The BEST episodes of 20/20

#1 - Chippendales Murder

Season 46 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/16/2022

Behind the glitz and glam of one of the sexiest shows in entertainment, an FBI investigation revealed Chippendales founder Steve Banerjee was the mastermind behind multiple murder-for-hire plots.

#2 - Hell in Heels

Season 45 - Episode 20 - Aired 4/1/2022

For the first time in 20 years, Haylei Jordan speaks out to “20/20” and reveals insight into her mother’s troubled past, including her allegedly volatile relationship with Larry McNabney.

#3 - Words to Die By

Season 45 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/8/2022

An unprecedented case lands teen behind bars for encouraging boyfriend's suicide via text.

#4 - Gone Before the Storm

Season 45 - Episode 22 - Aired 5/6/2022

Anthony Harris speaks with ABC News’ 20/20 more than 20 years after he was released from prison for a crime he didn’t commit, the murder of his neighbor Devan Dunvier. Her killer is still wanted.

#5 - Double Life, Double Murder

Season 45 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/20/2022

A couple is murdered inside their home. Could the killer be trying to hide a secret double life?

#6 - Laura Lee Day

Season 45 - Episode 25 - Aired 6/3/2022

A new “20/20,” in collaboration with Plum Pictures, features an exclusive interview with Laura Day, nearly a decade after her first-degree capital murder conviction for her 6-year-old stepson’s death.

#7 - Last Seen in Lakeland

Season 46 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/23/2022

For three decades, Leo Schofield has been serving life in prison since his wife's brutal stabbing. The "20/20" season 45 premiere poses the question: is Leo in prison for the crime of another man?

#8 - The Vanishing Act

Season 46 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/30/2022

Never-before-seen police video tapes from inside the Sherri Papini case.

#9 - JB-355

Season 13 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/22/1991

FDR’s secret plan to bomb the Japanese before Pearl Harbor. On “JB-355” and the American Volunteer Group (AVG), better known as the Flying Tigers. Interviews with Prof. Gaddis Smith, FDR advisor Lauchlin Currie, and Flying Tiger veterans Charlie Mott, Skip Adair, Ed Rector, and Dick Rossi. Produced by Allan Maraynes. Edited by Sylvia Waliga.

#10 - The Barefoot Witness

Season 46 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/7/2022

A workplace romance turns fatal for a Baton Rouge teacher-of-the-year mom. Could a three-year-old eyewitness help crack the case?

#11 - Tainted Love

Season 46 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2022

When a husband is violently murdered, his wife and her alleged lover become suspects.

#12 - Cold to the Touch

Season 46 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/29/2022

A mysterious drug overdose kills new mom Christina Harris. Would she leave behind a crucial clue that actually points to a killer?

#13 - Doctor Deceit

Season 46 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/9/2022

An exclusive interview with a ‘fake doctor’ who hid a deadly secret.

#14 - Friday

Season 35 - Episode 13 - Aired 5/25/2012

#15 - I Have Been Watching...

Season 46 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/6/2023

The murders of a Texas husband and wife are investigated.

#16 - What The Little Girl Saw

Season 46 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/20/2023

A hockey player, a brutal murder and a shocking witness – the victim’s young daughter.

#17 - New Year's Evil

Season 46 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/27/2023

Did a mom found dead in a luxury apartment slip and fall, or was it something more sinister?

#18 - Kill Or Be Killed?

Season 46 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/3/2023

Was it a case of self-defense or murder after a mom of two shot and killed her partner?

#19 - Murdaugh Family Murders

Season 46 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/3/2023

News and analysis of the Murdaugh family murder trial

#20 - Unholy Matrimony

Season 46 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/7/2023

An open marriage, a secret affair, and a sinister plot for murder.

#21 - Happily Never After

Season 47 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2023

The stunning case of an illicit affair, manipulation and murder.

#22 - Deadly Vows

Season 47 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2023

When a woman vanishes, police uncover her husband's dark past; the missing woman's own past comes under scrutiny;

#23 - Iran Arms Scandal

Season 7 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/7/1986

#24 - Barbra Streisand

Season 15 - Episode 1 - Aired 11/19/1993

#25 - True Confessions

Season 35 - Episode 9 - Aired 4/27/2012

Shocking video reveals a server adding unappetizing toppings to a pizza; a surgeon admits to dropping a body part on the floor; salespeople reveal lies they use to manipulate potential buyers; a mother confesses that she is a porn star.