48 Hours

On October 21, 2023, a young and beloved Detroit community leader, Samantha Woll was found viciously stabbed to death outside her home. Her murder, exactly two weeks after October 7, made international news. To many, it looked like an obvious hate crime – Samantha was the president of the only remaining synagogue in downtown Detroit. But soon the police apprehended a suspect: a young black man nam...

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 commit the crime? “48 Hours" Correspondents Troy Roberts and Lesley Stahl report. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 10/26/2013. Watch all-new episode...

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 would turn up went beyond what Missy had even suspected. “48 Hours" Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 6/6/2003....

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 volunteer genetic genealogist helped investigators zero in on the killer nearly thirty years later.

A gifted artist is murdered in her home. Her toddler is left at the crime scene to fend for herself. Anne-Marie Green reports.

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 crime? “48 Hours" Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 5/22/2010. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays,...

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 loving mother and daughter actually mortal enemies? “48 Hours" Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 4/23/2001. Watc...

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-boyfriend, Brandon Holbrook. In a strange twist, Nikki shares that she grew up with Heather, what it was like to reunite with her for an exclusive interview, and the j...

A young woman mourns her uncle’s murder…and questions whether the convicted killer was the only one involved.  Nikki Battiste reports.

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 Chris’s family? And who left the spray-painted writing on the wall at the disturbing scene of the crime? “48 Hours" Correspondent Maureen Maher reports. This cla...

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 questions, thousands of miles long. “48 Hours" Correspondent Susan Spencer reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 1/26/2008. Watch all-new episodes...

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 investigators felt Alison’s call to 9-1-1 seemed suspicious and the courtroom battle between two doctors' testimonies about how Kevin died.

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.

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 with Vicki’s murder. Subsequently, a desire for recognition led Dennis Rader, aka the BTK (bind, torture, kill) killer, to fall into a police trap and supply the...

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 everything, including his wife's life? “48 Hours" Correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 7/19/2014. Watch all-ne...

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 identify that man as Steven Milner, a local veterinarian who had been stalking Kenny for years. They discuss the layered detective work that solved the case and s...

A masked killer spray paints security cameras to hide his crime. Natalie Morales reports.

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," because Noor had embarrassed the family and resisting an arranged marriage. “48 Hours" Correspondent Troy Roberts reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last air...

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 it was her best friend who pulled the trigger. “48 Hours" Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 8/4/2004. Watch all...

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 the science of sleepwalking, Ben’s strange demeanor in his police interrogation, and Erin’s interview with Ben in jail.

A teenager stabs his sister – a crime with no known motive. His defense says he was sleepwalking.

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 secret. “48 Hours" Correspondent Troy Roberts reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 6/23/2007. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, a...

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 the mastermind behind the attack. “48 Hours" Correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 6/23/2004. Watch all-new...

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 murder of his wife Angela in July 2025. An autopsy revealed Angela had been poisoned with lethal amounts of cyanide and tetrahydrozoline, along with toxic levels of a...

“48 Hours” investigates the American student jailed in Italy for her roommate's murder.  Peter Van Sant reports.