48 Hours

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" Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 7/4/2003. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand...

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 to kill Joanne because she tried to end their relationship. “48 Hours" Correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on...

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 aired on 10/17/2023.

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.

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 the December 2006 murder of musician Dinerral Shavers. “48 Hours" Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 8/14/2008....

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" Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 8/30/2014. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on...

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 Bliefnick. This episode last aired on 10/3/2023.

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.

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. So when the couple does not show up at church one morning, their family is worried. But they never expect that Chip and Claudia had been the victims of a double...

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 to cover up the crime. But was he falsely accused? “48 Hours" Correspondent Susan Spencer reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 7/29/2006. Wat...

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 after an extended investigation, Justin was arrested for the murder of his wife. “48 Hours" Correspondent Harold Dow reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode l...

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.

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.

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 community of Davis, California, police are left with more questions than answers. With no evidence, weapon or motive, authorities struggle to track down the killer....

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 Harold Dow reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 8/20/2011. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.

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" episode last aired on 6/29/2013. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.

48 Hours correspondent Peter Van Sant and producers share their experiences visiting Room 15 where Aileen Seiden was brutally murdered by her two partners, Zach Abell and Christina Araujo. They also dig into the forensic evidence and the nature of the “throuple” relationship between Aileen and her killers. This episode last aired on 10/22/2024.

Three people check into a Florida motel room. Only two walk out alive. Peter Van Sant reports. This episode last aired on 10/19/2024.

In 2004, successful Florida lawyer, John Sutton, and his wife, Susan, were gunned down in their home. Susan died and John sustained a serious head injury. Initially, suspects included John's law partner, who was having a secret affair with Susan, and other individuals who had issued death threats against John, but they all had alibis. “48 Hours" Correspondent Troy Roberts reports. This classic "48...

When Gertrude McCabe was brutally murdered in 1983, her niece, Jane Alexander, was one of the main benefactors of Gertrude's inheritance. A widow in her 70s, police suspected Jane and her live-in boyfriend, Tom O'Donnell, might have been involved in the crime. “48 Hours" Correspondent Bill Lagattuta reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 6/18/2001. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hou...

Bryan Miller seemed like a real-life comic book character as his persona of the “Zombie Hunter.” But was this man behind two murders that terrorized an Arizona community? 48 Hours correspondent Peter Van Sant and producer Paul La Rosa discuss. This episode last aired on 10/24/2023.

How police connected the murders of two young women to a man known as a zombie-fighting comic book hero. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This episode last aired on 10/22/2023.

Don North was on an adventure, sailing the Caribbean waters. It’s the life he had dreamt of, but his dream would be violently cut short. His disappearance and presumed death led authorities to the discovery of a potential serial killer. “48 Hours" Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 8/11/2012. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and st...

In the mid-1990's, a group of body builders in Miami targeted millionaires in a kidnapping and murder scheme to get ‘financially fit.’ Nicknamed the Sun Gym Gang after the health club they worked at, their story would inspire the motion picture, "Pain and Gain." “48 Hours" Correspondent Troy Roberts reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 2/22/2014. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hou...

CBS News Correspondent Natalie Morales and 48 Hours Producer Betsy Shuller go behind their report on the murder of Alex Pennig. When Alex was discovered dead in her bathroom her friend, Matthew Ecker, called 9-1-1 and claimed she shot herself, but detectives uncovered a different story. This episode last aired on 10/29/24.