48 Hours Season 38 Episodes

Episode 1

The Unending Search for Sara Anne Wood

Sat, Sep 21, 202442 mins

In 1993, 12-year-old Sara Anne Wood vanished while she was riding her bike. Three years later, Lewis S. Lent Jr. confessed to her murder, but for the past 28 years, he has refused to tell authorities where Sara's remains are.

Episode 2

The Bathtub Murder of Kendy Howard

Sat, Sep 28, 202442 mins

On the night of 2nd February, 2021, a frantic 911 call is made from the home of former Idaho State Trooper Dan Howard. He claims his wife, Kendy, shot herself while she was in the bath.

Episode 3

The Depraved Heart Murder

Sat, Oct 5, 202441 mins

In 2022, 25-year-old Sarah Harris was found dead from an overdose at the house of her boyfriend, Dr. James Ryan - who employed her as his dental assistant. Sarah's family are not convinced it was suicide or an accidental death.

Episode 4

Where is Jermain Charlo?

Sat, Oct 12, 202442 mins

Police release last known images of 23-year-old missing mom Jermain Charlo, who went missing in Missoula, Montana in 2018. Can this security camera video help reveal what happened to her?

Episode 5

Who Killed Aileen Seiden in Room 15?

Sat, Oct 19, 202442 mins

In April 2018, Aileen Seiden's body was found in Eastpoint, Florida. The next day, a bloody motel room was discovered. Investigators looked into whether the two scenes were connected, involving a killer who had struck the Gulf Coast town.

Episode 6

The Strange Shooting of Alex Pennig

Sat, Oct 26, 202442 mins

In December 2022, in St. Paul, Minnesota, detectives investigate the death of 32-year-old Alexandra Pennig, who was found dead in her bathtub from a single gunshot to the head. Was it suicide, or something more sinister?

Episode 7

Fatal First Date

Sat, Nov 2, 202442 mins

In 2021, Leslie Reeves and Chris Smith were enjoying their first date when they were ambushed at Smith's home by an intruder. Leslie was fatally shot and Chris was critically injured, leaving him in a coma for weeks. Who was responsible?

Episode 8

Tracking the Killer of Mary Catherine Edwards

Sat, Nov 9, 202441 mins

In 1995, Mary Catherine Edwards - a 31-year-old elementary school teacher - was found murdered in her own home. For years, the case went cold, but with the help of forensic evidence, police discover a suspect decades later.

Episode 9

The Plot to Eliminate Alyssa Burkett

Sat, Nov 16, 202442 mins

In a small Texas town, a mother's worst nightmare becomes a tragic reality.

Episode 10

The Firefighter's Secret

Sat, Nov 30, 202441 mins

Firefighters discover the body of 27-year-old EMT Melissa Lamesch on her kitchen floor after a fire engulfed her home.

Episode 11

The 'Batman' Intruder

Sat, Dec 14, 202442 mins

On New Year's Day, 2021, Morgan Metzer woke up to find a masked intruder in her home, speaking in a low, gravelly voice that resembled Batman. Investigators try and find out who this 'Batman' impersonator was.

Episode 12

The Search for JonBenét's Killer

Sat, Dec 21, 202441 mins

28 years on from the murder of JonBenét's Ramsey, the case remains unsolved. 48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty has covered the case since 1999, and here, she explores new clues and theories.

Episode 13

The Blackout Murder of Livye Lewis

Sat, Jan 4, 202542 mins

In October 2020, Livye Lewis is found dead in her car at the side of a road in Hemphill, Texas. Her bloodied ex-boyfriend is found in the fetal position behind the car, but he says he no memory of what happened.

Episode 14

Deputy Spivey on Trial

Sat, Jan 11, 202542 mins

Known to people as the bailiff from the TV show 'Justice for All with Judge Christina Perez', Renard Spivey was charged with fatally shooting his wife in 2019. In an exclusive interview, he tells 48 Hours he is innocent.

Episode 15

Unraveling the Case Against Melissa

Sat, Jan 18, 202542 mins

In 2009, 22-year-old Melissa Calusinski was convicted of the murder of 16-month-old Benjamin Kingan at a Chicago day-care center. Erin Moriarty, who has covered the case for 48 Hours in the intervening years, returns with new details.

Episode 16

The Ivy League Murder

Sat, Jan 25, 202542 mins

Detectives investigate the shooting of 26-year-old Kevin Jiang, a Yale graduate student and former Army National Guardsman, in what first appears to be a road rage incident.

Episode 17

The 'No Body' Case of Dee Warner

Sat, Feb 1, 202541 mins

In 2021, Michigan mother and businesswoman Dee Warner vanished and was presumed dead. Her family are convinced she was murdered, but with no body, the investigation remains cold.

Episode 18

It's About Danni

Sat, Feb 8, 202542 mins

In 1996, 15-year-old Danni Houchins was found lying face down in a swamp, with the police ruling it an accident. The family, however, always suspected it was something more sinister.

Episode 19

Justine's Voice

Sat, Feb 15, 202542 mins

48 Hours returns to the story of the family of Justine Vanderschoot, who, in 2003, was brutally murdered. Her parents, Don and Lynnette, and her sister, Christine, continue to fight to keep the murderers in prison.

Episode 20

The Hit-and-Run Homicide of Davis McClendon

Sat, Mar 1, 202542 mins

Authorities in South Carolina find Davis McClendon lying dead near his wrecked car, and an oil trail on the road leads them to Bud Ackerman, a local businessman, who just happens to be ex-husband of McClendon's new girlfriend.

Episode 21

Cati Blauvelt: Death of a Soldier's Wife

Sat, Mar 8, 202542 mins

In 2016, the body of 22-year-old Cati Blauvelt was found in an abandoned farmhouse in Simpsonville, South Carolina. Her estranged husband John Blauvelt becomes the main suspect, but he then vanishes, and a manhunt begins.

Episode 22

Could Angela Prichard Have Been Saved

Sat, Mar 15, 202542 mins

In 2022, Angela Prichard was murdered by her estranged husband Christopher, in Bellevue, Iowa. Could more have been done to protect her?

Episode 23

Dead Girls Don't Talk

Sat, Mar 29, 202542 mins

As a Los Angeles resident, David Pearce, awaits sentencing after he was found guilty of murdering two young women and sexually assaulting seven others, correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti speaks exclusively with a survivor.

Episode 24

The Day My Mother Never Came Home

Sat, Apr 12, 202542 mins

Reggie Reed grew up under the care of his father, Reginald Reed Sr., following the tragic murder of his mother decades earlier. However, a new investigation into the case uncovers evidence that points to his father as a suspect.

Episode 25

First Love, Then Murder

Sat, Apr 19, 202542 mins

Natalie Morales reports on the investigation into the disappearance of Aaron Friar and his 15-year-old daughter Ellie from their home in Medford, Oregon.

Episode 26

The Farris Wheel

Sat, Apr 26, 202542 mins

Correspondent Peter Van Sant interviews Melody Farris from prison, where she resides after she was convicted of murdering her husband at their farm in Cherokee County, Georgia, in 2018.

Episode 27

The Boy Across the Street

Sat, May 3, 202542 mins

In 1979, college student Catina Salarno was murdered by her high school boyfriend who lived across the street. As her killer faces his 13th parole hearing in 2025, Catina's family are determined to keep him behind bars.

Episode 28

Facing a Monster

Sat, May 10, 202542 mins

Years after enduring a brutal assault by her former boyfriend, Shawn Doyle, C.C. Opanowski finds herself confronting him once again - this time in court, where he stands accused of murdering a mother of two.

Episode 29

The Footprint

Sat, May 17, 202541 mins

In 1993, 35-year-old Jeanie Childs was found murdered in her apartment. With no DNA, all the police had to go on was a set bloody bare footprints.

Episode 30

My Mother's Murder Trials - Part 1

Sat, May 31, 202544 mins

In 2002, Mike Sisco and Karen Harkness were murdered in Topeka, Kansas. Since then, Mike's daughter, Hailey Seel, has lived with the suspicion her mother, Dana Chandler, was responsible.

Episode 31

My Mother's Murder Trials - Part 2

Sat, May 31, 202542 mins

Jim Axelrod continues the case of Dana Chandler, who was found guilty for the 2002 murders of Mike Sisco and Karen Harkness. Will new testimony at her third trial convince Dana and Mike's daughter, Hailey Seel, that she is innocent?

Episode 32

Coached to Kill

Sat, Sep 27, 2025