (III) (Part 1)
Aired 26 December 2015 • 43 min
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.
16. Love and Death in Alaska (III) (Part 2)
Aired 26 December 2015 • 43 min
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
17. Ryan Ferguson: Wrongfully Convicted
Aired 30 January 2016 • 43 min
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.
18. Murder 90210
Aired 30 January 2016 • 43 min
Can millionaire Robert Durst beat another murder rap?
19. Target Justice
Aired 13 February 2016 • 43 min
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.
20. What Did the Children See?
Aired 20 February 2016 • 43 min
What happens when a former hard-charging prosecutor is prosecuted for his wife's murder in his old courtroom? "48 Hours"' Maureen Maher investigates.
21. A Student of Murder
Aired 27 February 2016 • 43 min
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.
22. Trail of Tears
Aired 5 March 2016 • 43 min
23. Playing by the Rules?
Aired 12 March 2016 • 43 min
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.
24. Eliminating the Threat
Aired 19 March 2016 • 43 min
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.
25. What Happened in Apt. 1601?
Aired 2 April 2016 • 43 min
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.
26. A Mother Accused
Aired 9 April 2016 • 43 min
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?
27. The Last Confession Revisited
Aired 16 April 2016 • 43 min
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.
28. Ryan Poston Murder (Part 1): Breaking Point
Aired 23 April 2016 • 43 min
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.
29. Ryan Poston Murder (Part 2): Obsessed
Aired 23 April 2016 • 43 min
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?
30. Blood in the Sand
Aired 30 April 2016 • 43 min
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.
31. The Soldier's Wife
Aired 7 May 2016 • 43 min
A young wife shot dead -- her soldier husband pulled the trigger. Was it an accident or was it murder?
32. Death of an Olympian
Aired 14 May 2016
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.
33. The Spymasters - CIA in the Crosshairs Part 1
Aired 21 May 2016
Part 1: All 12 living CIA directors share their passionate disagreements about the agency's past, its current mission, and its future
34. The Spymasters - CIA in the Crosshairs Part 2
Aired 21 May 2016
35. Cal Harris: The Final Verdict
Aired 28 May 2016
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?
36. Muhammad Ali: Remembering a Legend
Aired 4 June 2016
37. Bringing a Nation Together
Aired 10 June 2016
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.
38. The Preppy Killer
Aired 10 August 2016
To mark the 30th anniversary of a case that made national headlines, "48 Hours" broadcasts the only interview with "Preppy Killer" Robert Chambers