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...
Episodes
The Ghosts of Greenwich
The night before Halloween in 1975, fifteen-year-old Martha Moxley was beaten to death. The murder weapon? A golf club. Decades later Michael Skakel, the well-connected cousin of Bobby Kennedy Junior, was found guilty, but did he actually c…
Unmasking The Mastermind
For years after her infant son's death, Missy Anastasi accepted the autopsy finding that he had died of natural causes. But after Missy and her husband, Garrett Wilson, divorced, she took her suspicions of murder to the police. What they wo…
Post Mortem | Closing the Cold Case of Robin Lawrence
48 Hours correspondents Natalie Morales and Anne-Marie Green discuss the cold case of Robin Lawrence, who was home with her 2-year-old daughter when she was murdered by an unknown assailant. They discuss how advances in DNA technology and a…
Closing the Cold Case of Robin Lawrence
A gifted artist is murdered in her home. Her toddler is left at the crime scene to fend for herself. Anne-Marie Green reports. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy L…
Secrets in the Canal
When Florida teenager Jeff Klee went missing in 1977, there wasn’t much of an official effort to find him. His whereabouts were unknown for decades until some evidence would emerge. But the question would remain: was there evidence of a cri…
A Hidden Threat
In July 1998, two men stole Vicki Robinson's van. Vicki was missing and so was her 15-year-old daughter, Valessa. A frantic chase led police across five states. When the van was finally stopped, a new question emerged: were the seemingly lo…
Post Mortem | My Uncle Joe’s Murder
48 Hours correspondent Anne-Marie Green and CBS News correspondent Nikki Battiste discuss the case of Joe Shymanski, who was reported missing by his ex-wife, Heather Snyder. His remains were later found near the home of Heather’s ex-boyfrie…
My Uncle Joe's Murder
A young woman mourns her uncle’s murder…and questions whether the convicted killer was the only one involved. Nikki Battiste reports. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-po…
Messages and Threats
When the wife and two children of Christopher Coleman were murdered, it didn't take long for police to suspect Coleman for the crimes. The potential motive, an affair. But questions remained: who sent those emails and letters, threatening C…
A Killing In Paradise
The murder of an American Peace Corps volunteer, Deb Gardner, went largely unreported for decades. She was killed on a remote South Pacific island, and so much about this case, including the U.S. government’s role in it, left a trail of que…
Post Mortem | A Death 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. They examine why investiga…
A Death 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. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-p…
Trapping the BTK Killer
When Vicki Wegerle, the mother of two young children, was strangled in Wichita, Kansas, in 1986, her husband Bill was considered by many to be the prime suspect. For the next 18 years, police lacked evidence to charge Bill, or anyone else w…
The Last Bet
It was open secret that Brett Parker and his father were operating an illegal sports betting organization. When Parker’s wife and his friend were both shot to death at his home, he claimed it was self-defense. Did this bookie gamble away ev…
Post Mortem | Murder in The 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 by security cameras showing a masked man holding a can of blue spray paint. Police would later id…
Murder in the Parking Garage
A masked killer spray paints security cameras to hide his crime. Natalie Morales reports. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visi…
Honor and Tragedy
20-year-old Arizona college student Noor Almaleki died from injuries caused by an unlikely hit-and-run driver: her father. But while he claimed it was an accident, police believed it was premeditated murder, a so-called "honor killing," bec…
For Marriage Or Money?
Celeste Beard was a divorcee raising two daughters when she met and married Texas millionaire Steven Beard. Five years into their marriage, Steven was murdered in the middle of the night. Police believed Celeste was behind it, even though i…
Post Mortem | The Boy Who Killed His Twin
48 Hours correspondents Anne-Marie Green and Erin Moriarty discuss the case of Ben Elliott, who admits to stabbing his twin sister when they were teenagers, but has an unusual defense: he was sleepwalking when he killed her. They discuss th…
The Boy Who Killed His Twin
A teenager stabs his sister – a crime with no known motive. His defense says he was sleepwalking. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choic…
A Son's Pursuit of Justice
Luck and persistence helped solve the mystery of a missing Florida man, David Jackson. There would be a chance encounter between the police and Jackson’s son, and even a basic Google search would become key in revealing a deadly family secr…
Defending Mrs. Shelton
In 2000, criminal defense attorney Catherine Shelton and her husband were the prime suspects in a shotgun ambush of a married couple outside of Dallas. The wife immediately told police that she believed Shelton was at the scene and had been…
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Post Mortem | Who Poisoned Angela Craig? [Live from CrimeCon]
48 Hours correspondents Anne-Marie Green and Natalie Morales are joined by District Attorney George Brauchler to explore all the twists and turns surrounding the case of Aurora, Colorado dentist James Craig, who went on trial for the murde…
A Long Way From Home
“48 Hours” investigates the American student jailed in Italy for her roommate's murder. Peter Van Sant reports. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more abou…
The College Drug Ring Murder
The investigation of the March 2001 killing of Danny Petrole, the son of a retired Secret Service agent, revealed that Petrole was involved in a million-dollar drug ring, created and controlled by suburban college students. “48 Hours" Corre…
A Deadly Attraction
In June 2009, Joanne Witt was stabbed to death while sleeping in her California home. Prior to her death, Joanne had confronted her 14-year-old daughter about her 19-year-old boyfriend. Authorities believed that the teenage couple plotted …
Post Mortem | Jade Janks and the Secret Nude Photos
CBS News Correspondent Tracy Smith and 48 Hours Producer Sarah Prior discuss the death of Tom Merriman and if Jade Janks, his stepdaughter, killed him after finding hundreds of nude photos of herself on Tom's computer. This episode last air…
Jade Janks and the Secret Nude Photos
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" contributor Tracy Smith reports. This episode last aired on 10/15/2023. To lea…
A City on the Edge
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans was left with a severely challenged justice system struggling to cope with the highest murder rate in the nation. This report focusses on the January 2007 murder of filmmaker Helen Hill and…
Manipulated to Murder?
There is no dispute that Jake Nolan tried to commit murder, he admits it. But Nolan was mentally ill. And he claimed he was manipulated by a psychiatrist. After the attack, Jake Nolan sent her a bizarre bloody picture. “48 Hours" Correspond…
Post Mortem | The Game Show and the Killer
48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty and producer Stephanie Slifer discuss their exclusive interview with the former “Family Feud” contestant, Tim Bliefnick, who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his estranged wife, Becky Bl…
The Game Show and the Killer
When Becky Bliefnick was murdered, an answer her husband gave on "Family Feud" years earlier raised eyebrows. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. This episode last aired on 10/1/2023. To learn more about listener data and our p…
A Quiet Life Shattered
When Claudia Maupin moved to Davis, California, she's determined to find the man of her dreams. Sure enough, she falls in love with and marries Chip Northup, and together they merge their families. Life seemed happy and safe, full of love. …
Murder, Fire, and Doubt
Sandy Maloney’s charred and lifeless body was found in her home by her mother. Her marriage to veteran police officer John Maloney had been rocky, and in 1999, Maloney was found guilty of strangling her to death and then setting her on fire…
Dead on the Boardwalk
On August 17, 2002, Justin Barber was walking on the beach with his wife, April, when they were gunned down. April died and Justin sustained four bullet wounds but survived. Justin told police they were attacked by an unknown assailant, but…
Post Mortem | The Day Maddi Kingsbury Went Missing
48 Hours correspondent Peter Van Sant and producer Jordan Kinsey discuss how TikTok mobilized a Minnesotan community to find missing mother of two, Maddi Kingsbury. This episode last aired on 4/16/2024. To learn more about listener data …
The Day Maddi Kingsbury Went Missing
A young Minnesota mother goes missing. Her sister turns to TikTok for help. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This episode last aired on 4/15/2024. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://…
Introducing Fifteen: Inside The Daniel Marsh Murders
Join 48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty for her riveting new podcast series "Fifteen: Inside the Daniel Marsh Murders". When beloved couple Claudia Maupin and Chip Northup are brutally murdered while sleeping in the peaceful college commu…
Unmasking Hannibal
In 2003, answers were proving hard to come by in the disappearance of four people in Colorado. It would take years to catch a killer who called himself 'Hannibal' and was a paid criminal informant for the FBI. “48 Hours" Correspondent Harol…
Hunting Down Mr. Wright
The half-century long pursuit of George Wright, a convicted murderer who escaped prison and hijacked a plane, led authorities around the world seeking his capture. “48 Hours" Correspondent Susan Spencer reports. This classic "48 Hours" epis…