48 Hours

This classic episode of “48 Hours" explores a report on 25-year-old Toni Dykstra of Los Angeles, who met and married Carlo Ventre, a successful 46-year-old Italian businessman, in 1994. After Toni gave birth to their child, Santina, the couple’s relationship soured. Despite a court custody order, Carlo fled to Italy with Santina in January 1998. Toni went to Italy where an Italian court ordered th...

What would you do if you saw someone shoot a stranger in broad daylight? Longtime correspondent Erin Moriarty and host Anne-Marie Green discuss the case of the crime scene investigator, Nicki Lenway, who found herself in the center of her own attempted murder plot. Erin and Anne-Marie talk about Colleen Larson, the young woman who pulled the trigger, and Tim Amacher, the taekwondo instructor in th...

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.

This classic episode of "48 Hours" explores the report of 11-year-old Shawn Hornbeck who was kidnapped in October 2002 while riding his bicycle in Richwoods, Missouri. Over the course of the next four-and-a-half years, he was held captive and sexually abused by his abductor, Michael Devlin. In January 2007, Devlin abducted another youth, Ben Ownby. With the help of a witness to that abduction, the...

Correspondent Erin Moriarty and producer Stephanie Slifer discuss covering the case of former “Family Feud” contestant Tim Bliefnick, who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his estranged wife, Becky Bliefnick. Hear never before told stories about how a fitness tracker helped investigators narrow in on their suspect and how the 48 Hours team got their exclusive interview with the con...

When Becky Bliefnick was murdered, an answer her husband gave on "Family Feud" years earlier raised eyebrows."48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

This classic episode of “48 Hours" explores the mysterious 2008 disappearance of Robert Wiles, the son of millionaire business owner Tom Wiles. On April 3, Tom opened an e-mail from his son Robert containing a ransom demand signed, “Group X”, and asked for Tom to put $750,000 in Robert’s office if he ever wanted to see his son alive again. Tom involved the FBI with the ransom note and they set up...

This week on Post Mortem we hear from correspondent Natalie Morales and producer Betsy Shuller who will take you inside their reporting on the disappearance of Kassanndra Cantrell. Hear about the technological evidence used to charge the suspected killer, “The Hat Man,” and go behind the scenes with the 48 Hours team as they discuss how investigators were able to find Kassanndra's remains.

A young woman vanishes. Eerie surveillance video captures a man in a hat. Investigators learn the two are linked by a secret. “48 Hours” contributor Natalie Morales reports. This episode originally aired on April 8, 2023.

The bound bodies of four women are found along a desolate stretch of beach. Disturbing new details about the architect police say is a serial killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

Join us for Post Mortem, a new companion podcast to 48 Hours. CBS News correspondent Anne-Marie Green will go behind the scenes with the 48 Hours correspondents and producers who know these stories best. In the premiere episode, veteran correspondent Peter Van Sant and producer Liza Finley take you inside their latest reporting on the fatal stabbings of University of Idaho students Kaylee Goncalve...

The family of murdered student Kaylee Goncalves says they may have uncovered a connection between the suspect, their daughter, and Maddie Mogen. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

This classic episode of “48 Hours" explores a series of 1981 sexual assaults targeting members of the Castleberry High cheerleading team that occurred in and around River Oaks, Texas. In January 1982, the body of Retha Stratton, a former Castleberry High cheerleader, was discovered by her roommate. Fort Worth Police Detective Dennis Timmons quickly focused his investigation on Wesley Wayne Miller,...

The millionaire, his fiancée, and the NFL player. Troy Roberts reports on a love triangle turned deadly. This episode of 48 Hours originally aired on 10/29/2011.

This classic episode of 48 Hours, which last aired on 7/31/2010, explores the story of Marjorie Orbin, a former Las Vegas showgirl and stripper, who was convicted of murdering Jay Orbin, her husband of 10 years and father of her son, Noah. She is currently serving a life sentence in a Phoenix, Arizona, prison. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on...

The twisted case of a computer scientist and the death of his Russian bride. "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Maureen Maher reports. This "48 Hours" episode originally aired on 07/18/2009.

This classic episode of 48 Hours, which last aired on 7/5/2008, explores a tragedy in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. After Hurricane Katrina had passed over southeastern Louisiana, many people thought the region had been spared from the most severe damage. But the worst was yet to come: on Monday, August 29th 2005, the region's protective levees started to fail, and entire communities were ov...

In 1982 the bodies of Annette Schnee and Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer were found outside a luxe ski town. A man rescued from a snowdrift the night of the murders turned out to be their killer. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports. This episode last aired on 11/20/2022.

This classic episode of 48 Hours, which last aired on 9/13/2014, tells the story of Lauren Astley, a popular teen whose last encounter with her football player ex-boyfriend proved to be fatal. Their two families were forever changed. The history of their relationship was examined through interviews with friends, police investigators, Nathaniel’s uncle and Lauren’s parents. "48 Hours" contributor T...

A young girl peeks out of her bedroom to see blood on the floor and her mother in distress. As an adult she looks back on a night that changed her life. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

This classic episode of 48 Hours, which last aired on 8/20/2003, features a report on the 2002 brutal murders of Devon Routier, 6, and Damon Routier, 5. Their mother, Darlie, claims her sons were killed by an intruder. On death row for more than 20 years, was Darlie Routier of Dallas wrongly accused of killing her two young children? 48 Hours correspondent Bill Lagattuta reports. Watch all-new epi...

How a DNA “detective,” an undercover cop and a cast-off cigarette butt helped catch a killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

This classic episode of 48 Hours, which last aired on 2/1/2014, features a report on the investigation into the 2009 disappearance of Dawn Viens, and why her husband, California chef David Viens, jumped off a cliff when he became a suspect in her disappearance. 48 Hours correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports. Watch all-new episodes of 48 Hours on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.

When his parents disappear, Chandler Halderson’s social media helps investigators unravel the case. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

This classic episode of 48 Hours, which last aired on 6/5/2000, takes a look at the September 1994 disappearance of Khristine Smith, a seemingly happy wife and mother. Russ Smith, her husband, claimed that Khristine had abandoned him and their daughter Candace for another man. With no body and little evidence, Detective Dan Westin, head of the cold case unit, was finally able to wear Smith down to...