48 Hours: Season 24
Season 24 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Picks up essential narrative continuity directly following the events of 48 Hours Season 23.
- Character alliances, factions, and personal loyalties undergo significant shifts under escalating stakes.
- Addresses unresolved cliffhangers and thematic mysteries introduced during previous seasons.
- Establishes the primary seasonal conflict that drives serialized character arcs toward the finale.
Episode Guide
Season 24 Progress Shield
Dirty Little Secrets
Oct 30, 2010 · 60 min
Vanessa Bulls, the former mistress of Waco, Texas, minister Matt Baker, testifies that he murdered his wife, Kari, in 2006 and tried to make it appear as if she committed suicide.
Taken: The Amber DuBois Story
Nov 6, 2010 · 60 min
The murders of teens Amber Dubois and Chelsea King in California in 2009 and 2010, respectively, are investigated.
Chasing the Barefoot Bandit
Nov 13, 2010 · 60 min
An investigation into the alleged criminal activity of 19-year-old Colton Harris-Moore, dubbed the Barefoot Bandit.
Fatal Choice
Jan 8, 2011 · 60 min
The 2009 stabbing death of wealthy Ohio physician Peter Franklin is investigated. The victim's wife, Sandra, admits to stabbing him but she claims it was in self-defense.
Playing with Fire
Feb 19, 2011 · 60 min
The 2002 murders of two men, Michael Tardio and Chris Monson, gunned down in Studio City, Cal., are investigated. The probe leads from the Playboy Mansion to Europe to a scandal on
The Facebook Detectives
May 7, 2011 · 60 min
Three Texas women use Facebook to investigate the disappearance of their friend Lisa Stone, who vanished in June 2010.