48 Hours
by CBS News
“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 Wednesday and Thursday, we’ll revisit a classic “48 Hours” episode. Get ad-free access to 48
Episodes
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Inside Philly's "House of Horrors"
House of Horrors or House of Mirrors? A routine traffic stop led investigators to the Philadelphia property now dubbed by neighbors as a "House of Horrors." "48 Hours" correspondent Anne-Marie Green and "48 Hours" consultant and investigator Herman Weisberg break down the conflicting and…
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Ghosts of Mississippi
Between 1996 and 1998, the small town of Columbus, Mississippi faced five unsolved murders of elderly residents. The victims were killed in their homes, and similarities among the crimes led investigators to suspect a possible serial killer. As fear spread throughout the community, police faced...
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The Two Faces of Todd Winkler
Todd Winkler admitted to fatally stabbing his wife with scissors, but he claimed it was self-defense. Winkler’s mental health became a focal point at trial when he seemed to have a psychotic outburst. Prosecutors suggested he was faking. Which version of Winkler would the jury believe? "48 Hours"...
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Post Mortem | What the Cameras Saw
48 Hours correspondents Natalie Morales and Anne-Marie Green discuss the 2022 murder of Savannah Tolbert in Huntsville, Alabama. She was found dead in the passenger seat of her husband’s car with a gun in her hand, and it initially appeared as if she had killed herself. They discuss why…
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What The Cameras Saw
Multiple surveillance cameras capture the final moments of what happened before a mysterious figure ends a woman's life.
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The People's Court Mystery: Michelle Parker's Case Reopened
A televised dispute over an engagement ring turned into one of Florida's most haunting missing persons cases. This week, CBS News correspondents Shanelle Kaul and Cristian Benavides examine the recent arrest of Michelle Parker's ex-fiancé, Dale Smith Jr., 15 years after her disappearance, and…
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Dangerous Games
In 2012, Lizzi Marriott was a 19-year-old New Hampshire student when she disappeared after visiting her co-worker, Kat McDonough, and Kat's boyfriend, Seth Mazzaglia, in their apartment. Kat initially claimed Lizzi's death was accidental, but later testified that Seth strangled Lizzi with a rope...
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Fatal Choice
On August 16, 2009, 9-1-1 operators received two separate calls from the same house. A husband and wife had each dialed in, claiming their partner had stabbed them. When the husband died of his wounds, investigators were left wondering if the killing was self-defense or a cold-blooded murder. "48...
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Post Mortem | The Detective and the Chewing Gum Sting
In the season premiere of “48 Hours Post Mortem”, correspondents Anne-Marie Green and Peter Van Sant discuss the brilliant undercover operation that used chewing gum to catch a killer in two cold cases. They reveal how Detective Susan Logothetti and her colleagues developed the ruse, what it was...
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The Detective and the Chewing Gum Sting
How a clever detective caught a killer with a stick of gum. Peter Van Sant reports.
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A Mother Vanishes: Inside the Bhatt Murder Trial
Two years after Mamta Kafle Bhatt vanished from her Virginia home, her husband, Naresh Bhatt, stands trial for her murder. "48 Hours" correspondent Anne-Marie Green speaks with WUSA9 reporter Katie Lusso about the prosecution's focus on Naresh's conflicting statements, the defense's strategy, and...
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Murder They Wrote: The End of the Dream
Scott Scurlock had a colorful criminal career that started with dealing drugs and ended with robbing banks. He was known as “Hollywood” because of his flamboyant style and use of makeup, wigs and fake chins to disguise himself. He eluded capture for four years while successfully robbing 18 banks....
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The Disappearance of Kelly Dwyer
In October 2013, Kelly Dwyer disappeared after a night out in Milwaukee. She was last seen entering her boyfriend's apartment, who told investigators that he and Kelly engaged in drug use, sex, and that she left his apartment the next morning. But security footage showed a different story. "48...
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The Pastor's Secret: The Murder Case Against Caleb Flynn
In 2013, music pastor Caleb Flynn appeared on "American Idol", praising the wife he said he loved more than anything. Thirteen years later, he was sentenced to life without parole for her murder. "48 Hours" correspondent Anne-Marie Green and "48 Hours" consultant and investigator Herman Weisberg...
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Death At Soho House
Sylvie Cachay was an up-and-coming fashion designer. In 2010, she was found dead and partially clothed in an overflowing tub at the Soho House in New York City. Police learned Sylvie had checked into the hotel with her boyfriend, Nicholas Brooks. Although there was an empty bottle of prescription...
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Dead Ringer
Former pro boxer, Ramon Sosa, owned a fitness gym and ran it with his wife, Lulu Sosa. But when their marriage began to sour, Ramon suspected he might be the potential victim in a murder-for-hire scheme. With the help of his friend and police, he set up a sting operation and staged a death scene…
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A Deadly Obsession: The Murder Trial of Dr. Kosowski
A missing lawyer, a plastic surgeon representing himself at trial, and a case filled with chilling details, including a murder bag and a paralyzing agent. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty and "48 Hours" consultant Herman Weisberg unpack the murder trial of Dr. Tomasz Kosowski and the…
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A Family's Shame
The relatives of killers often bear their own unique burden. Reports include Molly McIntyre, a police officer whose son strangled a woman; Ken and Lois Robison, whose son murdered five people; and David Kaczynski, who turned in his brother Ted, the Unabomber. "48 Hours" correspondents Susan...
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The Girl Next Door
In 2003, the body of an unidentified teenage girl was found stuffed in a bag behind a restaurant. In hopes to identify her, a forensic sculptor created a reconstruction of her face, based on her skull. Authorities then received a call from a woman who had seen a flyer with the girl's face on it…
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Who Is She? | The Woman in the Woods
Episode 2: An unlikely person makes a surprising connection between the woman in the woods and Mindi, just as law enforcement spend months trying to determine the woman's identity. Investigator Jack Frost gets creative working with existing evidence to track down a possible suspect and learns…
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Dead Again | The Woman in the Woods
Episode 1: Mindi Mebane was a romantic, and when she met and married Nick Kassotis, her best friends believed she had finally found her match. Nick was handsome, well-educated, and worked as a Navy lawyer. But Mindi started sending her friends fearful messages: she and her husband were receiving...
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What Happened to Mamta Kafle Bhatt?
Mamta Kafle Bhatt vanished without a trace in 2024. Ahead of trial, "48 Hours" producer Michelle Sigona and "48 Hours" consultant Herman Weisberg explore the evidence prosecutors say points to her husband, Naresh Bhatt, and what jurors may hear in this closely watched no-body case.
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The Pact
15-year-old John McCabe was murdered after a dance in 1969 and there were suspicions that John’s schoolmates had been involved. Police launched a massive investigation, but the case went cold. Four decades later, one man walked free and another went to prison for John's murder. "48 Hours"...
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Introducing The Woman in the Woods
When a hunter discovers the body of a woman in the woods of Georgia in December 2022, law enforcement struggle to identify her. After months of investigative work and some artist's sketches, they have a name: Mindi Kassotis. But this doesn't make any sense to Mindi's friends and family who…
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Lizzie Borden: Part 2 | My Life of Crime with Erin Moriarty
Erin Moriarty spends the night at the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast/Museum. Ghosts or not, there is a haunting story that lingers here. The mystery: Why would a 32-year-old woman born into wealth and privilege kill her father and stepmother with an ax? Did she do it? In Part 2 of this unusual...
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Lizzie Borden: Part 1 | My Life of Crime with Erin Moriarty
Erin Moriarty takes us to Fall River, Massachusetts, where one of the most sensational crimes of the 19th century took place. The crime inspired the dark nursery rhyme “Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her mother 40 whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father 41." Despite what...
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The Toll of Jury Duty: The Lindsay Clancy Trial
A juror from the Lindsay Clancy trial shares how weeks of graphic testimony, emotional evidence, and the weight of deliberations continued to affect life for jurors outside the courtroom. Psychiatrist Michelle DiBlasi expands on the mental cost of jury duty with CBS News correspondent Shanelle...
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Gone
Michelle Warner had been living with her ex-boyfriend, Mark Castellano, when she vanished in 2012. Castellano claimed she stormed out after a fight, leaving behind their three-year-old son. Castellano was interviewed by Dr. Phil McGraw on his daytime talk show regarding Michelle's disappearance.…
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Who Killed the Prosecutor?
Prosecutor Steve Tauzer was found brutally murdered in his Bakersfield, California garage. At first, investigators suspected a revenge killing by drug dealers. But as they dug deeper, they turned their focus to Chris Hillis, a former police officer, colleague and friend of Steve Tauzer. "48…
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Post Mortem | Tracker Dakota Black On The Hunt
48 Hours correspondents Anne-Marie Green and Peter Van Sant discuss Dakota Black, a tracker and detective who relentlessly hunted for answers when Makayla Meave went missing in 2023. This episode last aired on 11/18/2025.
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Tracker Dakota Black On The Hunt
A detective hunts for answers when a woman goes missing. For Tracker Black it's personal. This episode last aired on 11/17/2025.
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Showdown in the Bedroom
Charlene Hill insists she had endured years of physical and verbal abuse from her husband, Danny, when one night she shot him to death in self-defense. The abuse was well documented by police reports and hospital visits, and even their children admitted their father was abusive. But did Charlene...
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Caged Kids
Four separate reports on defendants who were children when they committed their crimes: Josh Phillips, convicted for the murder of an eight-year-old playmate; Sean Pica, convicted for murdering the father of his friend; Lisa Warzeka, convicted for armed robbery; Rebecca Hopfer, convicted for...
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Lindsay Clancy Mistrial: Reddington Weighs In
In the wake of the mistrial in the Lindsay Clancy murder case, CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul and WBZ-TV reporter and anchor Kristina Rex share new reporting from inside the courtroom, exclusive juror insights, and behind-the-scenes details of the dramatic final courtroom moments. Plus, we...
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Post Mortem | The Survivor Story of Hannah Pettey
48 Hours correspondents Natalie Morales and Anne-Marie Green discuss the survivor story of Hannah Pettey, a young mother from Alabama who was poisoned with lead by her husband, Brian, and miraculously recovered. This episode last aired on 1/13/2026.
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The Survivor Story of Hannah Pettey
When a young woman nearly dies from poisoning, investigators focus on the two people she trusted the most. This episode last aired on 1/12/2026.
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Lindsay Clancy: Drama in the Deliberation Room
As jurors struggle to reach a verdict in the Lindsay Clancy trial, "48 Hours" correspondent Natalie Morales and WBZ-TV reporter and anchor Kristina Rex unpack escalating jury-room tensions, the impact of the closing arguments on jurors, and discussions on postpartum mental health at the heart of...
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Knock Knock
On Labor Day in 1990, 65-year old Betty Jones answered a knock at the door, and a killer walked in. He left behind two murders and a mystery that would haunt a small Mississippi town for decades to come. But while most people considered the case unsolvable, a podcaster and a detective would bring...
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Shelley's Last Breath
In 1999, Shelley Swain and her husband, David, began the vacation of their dreams on the beautiful Caribbean island of Tortola. They were avid divers and couldn’t wait to explore its crystal blue waters. But their adventure quickly turned into a nightmare when Shelley drowned and David was…
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Post Mortem | A Fatality in the Stairwell
48 Hours correspondents Anne-Marie Green and Peter Van Sant discuss the case of Alison Davis, who was accused of murder after her husband, Kevin, was found with a fatal injury at the bottom of their stairs at home. This episode last aired on 10/14/2025.
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A Fatality in the Stairwell
After her husband is found dying at the foot of the stairs, a woman accused of murder fights to clear her name. Peter Van Sant reports. This episode last aired on. 10/13/2025
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The Investigators
In three separate reports, "48 Hours" follows the work of police crime scene investigators, including a profile of a former criminalist; the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Office investigation of the brutal murder of the Ruiz family; and the fatal shooting of 39-year-old actor Anthony Dwain Lee by Tarriel...
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Inside the Final Days of the Lindsay Clancy Trial
A mistrial motion, testimony from family members, and a battle of forensic psychology and psychiatry experts mark the final days of the Lindsay Clancy trial. “48 Hours” correspondent Natalie Morales and CBS News legal analyst Caroline Polisi break down the key testimonies, the debate over...
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In Jason's Name
Jason Corbett was a recent widower when he hired Molly Martens as an au pair for his children. Their relationship soon turned romantic, they married and moved from Ireland to North Carolina. In 2015, Jason Corbett was violently beaten to death at home. Molly and her father, Tom Martens, admitted…
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Post Mortem | The Hit-and-Run Death of Davis McClendon
48 Hours Correspondent Anne-Marie Green and Producer Josh Yager discuss the death of Davis McClendon, who was fatally struck by Bud Ackerman, the estranged husband of Davis’ love interest. This episode last aired on 3/4/2025.
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The Hit-and-Run Death of Davis McClendon
A romance is cut short when a man is found dead near his mangled car. His newfound love is convinced it was no accident. Anne-Marie Green reports. This episode last aired on 3/1/2025.
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Star Witness
Are they guilty of terrible crimes or are they victims themselves? "48 Hours" examines two separate reports: Gloria Killian, who was arrested for a robbery-homicide she claimed she did not commit, and Clarence Elkins, who was incarcerated for the murder of his mother-in-law but maintained his...
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A Time To Kill
Sterling Barber was 17-years-old when he violently stabbed a man to death. Sterling said the accused attacker, a father and church Deacon, tried to sexually assault him. But was it self-defense or murder? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last...
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Post Mortem | Murder in a Parking Garage
48 Hours correspondents Natalie Morales and Anne-Marie Green discuss the murder of Kenny Fandrich and how the first clues were images captured from security cameras in a parking garage. This episode last aired on 10/7/2025.
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Murder in a Parking Garage
A masked killer spray paints security cameras to hide his crime. Natalie Morales reports. This episode last aired on 10/6/2025.
About this show
“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 Wednesday and Thursday, we’ll revisit a classic “48 Hours” episode.
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