The BEST episodes of 48 Hours season 27

Every episode of 48 Hours season 27, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 48 Hours season 27!

Television's most popular true-crime series, investigating shocking cases and compelling real-life dramas with journalistic integrity and cutting-edge style.

Last Updated: 11/19/2024Network: CBSStatus: Continuing
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10.00
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#1 - Nelson Mandela: Father of a Nation

Season 27 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/2013

A "48 Hours" special from the journalists of CBS News exploring the social, cultural and political impact of Mandela's life on the world.

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8.00
5 votes

#2 - A Bad Bet

Season 27 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/25/2014

Did a bookie gamble away everything -- including his wife's life? Richard Schlesinger reports.

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8.00
3 votes

#3 - A Raging Son

Season 27 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/10/2014

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.

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8.00
1 votes

#4 - One Last Hug

Season 27 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/31/2014

A breakup, one last hug. Was a college student walking into her own murder?

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8.00
4 votes

#5 - The Lost Daughter

Season 27 - Episode 31 - Aired 6/2/2014

A Florida sheriff's office may have solved the case of a college student who went missing 25 years earlier.

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7.54
13 votes

#6 - The Devils Twin

Season 27 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2013

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.

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7.50
2 votes

#7 - The Trials of Cal Harris

Season 27 - Episode 32 - Aired 6/9/2014

A businessman faces his third trial for the murder of his wife, after the first two were overturned on appeal.

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7.50
6 votes

#8 - End of the Trail

Season 27 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/26/2014

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7.45
22 votes

#9 - The Sweetheart Murders Updated

Season 27 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2013

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.

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7.44
9 votes

#10 - Death at Soho House

Season 27 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/1/2014

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?

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7.36
11 votes

#11 - Hollywood Secrets

Season 27 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/2013

An aspiring actress is brutally strangled. DNA was left all over the crime scene... leading police to a surprising suspect. Maureen Maher reports.

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7.33
3 votes

#12 - Perilous Journey

Season 27 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/18/2014

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7.33
6 votes

#13 - A Daughter, a Mortgage and Two Murders

Season 27 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/17/2014

A couple killed, a daughter suspected - could a mortgage application lead to the killer? Erin Moriarty investigates.

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7.20
5 votes

#14 - Decades of Deceipt

Season 27 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/19/2014

Can a family find a young mother's murderer with help from a Facebook-savvy police officer?

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7.18
11 votes

#15 - Death at Cottonwood Creek

Season 27 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2013

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.

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7.11
9 votes

#16 - The Ghosts of Greenwich

Season 27 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2013

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7.00
4 votes

#17 - Temptation in Texas

Season 27 - Episode 26 - Aired 5/4/2014

Sex, bondage, affairs and murder -- who killed a brilliant-but-feared Texas businessman?

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7.00
4 votes

#18 - Walking Free

Season 27 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/30/2013

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

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7.00
5 votes

#19 - Last Chance

Season 27 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/29/2014

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?

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7.00
4 votes

#20 - The Last Confession

Season 27 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/1/2014

A beauty queen is found murdered. The prime suspect -- the priest who heard her confession. Richard Schlesinger reports

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7.00
6 votes

#21 - Death at the Parsonage

Season 27 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/2014

Wives of a Pennsylvania Pastor Die in suspicious accidents. Was it coincidence or murder?

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7.00
6 votes

#22 - Loved to Death

Season 27 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2013

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.

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6.75
8 votes

#23 - The Blue River Murder

Season 27 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/8/2014

A mother of three is found dead in a Colorado river. She had secrets -- did she name her own killer? Tracy Smith reports.

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6.75
4 votes

#24 - Fateful Connection

Season 27 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/15/2014

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.

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6.67
6 votes

#25 - Relentless

Season 27 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/2013

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.