The WORST episodes of 20/20
Every episode of 20/20 ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of 20/20!
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#1 - The Wolfpack
Season 38 - Episode 46 - Aired 6/19/2015
#2 - FLDS: A House Divided
Season 38 - Episode 40 - Aired 5/8/2015
A Latter-Day Saints community allegedly run by their former leader Warren Jeffs, even as he serves a life sentence in prison, and the actions that some individuals are taking to break Jeffs' control over others.
#3 - To Catch a Fake
Season 38 - Episode 41 - Aired 5/15/2015
An ongoing investigation into counterfeit products that are making their way into the U.S. and being sold illegally, traveling to three continents to get a closer look at how law enforcers are trying to fix the problem.
#4 - Who's Freeloading?
Season 38 - Episode 42 - Aired 5/22/2015
An updated report on the cases of Shannon Lee and Quiana Johnson, who rented out empty properties as their own by forging documents saying they were the homeowners; a report on the workers who fake injuries to receive compensation.
#5 - The Sweetheart Swindle
Season 38 - Episode 43 - Aired 5/29/2015
Psychic sets trap to con Oregon timber millionaire; psychic used teen daughter to scam timber millionaire; psychic con victim forgives those who stole nearly $15M from him.
#6 - Bad Blood
Season 38 - Episode 44 - Aired 6/5/2015
Gio Benitez reports on the story of a 29-year-old lawyer who was found shot six times by his girlfriend in what she claims was self-defense, but a former girlfriend enlightens police with information that could possibly indict the current girlfriend.
#7 - Stranger Than Fiction
Season 38 - Episode 49 - Aired 7/17/2015
New evidence has been found in the "Gone Girl" case involving the kidnapping of Denise Huskins that has led to the arrest of Matthew Mueller, who was previously charged with a similar crime, but police are questioning whether he acted alone.
#8 - Manhunt
Season 38 - Episode 50 - Aired 7/24/2015
An inside look at David Sweat and Richard Matt's prison break plans, and how they managed to elude police for three weeks before they were found, with interviews from Major Charles Guess and the Superintendent of the State Police, Joseph D'Amico.
#9 - Diamonds Aren't Forever
Season 38 - Episode 51 - Aired 7/31/2015
Correspondent Matt Gurman provides an update on the Jewel Heist that started in 2009, which involved a group of men who traveled around the nation and stole millions in diamonds, but they're use of social media led to their capture and imprisonment.
#10 - The War Next Door
Season 38 - Episode 52 - Aired 8/7/2015
A quarrel developed among neighbors pitting them against several other families in the neighborhood. Tensions ran high and Billy Woodward shot three of his neighbors, killing two of them.
#11 - The Hunter and the Hunted
Season 38 - Episode 53 - Aired 8/14/2015
An update about the hunting of Cecil the Lion, while Deborah Roberts provides insights on the story from the United States, with interviews from the Hwange park officials.
#12 - Mystery in the Mansion
Season 38 - Episode 45 - Aired 6/12/2015
#13 - Reversal of Fortune
Season 38 - Episode 47 - Aired 6/26/2015
#14 - Love. War. Renewal. The Taya Kyle Story
Season 38 - Episode 39 - Aired 5/1/2015
Taya Kyle, widow of U.S. Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, discusses how she told her children that her late husband had passed, what it was like being wed to a hero, and how she and her family are moving on from their loss.
#15 - Evidence Of Love
Season 38 - Episode 54 - Aired 8/21/2015
Why would a woman leave her prominent, wealthy attorney husband to marry a convicted serial killer on death row? Rosalie Bolin says she fell for Oscar Ray Bolin, "the love of my life," while working on his case at the public defender's office 20 years ago. Not only was she convinced Bolin was innocent of the murders of three Tampa area young women, she married the convicted killer 18 years ago. In the marital settlement agreement from her first husband, Rosalie gave up primary custody of her four young daughters, while keeping parental rights and having liberal visitation. Ten trials later, Rosalie, now a licensed private investigator, is still fighting to prove his innocence and claims she has explosive evidence that could clear him in all three murders. While some people say Rosalie is delusional, and the victim's families despise her, one former FBI agent calls her "a brilliant investigator." In fact, it was her detective work that contributed to the exoneration of another death row inmate -- a man who was in the cell right next to her husband. Over the next few weeks, there are two hearings in two of Bolin's cases. Could this be Rosalie's last chance to save her husband? In his first television interview in almost 20 years, Oscar Ray Bolin speaks out from death row. Deborah Roberts' report also includes interviews with one of the sisters of the victim.
#16 - Tragedy on TV
Season 38 - Episode 55 - Aired 8/28/2015
Deborah Roberts and Jim Avila provide an update on the shooting that took place in Roanoke, Va., where a former employee of a local news station shot and killed a station reporter and cameraman, and injured the woman they were interviewing.
#17 - Pope Francis and the People
Season 38 - Episode 56 - Aired 9/4/2015
On Monday, August 31, Pope Francis held the first-ever televised virtual audience with Americans, a historic event moderated by "World News Tonight" Anchor David Muir from the Vatican. In the first-of-its-kind global gathering, which will be part of an ABC News special on Friday, September 4, Pope Francis heard the stories of the people while delivering his message to hundreds in Chicago, Los Angeles, and McAllen, Texas simultaneously from the Vatican via satellite.
#18 - Fast Girl
Season 39 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/11/2015
Three-time Olympic athlete Suzy Favor Hamilton seemed to have it all: a highly decorated running career, numerous high-profile corporate sponsorships, a marriage to her college sweetheart, and a healthy young daughter. So what would lead her to a shocking double life as a high-priced Las Vegas prostitute? In her first broadcast interview tied to the release of her memoir Fast Girl: A Life Spent Running From Madness, Suzy speaks exclusively to Elizabeth Vargas about the self-doubt she harbored for years and what fueled her high-risk behavior and secret life. Vargas also speaks to Hamilton's husband, Mark, who not only knew about her life as an escort but stood by her side.
#19 - What The Doctor Ordered
Season 39 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/18/2015
Indiana Surgeon Recorded Seeming to Explain How He Would Kill Ex; Woman Tells Police About Boyfriend's Alleged Plot to Kill His Ex-Wife; Why Surgeon Accused of Murder Plot to Kill Ex Is in Jail.
#20 - The O.J. Simpson Tapes
Season 39 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/25/2015
20/20 recalls the O.J. Simpson case and the controversial trial where he was acquitted of the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman. It then examines the wrongful death civil trail brought against Simpson and looks at a video tape of the deposition he was force to make for the trial.
#21 - Secrets Of The Sell
Season 39 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/2/2015
#22 - Unfriended
Season 39 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/9/2015
#23 - A Case Of Affluenza
Season 39 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/16/2015
Drunk Driving Teen Causes Accident Involving Over 14 People; 'Affluenza' Used As Part of Teen's Drunken-Driving Defense; Victim Explains Why He Settled With Teen in 'Affluenza' DUI Case.
#24 - The Forever Family
Season 39 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/23/2015
Arkansas State Rep., Wife Fight to Adopt 3 Young Girls; Child 'Re-Homed' by Arkansas State Rep. Was Molested By New Dad; Adopted Sisters With Troubled Upbringing Finally Find Forever Homes.