48 Hours

Todd Winkler admitted to fatally stabbing his wife with scissors, but he claimed it was self-defense. Winkler’s mental health became a focal point at trial when he seemed to have a psychotic outburst. Prosecutors suggested he was faking. Which version of Winkler would the jury believe? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 12/12/2015. W...

48 Hours correspondents Natalie Morales and Anne-Marie Green discuss the 2022 murder of Savannah Tolbert in Huntsville, Alabama. She was found dead in the passenger seat of her husband’s car with a gun in her hand, and it initially appeared as if she had killed herself. They discuss why Savannah’s sisters were convinced she had been murdered, how investigators tracked down surveillance footage tha...

Multiple surveillance cameras capture the final moments of what happened before a mysterious figure ends a woman's life.

A televised dispute over an engagement ring turned into one of Florida's most haunting missing persons cases. This week, CBS News correspondents Shanelle Kaul and Cristian Benavides examine the recent arrest of Michelle Parker's ex-fiancé, Dale Smith Jr., 15 years after her disappearance, and hear from the family members who never stopped fighting for answers.

In 2012, Lizzi Marriott was a 19-year-old New Hampshire student when she disappeared after visiting her co-worker, Kat McDonough, and Kat's boyfriend, Seth Mazzaglia, in their apartment. Kat initially claimed Lizzi's death was accidental, but later testified that Seth strangled Lizzi with a rope after she rejected his sexual advances. "48 Hours" correspondent Troy Roberts reports. This classic "48...

On August 16, 2009, 9-1-1 operators received two separate calls from the same house. A husband and wife had each dialed in, claiming their partner had stabbed them. When the husband died of his wounds, investigators were left wondering if the killing was self-defense or a cold-blooded murder. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 9/3/2011. W...

In the season premiere of “48 Hours Post Mortem”, correspondents Anne-Marie Green and Peter Van Sant discuss the brilliant undercover operation that used chewing gum to catch a killer in two cold cases. They reveal how Detective Susan Logothetti and her colleagues developed the ruse, what it was like to confront the murderer, Mitchell Gaff, and why he spent over two decades in a treatment center f...

How a clever detective caught a killer with a stick of gum. Peter Van Sant reports.

Two years after Mamta Kafle Bhatt vanished from her Virginia home, her husband, Naresh Bhatt, stands trial for her murder. "48 Hours" correspondent Anne-Marie Green speaks with WUSA9 reporter Katie Lusso about the prosecution's focus on Naresh's conflicting statements, the defense's strategy, and the domestic violence allegations at the center of this case.

Scott Scurlock had a colorful criminal career that started with dealing drugs and ended with robbing banks. He was known as “Hollywood” because of his flamboyant style and use of makeup, wigs and fake chins to disguise himself. He eluded capture for four years while successfully robbing 18 banks. "48 Hours" correspondent Susan Spencer reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 2/18/200...

In October 2013, Kelly Dwyer disappeared after a night out in Milwaukee. She was last seen entering her boyfriend's apartment, who told investigators that he and Kelly engaged in drug use, sex, and that she left his apartment the next morning. But security footage showed a different story. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 5/16/2020. Wat...

In 2013, music pastor Caleb Flynn appeared on "American Idol", praising the wife he said he loved more than anything. Thirteen years later, he was sentenced to life without parole for her murder. "48 Hours" correspondent Anne-Marie Green and "48 Hours" consultant and investigator Herman Weisberg walk through the staged home invasion, his affair, and the text messages that helped convict him.

Sylvie Cachay was an up-and-coming fashion designer. In 2010, she was found dead and partially clothed in an overflowing tub at the Soho House in New York City. Police learned Sylvie had checked into the hotel with her boyfriend, Nicholas Brooks. Although there was an empty bottle of prescription pills nearby, the on-scene medical examiner found marks on Sylvie’s neck that suggested strangulation...

Former pro boxer, Ramon Sosa, owned a fitness gym and ran it with his wife, Lulu Sosa. But when their marriage began to sour, Ramon suspected he might be the potential victim in a murder-for-hire scheme. With the help of his friend and police, he set up a sting operation and staged a death scene to catch those responsible. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This classic "48 Hours" ep...

A missing lawyer, a plastic surgeon representing himself at trial, and a case filled with chilling details, including a murder bag and a paralyzing agent. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty and "48 Hours" consultant Herman Weisberg unpack the murder trial of Dr. Tomasz Kosowski and the evidence that led to his conviction for the murder of attorney Steven Cozzi.

The relatives of killers often bear their own unique burden. Reports include Molly McIntyre, a police officer whose son strangled a woman; Ken and Lois Robison, whose son murdered five people; and David Kaczynski, who turned in his brother Ted, the Unabomber. "48 Hours" correspondents Susan Spencer, Bill Lagattuta, Maureen Maher and Troy Roberts report. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired o...

In 2003, the body of an unidentified teenage girl was found stuffed in a bag behind a restaurant. In hopes to identify her, a forensic sculptor created a reconstruction of her face, based on her skull. Authorities then received a call from a woman who had seen a flyer with the girl's face on it and feared she was her missing daughter. "48 Hours" correspondent Harold Dow reports. This classic "48 H...

Episode 2: An unlikely person makes a surprising connection between the woman in the woods and Mindi, just as law enforcement spend months trying to determine the woman's identity. Investigator Jack Frost gets creative working with existing evidence to track down a possible suspect and learns more about Mindi and Nick through her parents. Episode 3 will be available on Wednesday, September 30th, o...

Episode 1: Mindi Mebane was a romantic, and when she met and married Nick Kassotis, her best friends believed she had finally found her match. Nick was handsome, well-educated, and worked as a Navy lawyer. But Mindi started sending her friends fearful messages: she and her husband were receiving threats related to her husband's work. Mindi and Nick seemed to be on the run but then Mindi messaged t...

Mamta Kafle Bhatt vanished without a trace in 2024. Ahead of trial, "48 Hours" producer Michelle Sigona and "48 Hours" consultant Herman Weisberg explore the evidence prosecutors say points to her husband, Naresh Bhatt, and what jurors may hear in this closely watched no-body case.

15-year-old John McCabe was murdered after a dance in 1969 and there were suspicions that John’s schoolmates had been involved. Police launched a massive investigation, but the case went cold. Four decades later, one man walked free and another went to prison for John's murder. "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 6/22/2024. Watch all-...

When a hunter discovers the body of a woman in the woods of Georgia in December 2022, law enforcement struggle to identify her. After months of investigative work and some artist's sketches, they have a name: Mindi Kassotis. But this doesn't make any sense to Mindi's friends and family who believed Mindi had died in a hospital. As investigators begin to unravel what really happened they uncover a...

Erin Moriarty spends the night at the Lizzie Borden Bed and Breakfast/Museum. Ghosts or not, there is a haunting story that lingers here. The mystery: Why would a 32-year-old woman born into wealth and privilege kill her father and stepmother with an ax? Did she do it? In Part 2 of this unusual narrative, Lizzie Borden is on trial for two brutal murders. Author Cara Robertson has written a fascina...

Erin Moriarty takes us to Fall River, Massachusetts, where one of the most sensational crimes of the 19th century took place. The crime inspired the dark nursery rhyme “Lizzie Borden took an ax and gave her mother 40 whacks. When she saw what she had done, she gave her father 41." Despite what everyone thinks they know, there is a stunning verdict in the case. In part 1 of this unusual road trip,...

A juror from the Lindsay Clancy trial shares how weeks of graphic testimony, emotional evidence, and the weight of deliberations continued to affect life for jurors outside the courtroom. Psychiatrist Michelle DiBlasi expands on the mental cost of jury duty with CBS News correspondent Shanelle Kaul, discussing juror stress, vicarious trauma, and why, for some, the effects of a trial can linger lon...