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 (33)
1. The Night of the Idaho Student Murders
10.0Aired 16 September 2023 • 43 min
New information about the case against Bryan Kohberger for the Nov. 13, 2022, deaths of four University of Idaho students.
2. The Gilgo Beach Serial Killings
10.0Aired 16 September 2023 • 43 min
After 40 years, police arrest the man they think committed at least 50 rapes and 12 murders. Correspondent Tracy Smith has the latest in the case.
3. The Game Show and the Murder
Aired 30 September 2023 • 43 min
When Becky Bliefnick was murdered, an answer her husband gave on "Family Feud" years earlier raised eyebrows."48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
4. Who Wanted Nicki Lenway Dead?
Aired 7 October 2023 • 43 min
A crime scene investigator is gunned down in broad daylight. The harrowing scene is captured on surveillance video. Who pulled the trigger? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
5. Jade Janks and the Secret Photos
Aired 14 October 2023 • 43 min
A woman discovers explicit photos of herself on her stepfather’s computer. Soon after, he’s found dead. Jade is a likely suspect, but did she do it? "48 Hours" correspondent Tracy Smith reports.
6. Unmasking the Zombie Hunter
Aired 21 October 2023 • 43 min
How police connected the murders of two young women to a man known as a zombie-fighting comic book hero. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
7. Murder by Clown
Aired 28 October 2023 • 43 min
How a killer dressed like a clown murdered a mom and almost got away with it. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
8. The Hunt for Sarah Yarborough’s Killer
Aired 18 November 2023 • 43 min
A high school student on her way to drill team practice is found murdered on campus. What it took to close the case after 30 years. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.
9. Stephen Smith: A Death in Murdaugh Country
Aired 25 November 2023 • 41 min
New evidence discovered after Murdaugh murders reignites a cold case. "48 Hours" obtains findings of independent forensic experts. CBS News national correspondent Nikki Battiste reports.
10. Death at the Front Door: Who Shot Heidi Firkus?
Aired 2 December 2023
A frantic 911 call captures the sound of a gunshot as a couple reports a break-in. How did the intruder disappear? "48 Hours" contributor Jamie Yuccas reports.
11. Andreen McDonald: A Millionaire Vanishes
4.0Aired 9 December 2023 • 41 min
How a yellow hammer nailed a suspect in the case of a missing businesswoman. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
12. The Journals of Maria Muñoz
Aired 16 December 2023 • 41 min
A young wife and mother dies unexpectedly with a strange mix of drugs in her system. Investigators turn to her journals for answers. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
13. The Suspicious Death of Megan Parra
Aired 6 January 2024 • 41 min
When a mother of two is found dead in her home, her father obtains death scene photos that help solve the case. "48 Hours" contributor David Begnaud reports.
14. Shootout at the Shaughnessys'
Aired 13 January 2024 • 41 min
A gunfight in the dead of night. The targets fire back. Their son in the crosshairs of suspicion. "48 Hours" contributor Jim Axelrod reports.
15. For the Love of Cayley Mandadi
Aired 20 January 2024 • 42 min
After their daughter’s violent death, a mother and stepfather track down the suspect’s car for answers. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
16. Capturing Moriah Wilson’s Killer
Aired 27 January 2024 • 42 min
A promising young athlete is murdered. Her suspected killer disappears and an international manhunt by U.S. Marshals begins. “48 Hours” contributor Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
17. Who Took Our Dad? The Abduction of Ray Wright
Aired 3 February 2024 • 41 min
After a beloved family man vanishes suddenly, a high-speed chase gives police a lead that suggests he was abducted and murdered in a revenge plot. "48 Hours" correspondent Natalie Morales reports.
18. Justice for Amie Harwick
Aired 10 February 2024 • 41 min
Amie Harwick's roommate speaks out about trying to save her and helping to convict her killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
19. The Assassination of Jeff German
Aired 17 February 2024 • 41 min
A Las Vegas journalist is stabbed to death while investigating claims a boss was toxic. Did his reporting make him a target? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
20. The People v. Kouri Richins
Aired 24 February 2024 • 41 min
When her husband is found dead of an apparent overdose, Kouri Richins writes a children's book about grief. Soon after she’s charged with his murder. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.
21. The Menendez Brothers' Fight for Freedom
Aired 2 March 2024 • 41 min
The Menendez brothers were given life sentences for gunning down their own parents. Now they’re hoping new evidence could reopen the case. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.
22. The Monica Sementilli Affair
Aired 9 March 2024 • 41 min
When a renowned hairstylist is killed poolside, investigators look at his wife. Was her alleged affair with her racquetball coach a motive for murder? "48 Hours" contributor Michelle Miller reports.
23. Who Poisoned Angela Craig?
Aired 23 March 2024 • 40 min
A mother of six becomes deathly ill with unusual symptoms. Investigators suspect she was murdered with a poison protein shake."48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.
24. The Troubled Case Against Jane Dorotik
Aired 30 March 2024 • 42 min
A woman convicted of murdering her husband discovers serious problems with some key evidence used against her at trial. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
25. The Conspiracy to Murder Jennifer Dulos
Aired 6 April 2024 • 41 min
On May 24, 2019, Jennifer Farber Dulos dropped off her five children at school, drove to her Connecticut home, and was never seen again. Dulos' estranged husband, Fotis Dulos, was charged with her murder, but after he died by suicide the focus turned to his girlfriend, Michelle Troconis. On March 1, 2024, Troconis was found guilty of conspiring with Fotis Dulos to murder Jennifer Dulos and covering it up.
26. The Disappearance of Maddi Kingsbury
Aired 13 April 2024 • 41 min
A young Minnesota mother goes missing. Her sister turns to TikTok for help. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
27. Death By Eye Drops
Aired 20 April 2024 • 42 min
A caregiver is accused of poisoning her friend with eye drops. She says investigators got it wrong. "48 Hours" contributor Jericka Duncan reports.
28. Kristen Trickle: Autopsy of the Mind
Aired 27 April 2024 • 42 min
A Kansas woman is found dying from a gunshot wound. Evidence at the scene doesn’t add up, so a prosecutor gets creative. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
29. The Detective's Wife
Aired 4 May 2024 • 42 min
Police in Massachusetts investigate one of their own when a detective becomes a suspect in the shooting death of his wife. "48 Hours" contributor Nikki Battiste reports.
30. The Day My Mother Vanished
Aired 11 May 2024 • 42 min
When her mother disappears, 7-year-old Nicki Bates begins a lifelong search to find her and bring her killer to justice. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
31. The Puzzling Death of Susann Sills
Aired 18 May 2024
The wife of a fertility doctor is found dead at the bottom of a staircase. Did her dogs play a role in her death or was the scene staged to cover a murder? "48 Hours" correspondent Tracy Smith reports.
32. The Case of the Black Swan (1)
Aired 7 September 2024
A former ballerina shoots her husband. Did she kill to save herself or was it out of spite? Contributor Jim Axelrod reports in part one of a two-part "48 Hours."
33. The Case of the Black Swan (2)
Aired 7 September 2024 • 42 min
For the first time, the former ballerina dubbed "The Black Swan” tells her story of why she shot and killed her estranged husband. Contributor Jim Axelrod reports in the second part of a two-part "48 Hours."