48 Hours: Season 27
Season 27 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of 48 Hours Season 26.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 27 Progress Shield
The Sweetheart Murders Updated
Sep 28, 2013 · 60 min
Two murdered teens, a 32-year search for justice and eight years of reporting by "48 Hours". Troy Roberts has the latest in the investigation.
Spies, Lies & Secrets
Oct 5, 2013 · 60 min
All new: A mother battles to prove her son died an American hero. Peter Van Sant reports.
Death at Cottonwood Creek
Oct 12, 2013 · 60 min
Did a loving wife slip and fall off a cliff while posing for a snapshot or did her husband want more than a good picture? Peter Van Sant investigates.
aka Rockefeller
Oct 19, 2013 · 60 min
The untold final chapter of the amazing "Clark Rockefeller" story. The con man and accused killer faces off with Erin Moriarty in an all-new network interview.
The Ghosts of Greenwich
Oct 26, 2013 · 60 min
An update on the Michael Skakel murder case involving the death of Martha Moxley in Greenwich, Conn., in 1975.
Loved to Death
Oct 26, 2013 · 60 min
All new: She was a popular teen, her ex was a football star. Their breakup was intense -- and she's dead. Ever hear of breakup violence? You will. Tracy Smith reports.
Relentless
Nov 2, 2013 · 60 min
A heartbroken mother launches a one-woman psychological warfare campaign to taunt her daughter's alleged killer - but can she get him to crack? Peter Van Sant investigates.
The Devils Twin
Nov 16, 2013 · 60 min
A young mother is dead and identical twins are the suspects. Did studying TV shows help them nearly pull off the perfect crime? Erin Moriarty reports.
Hollywood Secrets
Nov 23, 2013 · 60 min
An aspiring actress is brutally strangled. DNA was left all over the crime scene... leading police to a surprising suspect. Maureen Maher reports.
Walking Free
Nov 30, 2013 · 60 min
Former Indiana State Trooper David Camm, tried three times for killing his wife and their two children, speaks out as part of a 13-year "48 Hours" investigation
Nelson Mandela: Father of a Nation
Dec 7, 2013 · 60 min
A "48 Hours" special from the journalists of CBS News exploring the social, cultural and political impact of Mandela's life on the world.
Love, Hate & Obsession
Dec 14, 2013 · 60 min
In the investigation of the murder of a one-time millionaire, both his ex-wife and son are suspects.
Death at the Parsonage
Jan 4, 2014 · 60 min
Wives of a Pennsylvania Pastor Die in suspicious accidents. Was it coincidence or murder?
Perilous Journey
Jan 18, 2014 · 60 min
An examination of the sometimes-shady business of international child adoptions.
A Bad Bet
Jan 25, 2014 · 60 min
Did a bookie gamble away everything -- including his wife's life? Richard Schlesinger reports.
Death At Soho House
Feb 1, 2014 · 60 min
Did the son of an Oscar-winning songwriter strangle his swimsuit designer girlfriend in a chic New York City hotel or was her death an accident?
Pain and Gain
Feb 22, 2014 · 60 min
A gang of bodybuilders hatch a plan to kidnap and kill wealthy people. Troy Roberts has the real story that inspired a Hollywood movie.
The Last Confession
Mar 1, 2014 · 60 min
A beauty queen is found murdered. The prime suspect -- the priest who heard her confession. Richard Schlesinger reports
The Blue River Murder
Mar 8, 2014 · 60 min
A mother of three is found dead in a Colorado river. She had secrets -- did she name her own killer? Tracy Smith reports.
Fateful Connection
Mar 15, 2014 · 60 min
A detective is haunted by the case of two women missing for 30 years. Now she’s hot on the trail of a killer -- can she catch him? Susan Spencer reports.
Last Chance
Mar 29, 2014 · 60 min
He says he cracked under pressure and falsely confessed to the rape and murder of his young cousin -- what will it take for Damon Thibodeaux to walk free?
Wounded by Love
Apr 5, 2014 · 60 min
A lover is shot dead - will cell phone video taken in the aftermath be enough to clear or convict? Troy Roberts reports.
Father and Son
Apr 12, 2014 · 60 min
A teenager makes a discovery that could prove his mother's death was not suicide.
Decades of Deceipt
Apr 19, 2014 · 60 min
Can a family find a young mother's murderer with help from a Facebook-savvy police officer?
Dangerous Beauty
Apr 26, 2014 · 60 min
A beauty queen, a rock musician and a cross-country hunt for a cold-blooded killer. Peter Van Sant reports.
Temptation in Texas
May 4, 2014 · 60 min
Sex, bondage, affairs and murder -- who killed a brilliant-but-feared Texas businessman?
A Raging Son
May 10, 2014 · 60 min
A Weight Watchers executive is murdered by her Wall Street lawyer boyfriend. Did his mother’s neglect 30 years ago push him to kill? Troy Roberts investigates.
A Daughter, a Mortgage and Two Murders
May 17, 2014 · 60 min
A couple killed, a daughter suspected - could a mortgage application lead to the killer? Erin Moriarty investigates.
End of the Trail
May 26, 2014 · 60 min
The 2008 murder of Carol Kennedy in Arizona is investigated. The victim was beaten to death in her remote Prescott-area home.
One Last Hug
May 31, 2014 · 60 min
A breakup, one last hug. Was a college student walking into her own murder?
The Lost Daughter
Jun 2, 2014
A Florida sheriff's office may have solved the case of a college student who went missing 25 years earlier.
The Trials of Cal Harris
Jun 9, 2014 · 60 min
A businessman faces his third trial for the murder of his wife, after the first two were overturned on appeal.
Oscar Pistorius: Shots in the Dark
Jun 16, 2014 · 60 min
A close friend of Olympic athlete Oscar Pistorious talks about his trial.
Blade Runner: The Verdict
Sep 12, 2014 · 60 min
"48 Hours" goes inside the Oscar Pistorius case as experts and those closest to the Olympic sprinter react to a judge's ruling