48 Hours
48 Hours is television's most popular true-crime series, investigating shocking cases and compelling real-life dramas with journalistic integrity and cutting-edge style.
- 1988-2026
- 40 seasons
- CBS
- Documentary, Suspense, News
- TV-14
48 Hours is television's most popular true-crime series, investigating shocking cases and compelling real-life dramas with journalistic integrity and cutting-edge style.
Season 17 Episode Guide
39 Episodes 2003 - 2004
Episode 1
Tacoma Confidential
Sat, Sep 27, 2003
After 11 years of marriage Tacoma police chief kills his wife and himself.
Episode 2
Kobe Bryant: Full Court Press
Sat, Oct 4, 2003
48 Hours Investigates speaks to JohnRay Strickland, a friend of the woman who has accused basketball star Kobe Bryant of rape.
Episode 3
What's Love Got to Do With It?
Sat, Oct 11, 2003
Robert Epstein is a psychology professor who has devised a scientific experiment he calls "Learning to Love". It can apparently help teach two people to fall in love, and make it last. Plus, an interview with Cate Blanchett.
Episode 4
The Law and Mrs. Shelton
Wed, Oct 29, 2003
In 1999, Marisa and Michael Hierro were shot outside their home, with Michael succumbing to his injuries. The culprit was the husband of Marisa's former employer - Texas lawyer Catherine Shelton. But was she involved as well?
Episode 5
It's a Big Country
Sat, Nov 1, 2003
Kenny Chesney is one of country music's hottest acts, and 48 Hours correspondent Maureen Maher visits his Caribbean island home to speak to him.
Episode 6
The Secret Life of Eric Wright
Sat, Nov 8, 2003
In 1981, Kathi Spiars married Steve Marcum, a wealthy man with a mysterious past. But his outrageous stories about his past, such as working as a CIA hitman, start to fall apart as Kathi's suspicions grow. Who really is Steve Marcum?
Episode 7
Robert Blake's Real Life Drama
Wed, Nov 12, 2003
Released on bail after serving 11 months in solitary confinement, actor Robert Blake grants 48 Hours exclusive access to his Malibu condominium, where he remains under house arrest before his upcoming murder trial.
Episode 8
Twist of Fate
Sat, Nov 15, 2003
Lesley Stahl interviews Adriana Scott, who was adopted as a baby from Mexico and raised on Long Island, New York. She explains how she discovered that she had an identical twin sister, and that she grew up a mere 25 miles away.
Episode 9
Heavy Burden: Eat It Raw
Sat, Nov 22, 2003
48 Hours Investigates looks at three controversial health and weight-loss stories. Including Carol Alt's "raw" food diet, and a 21-day detoxing plan.
Episode 10
Dangerous Extremes
Sat, Nov 29, 2003
48 Hours speaks to Pat Melillo, a Long Island woman who ended up taking her doctor's advice of going on a low-fat diet to the extreme. As a result, she is now fighting anorexia.
Episode 11
Missing Molly
Wed, Dec 3, 2003
In 2000, John and Magi Bish's daughter, Molly, went missing, and they have been searching for her ever since. Susan Spencer catches up with and John and Magi, who explain how the small town where they live has become a web of suspicion.
Episode 12
The Homecoming
Wed, Dec 10, 2003
So far, 4,500 U.S. soldiers have been injured in the Iraq War, many of them after George W. Bush declared the end of major combat. 48 Hours speaks to returning soldiers Robert Acosta, Alan Lewis and Dave Pettigrew.
Episode 13
Without Warning, Chaos
Wed, Dec 17, 2003
On a warm evening in June 2003, around 100 party-goers gather on a porch in Chicago's Lincoln Park area. Then, disaster strikes, as one crowded deck collapses on to another crowded deck, leaving 13 people dead.
Episode 14
Air Sunshine: Flying Into Danger
Wed, Dec 17, 2003
In July 2003, Air Sunshine flight 502 takes off from Fort Lauderdale on route to Abaco Island in the Bahamas. When the plane crashes in the ocean, the 5 adults and 4 children face a battle for survival.
Episode 15
The Other Woman
Wed, Jan 7, 2004
David Stephens has an affair with Stephanie. His wife the dies accidentally. Stephens marries his mistress. 6 years later he dies under mysterious circumstances. Suicide or murder?
Episode 16
Prime Suspect: Billy Fox
Wed, Jan 14, 2004
In October 2001, seven-month old Cameron Herring suffered a seizure and died, two days after he had banged his head on the kitchen floor. Authorities begin to point the finger at Billy Fox, who was the last person with Cameron.
Episode 17
It's Just Sex
Wed, Jan 21, 2004
48 Hours examines how modern medicine is aiding men suffering from erectile dysfunction. Also, studies suggest more and more married couples are far too tired and stressed to have sex any more.
Episode 18
Who Killed the Prosecutor?
Wed, Jan 28, 2004
Assistant District Attorney Steve Tauzer was a well-respected figure in Bakersfield, California, but in September 2002 he was found dead in his garage - the victim of a stabbing. Who wanted him dead?
Episode 19
Murder in the Hamptons
Wed, Feb 11, 2004
Correspondent Richard Schlesinger has an extensive interview with Danny Pelosi, the man who is the prime suspect in the murder of wall Street tycoon Ted Ammon.
Episode 20
Special - The Road to Oscar
Wed, Feb 18, 2004
48 Hours teams up with Entertainment Weekly in this special episode looking at the 2004 Oscar contenders.
Episode 21
Trapped
Wed, Feb 25, 2004
48 Hours examines gender identity disorder - people who believe they were born in the wrong body, and attempt to take steps to change their gender.
Episode 22
Extremely Perfect: Bypass Mania
Fri, Mar 5, 2004
American Idol judge Randy Jackson, Sharon Osbourne, and singer Carnie Wilson are among those who have weight reduction surgery in recent years. Harold Dow speaks to Dr. Julie Ellner, who specialises in gastric bypass surgery.
Episode 23
Searching for Angela Shelton
Wed, Mar 10, 2004
Hollywood screenwriter, model and actress Angel Shelton is making an unusual documentary - she is currently traveling across the USA to meet as many people who were also named Angela Shelton. 48 Hours sees how she is progressing.
Episode 24
Mystery in Paradise
Fri, Mar 12, 2004
Randy Latona, a successful stock trader in Las Vegas, moved to the Caribbean island of Roatan to start his own rum business. One morning, local authorities find him dead - apparently from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Episode 25
The Mystery of Robert Durst
Wed, Mar 17, 2004
For seven weeks last year, in the Texas port city of Galveston, Texas, one of the wealthiest men in America was standing trial for the bizarre murder of an elderly man. Robert Durst, 60, and Morris Black, 71, were neighbors. Durst claims Black came into his apartment, grabbed a gun that Durst had hidden and pointed it at him. Durst then said that they struggled over the gun before it went off, killing Black accidentally. At Durst's two-month trial, the jury's not-guilty verdict, after five days of deliberation, shocked everyone - including Durst himself.
Episode 26
Special - The Kennedys: Privilege & Pressure
Tue, Mar 23, 2004
Author Laurence Leamer has completed his trilogy about the Kennedy family, with 'Sons of Camelot'. Lesley Stahl talks to Leamer, plus six members of the Kennedy family.
Episode 27
Caged Kids
Wed, Mar 31, 2004
48 Hours examines how minors are treated within the criminal justice system, including Josh Phillips, who, aged 14, killed an 8-year-old girl. Phillips was interviewed for 48 Hours five years ago, and Peter Van Sant catches up with him.
Episode 28
Prime Suspect: Marty Tankleff
Wed, Apr 7, 2004
In 1990, 18-year-old Marty Tankleff was convicted of murdering his parents. Since then, his family have fought to clear his name.
Episode 29
Dangerous Minds
Wed, Apr 14, 2004
Mepham High School on Long Island is at the centre of scrutiny following a scandal involving the brutal hazing of teammates on its football team.
Episode 30
Diana's Secrets
Wed, Apr 21, 2004
In life, it was Princess Diana's vibrancy and glamour that captured world's attention. Today, it is the mystery surrounding her death.
Episode 31
Right or Wrong?
Sat, Apr 24, 2004
Susan Wright, a 27-year-old stay-at-home mother of two, is on trial for murdering her husband, Jeff. She stabbed him 193 times, but her defense claims she was a victim of long-term abuse by Jeff, and that "she had to kill or be killed".
Episode 32
Driven to Extremes (III)
Wed, Apr 28, 2004
Dennis and Mary Hill owned a successful marketing business and lived in a luxury house outside Orlando. Life was good, but in August 2000, tragedy struck when they lost their 13-year-old daughter in a car accident.
Episode 33
Who Murdered the Rock Star?
Sat, May 15, 2004
48 Hours investigates the 1993 murder of rising Seattle punk rock star Mia Zapata and how DNA evidence may finally close the case.
Episode 34
Party of Six
Wed, May 19, 2004
Mother Nature dealt Joe and Erin Perry of Pittsburgh an unbelievable hand: a full house, with six babies - all at once. Correspondent Peter Van Sant spent a year with the Perry Sextuplets.
Episode 35
Legal Challenges in the Spotlight
Wed, Jun 2, 2004
48 Hours takes a look at several high-profile criminal cases and trial, and speaks to the lawyers involved. Among them are the Scott Peterson case, and the 2004 indictment against Michael Jackson.
Episode 36
Young, Rich and Powerful (II)
Fri, Jun 4, 2004
Interviews with Hollywood's young, rich and powerful include Scarlett Johansson, Lindsay Lohan, Mandy Moore, Shia LeBoeuf and former Brat Pack members Molly Ringwald and Jon Cryer.
Episode 37
Special - A Nation's Farewell
Thu, Jun 10, 2004
Lesley Stahl hosts a 48 Hours Special covering the funeral of Ronald Reagan.
Episode 38
Cold Cases Get Hot
Sat, Jul 10, 2004
48 Hours examines several cold cases, including that of the 1963 murder of 15-year-old high school cheerleader Patty Rebholz in Greenhills, Ohio.
Episode 39
Going to Extremes
Fri, Aug 6, 2004
More and more people are going to extremes to physically improve their appearance and achieve an edge in life. One method of achieving this is through steroids, but "roid rage" has led to violence, and even murder.