This newsmagazine series investigates intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all aspects of the human experience. Over its long run, the show has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, driven the reopening — and resolution — of cold cases, and changed numerous lives. CBS News correspondents offer an in-depth look into each story, with the emphasis on solving the mystery at its heart.
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Sep 27, 2025 · 42m
Seventeen-year-old Benjamin Elliott fatally stabs his twin sister, Meghan, in the middle of the night – a crime with no known motive and an act his defense claims he committed while sleepwalking. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Oct 4, 2025 · 42m
For years, Kenneth Fandrich told everyone he knew that he was being stalked by the nicest man in town. In 2023, after his wife calls 911 to report her husband missing, police discover his lifeless body in his car, parked inside a corporate parking garage. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.
Oct 11, 2025 · 42m
After her husband, Kevin Davis, is found dying at the foot of the stairs, a woman accused of murder fights to clear her name. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
Oct 18, 2025 · 41m
Joe Shymanski was gunned down in the driveway of his Calvert County, Maryland, home in 2023. Now his niece mourns her uncle's murder and questions whether the convicted killer was the only one involved.
Oct 25, 2025 · 42m
Robin Lawrence was home alone with her 2-year-old daughter in Springfield, Virginia, when an unknown killer murdered her. Her toddler was left to fend for herself for two days until Robin’s body was discovered. Nearly 30 years later, cold case detectives uncovered a surprising suspect. "48 Hours" correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports.
Nov 1, 2025 · 42m
A beloved doctor, his wife, and their young daughter are murdered, leaving their Santa Barbara, California, community reeling. A suspect emerges with a fantastical story of shadowy figures and intrigue straight out of a spy thriller.
Nov 8, 2025 · 42m
A detective hunts for answers when a woman goes missing. For Tracker Black it's personal. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
Nov 15, 2025 · 42m
A stalker sends menacing messages to a young mother before she is murdered. The investigation reveals a sinister setup.
Dec 6, 2025 · 42m
With her sister's murder long unsolved, a woman turns to TikTok pleading for leads. Can you help?
Dec 13, 2025 · 42m
"Survivor" contestant Joe Hunter Jr. believes his sister Joanna was murdered in 2011, and he is determined to be her voice.
Jan 3, 2026 · 42m
Did a high school softball coach recruit one of her former players to kill?
Jan 10, 2026 · 42m
When a young woman nearly dies from poisoning, investigators focus on the two people she trusted most.
Jan 17, 2026 · 42m
A woman dies after an "accidental" shooting in her bedroom. Eight years later, surveillance video upends the case.
Jan 24, 2026 · 42m
Rhianna Stephens is convinced her father is innocent of the 1988 murder of her mother, Deborah Atrops.
Jan 31, 2026 · 42m
A mother goes viral on TikTok demanding justice for her murdered daughter.
Feb 7, 2026 · 42m
Texas teenager Connor Hilton shoots two of his friends. He says a popular acne medication made him do it.
Feb 14, 2026 · 42m
Seventeen-year-old Mary Kay Heese is murdered in Wahoo, Nebraska. More than 50 years later, clues lead to an arrest.
Feb 21, 2026 · 42m
A teenage girl goes missing. Will evidence on a secluded beach reveal what happened?
Quick answers about this season's release timeline and episode lineup.
48 Hours Season 39 premiered on September 27, 2025.
48 Hours Season 39 has 18 episodes.
The season opens with Season 39 Episode 1, "The Boy Who Killed His Twin". It aired on September 27, 2025.
Go to Season 39 Episode 1