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48 Hours Season 18 Episodes
Season 18 Episode Guide
35 Episodes 2004 - 2005
Episode 1
Written in Blood
Sat, Sep 25, 2004
It's never happened in 48 HOURS MYSTERY history -- and maybe not ever -- but a serial killer's presumed victim shows up at killer's trial .
Episode 2
The Ghosts of El Segundo
Sat, Oct 2, 2004
This story originally aired on July 5, 2005. It was updated on Jan. 31, 2008. In 1957, Gerald F. Mason raped a 15-year-old girl and then killed two El Segundo police officers, Milton Curtis and Richard Phillips. The case went cold for 46 years. Gerald Mason was arrested in 2003, pleaded guilty and went to prison, where he died in 2017.
Episode 3
Dark Side of the Mesa
Sat, Oct 9, 200444 mins
Convicted of killing his wife in 2004, a bombshell twist gives an Arizona man a second shot at freedom. Will a jury set him free? "48 Hours" correspondent Susan Spencer has the latest in the case.
Episode 4
Who Killed Stephanie Crowe?
Sat, Oct 16, 2004
A man confesses that he killed his sister with the help of two friends, but the family believes that a vagrant is responsible.
Episode 5
American Taboo
Sat, Oct 23, 2004
Susan Spencer investigates the story of the 1976 murder of American Peace Corps volunteer Deborah Gardner in the South Pacific Kingdom of Tonga, and how her killer - fellow volunteer Dennis Priven - walked free with the help of Peace Corps and US government officials.
Episode 6
On the Verge of a Verdict
Sat, Oct 30, 2004
Cherry Hammock says she had no choice but to shoot her husband, Jay. "The reason I pulled trigger is because he was coming after me.
Episode 7
The Right to Kill
Sat, Nov 6, 2004
When a prominent doctor's wife is murdered, is it a crime of passion or a murder for hire?
Episode 8
Vanished
Sat, Nov 13, 2004
In 2003, successful New York City financial analyst went missing, and all the evidence pointed towards a supposed doctor who was treating her for a mouth infection on the day she vanished.
Episode 9
Eye of the Beholder
Sat, Nov 20, 2004
Jane Mixer had it all. One of a handful of female students at University of Michigan Law School in 1969, she was also in love.
Episode 10
Black Dahlia Confidential
Sat, Nov 27, 2004
The murder of a young Hollywood actress Elizabeth Short in 1947 is the oldest unsolved murder case in Los Angeles. New information and clues may help solve this case. "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Episode 11
Why Did Eric Kill?
Sat, Dec 11, 2004
New evidence that investigators hope will lead to a break in almost eight-year-old unsolved murder case of JonBenet Ramsey is reported by correspondent Erin Moriarty.
Episode 12
JonBenet: Prime Suspects
Sat, Dec 18, 2004
Correspondent Maureen Maher journeys to Holy Land to investigate most powerful and controversial stories ever -- birth of Jesus.
Episode 13
A Shot in the Dark
Sat, Jan 8, 2005
48 Hours investigates the murder of Miriam Illes in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. Investigators believe that her husband Richard Illes, a successful heart surgeon, is responsible.
Episode 14
Where's Our Baby?
Sat, Jan 15, 2005
When Shannon Melendi, an ambitious 19-year-old sophomore at Emory University in Atlanta, disappeared in March 1994, authorities believed she had run away.
Episode 15
Hostage: The Siege of Beslan
Sat, Jan 22, 2005
Correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates the September 2004 school hostage crisis in Beslan, Russia.
Episode 16
Special - Michael Jackson: Critical Stage
Sat, Jan 29, 2005
Joe Jackson, father of superstar Michael Jackson, believes racism is a motivational factor in the case against his son.
Episode 17
Murder in the Hamptons (2005 Update)
Sat, Feb 5, 2005
Update of the 2004 episode focusing on the murder of multi-millionaire Ted Ammon. Electrician Danny Pelosi, who married Ted's wife Generosa Ammon just three months after his death, was subsequently charged with his murder.
Episode 18
Postmarked for Murder
Sat, Feb 12, 2005
Herb Vest was two years old when he last saw his father in 1946, with his mother, Ruth, eventually informing him that he committed suicide. However, Herb's subsequent investigation raises questions that raise doubts about that story.
Episode 19
Chamber of Secrets
Sat, Feb 19, 2005
After 13 years of marriage, Frieda Hanimov is convinced to "pretend" to divorce her husband Yuri to hide their assets. However, the divorce papers turn out to be real, and Yuri vanishes. Yuri's scheme is far wider than she could imagine.
Episode 20
Rescued from the Shadows
Sat, Feb 26, 2005
People trafficking is a billion dollar business that is thriving. Peter Van Sant travels to Romania to investigate the shadowy world of human sex slaves, and attempts to rescue a young woman offered for "sale" to them.
Episode 21
Secrets of the Well
Sat, Mar 5, 2005
48 Hours catches up with criminal investigator Clay Bryant, also known as "Cold Case Clay", who is currently working on two separate and unsolved murders - where both bodies were found in wells.
Episode 22
Prime Suspect: Marty Tankleff Revisited
Sat, Mar 12, 2005
Update to the April 2004 episode "Prime Suspect: Marty Tankleff". Will new witnesses convince a judge to grant a new trial to Marty Tankleff, who was convicted of murdering his parents in 1988?
Episode 23
A Question of Murder
Sat, Mar 26, 2005
John Maloney, a Green Bay police officer, was convicted of murdering his estranged wife, Sandy. His children are convinced he is innocent, and his defenders insist not all the evidence was presented at the trial.
Episode 24
Blood Feud
Sat, Apr 9, 2005
Nancy Seaman was an award-winning teacher who was accused of a horrific crime, the hatchet murder of her husband.
Episode 25
A Prescription for Murder?
Sat, Apr 16, 2005
Christopher Pittman, age 12, murdered his grandparents and burned their South Carolina home. He first blamed the crime on a black man, but eventually confessed. His lawyer blamed Pittman's actions on the prescription medication Zoloft.
Episode 26
Terror at the Morgue
Sat, Apr 23, 2005
Dr. O.C. Smith, a medical examiner, was apparently attacked on June 1, 2002, as he was leaving work. He was found wrapped in barbed wire with a bomb strapped to his neck.
Episode 27
The Man Who Knew Too Much
Sat, Apr 30, 2005
Randy Hardison was on road to country music stardom, writing hit songs for big names such as Lee Ann Womack, Garth Brooks and Darryl Worley.
Episode 28
Secrets from the Grave
Sat, May 7, 2005
Twenty-five-year-old Army Specialist Richard Davis survived war in Iraq, only to vanish day after he returned to US The Army listed Davis as absent without leave -- or AWOL -- but his father refused to believe it.
Episode 29
A Mind for Murder
Sat, May 14, 2005
Professor Thomas Murray of Kansas State University is a very smart man, but is he smart enough to get away with murder of his ex-wife, Carmin?
Episode 30
Two Wigs, a Gun and a Murder
Sat, May 21, 2005
Fred Jablin, a beloved Richmond University professor and devoted father, was found murdered in front of his home. The evidence trail leads police to his ex-wife, Piper Rountree, and her sister.
Episode 31
The Pretender
Tue, May 31, 2005
Martin Finkel, a prize-winning feature writer for the New York Times, is fired after he fabricates a portion of a story. Retreating back to Montana, it isn't long until he has another story - that of murderer Christian Longo.
Episode 32
Special - Michael Jackson: Verdict
Mon, Jun 13, 2005
The verdict in the Michael Jackson trial is discussed.
Episode 33
Perfectly Executed
Sat, Aug 6, 2005
In 1994, Sultana and Atif Rafay, plus their daughter Basma, were murdered in their home in Bellevue, Washington State. For ten years, police worked on the case, concocting an elaborate undercover operation to find justice.
Episode 34
Special - Katrina's Fury
Wed, Aug 31, 2005
CBS News Chief White House Correspondent John Roberts presents a 48 Hours Special on the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
Episode 35
Special - Disaster in the Delta
Tue, Sep 6, 2005
A special edition of 48 Hours, looking at the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, and asking what went wrong.