48 Hours

When her mother disappears seven-year-old Nicki Bates begins a lifelong search to find her and bring her killer to justice. Peter Van Sant reports.

In January 2006, Nicole Pietz disappeared from her Seattle, WA home. Nine days later her body was discovered in a wooded field near the airport. A heartbroken mother launches a one-woman psychological warfare campaign to taunt her daughter's alleged killer, but can she get him to crack? “48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 6/21/2014. Watch...

The Hargans were a typical suburban family until one day, devoted mother Pamela was gunned down in her own home and her youngest daughter, Helen, was found dead upstairs. 48 Hours correspondent Peter Van Sant unpacks the web of evidence behind the Hargan killings, revealing motives of sibling rivalry and a family fortune in this new 6-episode series. Get early, ad-free access to episodes of Blood...

Producers Marie Hegwood and Morgan Canty share exclusive interview audio and tackle your most pressing questions about the case of Amy Fanion, whose husband Brian, a local police detective, was charged with her murder. The team discusses his suspicious internet searches about gunshot residue and addresses the surprising letter of support for Brian signed by the victim's family.

Police investigate one of their own when a detective becomes a suspect in the shooting death of his wife. Nikki Battiste reports.

In April 2006, Andrew Kissel, a real estate mogul who had embezzled more than $40 million, was found tied up and stabbed to death in the basement of his Greenwich, Connecticut mansion, just days before he was to plead guilty for his crimes. Police suspected his driver and confidant, Carlos Trujillo, who was the last person to see Andrew alive. “48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. This c...

Join Correspondent Erin Moriarty and Producers Asena Basak and Iris Carreras as they discuss the suicide-turned-homicide case of Kristen Trickle. They delve deeper into the text messages between her and her husband, Colby, which prosecutors alleged showed his motive for murder. They also cover why Colby claimed he needed to buy a life-size sex doll with the insurance money he received after Kriste...

A Kansas woman is found dying from a gunshot wound. Evidence at the scene doesn’t add up, so a prosecutor gets creative. Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

A report on corruption and a cover-up by city officials of Tacoma, Wash., focusing on David Brame, the city’s police chief. After 11 years of marriage, David's wife Crystal filed for a divorce. John Hathaway, who operated the website, "The New Takhoman," anonymously received the divorce papers, which contained details about the couple’s marriage, including allegations of sexual demands, abuse and...

CBS News Correspondent Jericka Duncan and 48 Hours Producers Susan Mallie and Lauren Clark share never-before-heard audio of Jessy Kurczewski impersonating her friend, whom she was recently found guilty of fatally poisoning with eye drops. The group also discusses the exonerating evidence that Kurczewski allegedly buried in a public park and the judge’s unusual statement during sentencing.

A caregiver is accused of poisoning her friend with eye drops. She says investigators got it wrong. Jericka Duncan reports.

In April 2003, Air Force Colonel Philip Shue died in a violent car crash when his vehicle struck trees alongside a Texas interstate highway. After a year-long investigation, all the agencies involved -- the Air Force, and both local and state police -- agreed that Col. Shue had suffered a psychological breakdown and died by suicide. However, Tracy Shue, his widow, was adamant that her husband had...

Go behind the scenes with Correspondent Peter Van Sant and Producer Jordan Kinsey as they discuss how TikTok mobilized a Minnesotan community to find missing mother of two, Maddi Kingsbury. The team discusses how they were on the case from day one and the evidence that might be presented at Adam Fravel’s upcoming trial.

A young Minnesota mother goes missing. Her sister turns to TikTok for help. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

O.J. Simpson, the acquitted California murder defendant, former football star and actor, died of cancer on April 10th, 2024. In 2021, CBS News Special Correspondent James Brown looked back on the influence and impact of O.J.'s trial that changed America and continues to reverberate throughout the country.

Jim and Vickie Barton, a Springboro, Ohio couple, owned and lived on a horse farm. Jim was lieutenant with the Springboro police department and Vickie was a nurse. In April 1995, Jim came home from work and found Vickie had been shot to death. The case went cold, but in 2003 a new investigative team discovered a portion of audiotape from Jim’s 911 call that revealed a discrepancy in his testimony....

Join Correspondent Erin Moriarty and Producers Liza Finley and Emily Wichick Hourihane as they give an insider's look into the trial of Michelle Troconis, who was charged with conspiring to murder Jennifer Dulos. The 48 Hours team discusses the conflicting stories Troconis told police, the emotional toll the trial had on both families, and the prosecution's pivotal closing arguments.

A mother of five disappears. A look inside the conspiracy to kill her. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

In April 2005, Stephen Stanko murdered his girlfriend Laura Ling, and then raped and stabbed her daughter. Shortly afterwards, he killed a friend, Henry Turner. At his trial for Laura's murder, Stephen's lawyer called on medical experts who claimed that PET scan images of his brain revealed that he was born with a brain defect that made him psychopathic and, on occasion, temporarily insane. “48 Ho...

Join Correspondent Erin Moriarty and Producer Ruth Chenetz as they unpack two decades of reporting on the case of Jane Dorotik, who was convicted for the murder of her husband, Bob. A conviction that was overturned 21 years later. They discuss what authorities described as the couple’s bloodstained bedroom, the original defense team’s strategy to point to the couple’s daughter as a suspect, and Ja...

A woman convicted of murdering her husband discovers serious problems in some key evidence used against her at trial. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports . 

In March 2011, David Ditto called 911 to say his wife, Karina, had fallen down a flight of stairs in their Mira Mesa, California home and slammed her head on a tile floor. Karina died two days later, and the medical examiner ruled that she was beaten and strangled. Investigators believed David drugged his two children so they wouldn't wake up during the murder. “48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Mah...

Correspondent Natalie Morales and Producer Sarah Prior go behind the scenes of the 2023 death of Colorado mother of six and wife, Angela Craig. Police believe her husband, dentist Dr. Jim Craig, poisoned her. They discuss how Craig used his license to order potassium cyanide, the suspicious “jimandwaffles” email address he created just weeks before Angela's death, and arguments the prosecution and...

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.

An investigation into NBA player Lorenzen Wright and the circumstances of his murder. In 2010, Lorenzen seemed to disappear without a trace until his body was found nine days later. The case went cold and his wife, Sherra Wright, received a $1 million life insurance payout. Seven years later, police discovered a key piece of evidence connecting Sherra Wright and a landscaper named Billy Ray Turner...