48 Hours: Season 29
Season 29 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 28.
- 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 29 Progress Shield
Death on the Hudson
Sep 12, 2015 · 43 min
An investigation into whether a New York woman killed her fiancé during a kayaking trip on the Hudson River.
Hannah Graham: Deadly Connections (1)
Sep 26, 2015 · 43 min
"48 Hours" goes inside the investigation of the death of the UVA student and the evidence that links the alleged killer to other crimes spanning a decade. Susan Spencer reports.
The Doctor's Daughter
Oct 3, 2015 · 43 min
Hearing her father's screams for help, Jenna Neulander dialed 9-1-1 and summoned first responders to her home. Her father, Dr. Robert Neulander, a prominent obstetrician, was tryin
Shadow of Death
Oct 10, 2015 · 43 min
A couple shot dead in bed. It looked like a hit job. Was it a business deal gone bad or was the enemy closer to home? "48 Hours" correspondent Troy Roberts investigates.
Vengeance in Vegas
Oct 17, 2015 · 43 min
A beautiful mom is murdered while her West Point grad husband was at work. Was someone stalking women in Las Vegas? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.
The Hunter: Searching for Kelli Bordeaux
Oct 24, 2015 · 43 min
When a young U.S. Army combat medic goes missing, a bounty hunter takes on his biggest case ever. "48 Hours" correspondent Troy Roberts investigates.
The Bugs Bunny Defense
Oct 31, 2015 · 43 min
Did a cartoon play a part in the death of a California man? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.
Paris Under Attack
Nov 14, 2015 · 43 min
As the world reacts to the attacks in Paris, CBS News reports on the shootings, the aftermath and what's being done to prevent similar incidents worldwide
The Accidental Husband: Update
Nov 20, 2015 · 43 min
48 Hours re-examines and updates the case of Harold Henthorn whose wives Lynn and Toni died 17 years apart in what were supposedly freak accidents. Police investigators, however, b
The Strange Case of Kurt Sonnenfeld
Nov 21, 2015 · 43 min
A man wanted in the murder of his wife makes an outrageous claim – the U.S. wants to silence him for what he saw at Ground Zero
Road to Redemption
Nov 28, 2015 · 43 min
48 Hours looks at the 1990 murders of Richard and Nancy Bishop Langert by David Biro in Chicago, Illinois. It examines how Nancy's sister Jeanne through her Christian faith has lea
Dear Savanna
Dec 5, 2015 · 43 min
48 Hours examines the case of Dorothy Lee who kidnapped her daughter in the middle of a bitter divorce with her then-husband Harris Todd. She eluded the FBI for two decades eventua
Murder in Aspen (II)
Dec 19, 2015 · 43 min
An Aspen "true original" is found brutally slain in her mountain home. She had enemies - who wanted her dead? 48 Hours updates its story on the 2014 murder of heiress Nancy Pfister
Love and Death in Alaska (III) (Part 1)
Dec 26, 2015 · 43 min
Is Mechele Linehan a conniving ex-stripper who should be in jail for murder, or was she unfairly targeted by police because of a past life? Susan Spencer investigates.
Love and Death in Alaska (III) (Part 2)
Dec 26, 2015 · 43 min
Is Mechele Linehan a conniving ex-stripper who should be in jail for murder, or was she unfairly targeted by police because of a past life? Susan Spencer investigates
Ryan Ferguson: Wrongfully Convicted
Jan 30, 2016 · 43 min
Convicted of murder at 19 -- 14 appeals and 10 years later, he's free. They got it wrong. End of story? Not yet. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
Murder 90210
Jan 30, 2016 · 43 min
Can millionaire Robert Durst beat another murder rap?
Target Justice
Feb 13, 2016 · 43 min
A Texas town on edge -- someone was killing prosecutors. Was it a gang hit or could the killer be one of their own? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.
What Did the Children See?
Feb 20, 2016 · 43 min
What happens when a former hard-charging prosecutor is prosecuted for his wife's murder in his old courtroom? "48 Hours"' Maureen Maher investigates.
A Student of Murder
Feb 27, 2016 · 43 min
Was the shooting of a Seattle man a random incident of road rage, or was the gunman a self-taught killer intent on finding the perfect moment to kill? Peter Van Sant investigates.
Playing by the Rules?
Mar 12, 2016 · 43 min
A popular football coach is serving life for killing his pregnant wife -- was evidence hidden that could set him free? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.
Eliminating the Threat
Mar 19, 2016 · 43 min
An elite FBI agent shoots his wife after he says she came after him with a knife -- was it self-defense or murder? "48 Hours" correspondent Susan Spencer investigates.
What Happened in Apt. 1601?
Apr 2, 2016 · 43 min
Three friends walk into a studio apartment, and only two come out alive. At least one of them is a killer, but which one? Richard Schlesinger investigates.
A Mother Accused
Apr 9, 2016 · 43 min
In her only interview, a mother convicted of murder by poisoning her son with salt claims it was the hospital's mistake. Is she right?
The Last Confession Revisited
Apr 16, 2016 · 43 min
Five decades after the murder of the beautiful school teacher, her long suspected killer -- a former priest -- is in custody. A new witness stepped forward, but despite this new ev
Ryan Poston Murder (Part 1): Breaking Point
Apr 23, 2016 · 43 min
A lawyer shot -- his girlfriend admits she pulled the trigger and then dances in a strange police video -- was it self-defense or love gone bad? "48 Hours"' Peter Van Sant investig
Ryan Poston Murder (Part 2): Obsessed
Apr 23, 2016 · 43 min
A lawyer shot dead at home - his girlfriend admits she pulled the trigger and then dances, twirls and snaps her fingers in a strange police video. Was it self-defense or love gone
Blood in the Sand
Apr 30, 2016 · 43 min
Two teens killed on the same California beach six years apart. DNA on one of the victims leads to two suspects -- one of them worked for the police. Richard Schlesinger investigate
The Soldier's Wife
May 7, 2016 · 43 min
A young wife shot dead -- her soldier husband pulled the trigger. Was it an accident or was it murder?
Death of an Olympian
May 14, 2016
Olympic hero Dave Laut shot six times -- his wife pulled the trigger. Was it murder or self-defense? In her first TV interview, Jane Laut tells Erin Moriarty she's been hiding a se
The Spymasters - CIA in the Crosshairs Part 1
May 21, 2016
Part 1: All 12 living CIA directors share their passionate disagreements about the agency's past, its current mission, and its future
Cal Harris: The Final Verdict
May 28, 2016
Over the past nine years, Cal Harris has gone on trial for the murder of his wife, Michele, four times. He was convicted twice, even though Michele's body has never been found. Bot
Bringing a Nation Together
Jun 10, 2016
In the aftermath of the deadly police shootings in Dallas -- what will it take for America to heal? "48 Hours" takes a look at the three straight days of violence -- and the conver
The Preppy Killer
Aug 10, 2016
To mark the 30th anniversary of a case that made national headlines, "48 Hours" broadcasts the only interview with "Preppy Killer" Robert Chambers