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“48 Hours” uncovers the narrative behind crime and justice cases that have left a lasting mark on society. Award-winning CBS News correspondents thoughtfully examine the complexities of each crime by transporting you to the heart of the investigation through key evidence and gripping interviews with critical figures from the case. The unmatched reporting has made a tangible difference in countless lives, leading to the exoneration of wrongly convicted individuals and the reopening — and resolution — of previously closed cold cases. Producers and correspondents join host Anne-Marie Green to discuss key evidence, dead ends, mishaps, and stranger-than-fiction twists they faced in the field.
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- Today21 min
Case by Case | Courtroom Gets Emotional During Larry Millete Murder Trial
In a trial with no body and no crime scene, is circumstantial evidence enough to convict? Larry Millete’s murder trial continues this week with shocking courtroom revelations. He is accused of killing his wife, 39-year-old mother of three Maya Millete. With cameras banned from the courtroom, 48 Hours correspondent Peter Van Sant and CBS News legal reporter Katrina Kaufman break down the past two weeks of testimony, from texts inquiring about a hitman, to a mysterious freezer wheeled out of the home just two days after she disappeared.
- Today39 min
The Troubling Case Against Kevin Cooper
Kevin Cooper is currently incarcerated for the 1983 murder of Doug and Penny Ryen, their daughter Jessica, and friend Christopher Hughes. He has been on death row for over 40 years but maintains he is innocent and is still fighting for a new trial. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 7/24/2021. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays and stream on demand on Paramount+.
- 2 days agonarrative37 min7-min read
My Daughter's Killer
A mother, Paula Curland, confronts her daughter Mitzi’s murderer, Jonathan Wayne Nobles, on death row 12 years after the brutal 1986 stabbing that also killed another woman and nearly killed Mitzi’s boyfriend. Seeking closure, not vengeance, Paula engages in a rare victim-offender mediation, ultimately offering forgiveness—though not absolution—before witnessing Nobles’ execution.
- 3 days agonarrative31 min5-min read
Post Mortem | Lindbergh
The 1932 kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh Jr., the infant son of famed aviator Charles Lindbergh, remains one of the most infamous and unresolved crimes in American history. Despite the arrest, trial, and execution of Bruno Hauptmann, lingering doubts about the investigation, forensic integrity, and possibility of conspiracy continue to fuel public fascination nearly a century later.
- 4 days agonarrative42 min5-min read
Presenting the Lindbergh Conspiracies
The Lindbergh baby kidnapping of 1932, one of the most infamous crimes in American history, is revisited not just as a tragedy but as the nation’s first true media-fueled conspiracy, where unanswered questions and institutional failures have fueled decades of speculation. Journalist Joe Nocera unpacks how a crime that should have been straightforward became a labyrinth of doubt, missteps, and cover-ups.
- 1 weeks agonarrative29 min5-min read
Survivor Finalist Joe Hunter’s Fight for Justice
Joe Hunter, a two-time Survivor finalist, shares how the show became a platform to honor his late sister Joanna, whose 2011 death was ruled a suicide but which he and his family believe was a homicide staged by her abusive husband, Mark Lewis. The episode traces Joe’s personal mission for justice, the reopening of the case, and the passage of 'Joanna’s Law' to improve how domestic violence-related deaths are investigated.
- 1 weeks agonarrative44 min6-min read
Live to Tell: Sole Survivor
This harrowing true-crime story centers on 10-year-old Robin Doan, the sole survivor of a brutal mass shooting at her family’s farmhouse in Pampa, Texas, carried out by Levi King, a violent fugitive who had already murdered another family in Missouri. The episode chronicles Robin’s trauma, the investigation that linked the two crimes, and the emotional aftermath as she fights to reclaim her life—supported by a law enforcement community that refused to let her face grief alone.
- 1 weeks agonarrative45 min7-min read
The Secret
The episode follows the chilling disappearance and presumed murder of Teresa Parker, a 911 dispatcher in Walker County, Georgia, and the investigation that ultimately led to the conviction of her husband, police officer Sam Parker, despite the absence of a body for years. The case underscores the power of circumstantial evidence, community trauma, and the haunting legacy of domestic control.
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“48 Hours” uncovers the narrative behind crime and justice cases that have left a lasting mark on society. Award-winning CBS News correspondents thoughtfully examine the complexities of each crime by transporting you to the heart of the investigation through key evidence and gripping interviews with critical figures from the case. The unmatched reporting has made a tangible difference in countless lives, leading to the exoneration of wrongly convicted individuals and the reopening — and resolution — of previously closed cold cases. Producers and correspondents join host Anne-Marie Green to discuss key evidence, dead ends, mishaps, and stranger-than-fiction twists they faced in the field.
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