The BEST episodes of 48 Hours season 28

Every episode of 48 Hours season 28, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 48 Hours season 28!

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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#1 - Bruce Beresford-Redman: The Verdict

Season 28 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/14/2015

A reality show producer gets 12 years in prison for killing his wife in Mexico – a crime he told "48 Hours" he didn't commit. Is it over? Troy Roberts reports.

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#2 - Blaming Melissa

Season 28 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/28/2015

A day care worker convicted of killing a toddler recants her confession.

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#3 - Kiss of Death and the Google Exec

Season 28 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/24/2015

"48 Hours" investigates the mysterious death of a tech executive and his last night with an exotic beauty on his yacht -- captured on video

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2 votes

#4 - Murder in Aspen

Season 28 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/7/2015

The murder of an Aspen, Colo., heiress produces many suspects.

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4 votes

#5 - Father and Son: The Verdict

Season 28 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/9/2015

CASE UPDATE: A son is determined to prove his father, a doctor, killed his mother, a noted scientist. Will a jury believe him? Correspondent Susan Spencer reports.

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12 votes

#6 - Murder in Pinyon Pines

Season 28 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/17/2015

A California couple is shot dead, a daughter's body found burned in a wheelbarrow - after seven years investigators think they have solved the case, but a courtroom bombshell changes everything.

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8 votes

#7 - The Pretender

Season 28 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/28/2015

A family murdered, the husband’s on the run posing as a New York Times reporter. The true story behind a new Hollywood movie.

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11 votes

#8 - The Hit

Season 28 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2014

An investigation into the death of an entrepreneur who was blown up in his car.

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6 votes

#9 - The Millionaire, the Model & the Hit Man

Season 28 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/31/2015

Accusations that a millionaire health supplement distributor hired a hit man to kill his model wife of seven years.

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#10 - Temptation in Texas: Update

Season 28 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/2/2015

A "48 Hours" interview with the wife of a millionaire shot dead turns the case upside down. Is there more to the story? Peter Van Sant updates the case.

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10 votes

#11 - Ultimatum

Season 28 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/2015

The daughters of a businesswoman who was gunned down look for her killer.

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7.43
7 votes

#12 - A Vision of Murder

Season 28 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/2/2015

A Florida mother claims she saw the murder of a friend in a dream. Is she clairvoyant or is she a killer? Peter Van Sant investigates.

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13 votes

#13 - Devil's Island

Season 28 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2014

An ex-Marine, a secret life and a missing girlfriend -- was it murder? Peter Van Sant Investigates.

The Accidental Husband
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#14 - The Accidental Husband

Season 28 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/4/2015

Two wives die in freak accidents 17 years apart. One man was married to both women. Is he just unlucky or does he know more than he’s telling?

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#15 - Last Chance for Freedom

Season 28 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/30/2015

A Florida man's questionable conviction in a 1989 murder may be an example of what can happen when investigators disregard the venerable British mystery writer's caution. This Saturday, "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports on the case of Crosley Green. There is new evidence that Green may have been wrongfully convicted of the murder of 22-year-old Charles "Chip" Flynn more than 25 years ago. Green is currently serving a life sentence in Florida. Prosecutors and investigators in this case have faced allegations that they manipulated facts to fit their version of the truth - that Green committed the crime.

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6 votes

#16 - The Verdict

Season 28 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/25/2015

A wife says she shot her husband in self-defense. Police say she’s a killer. Who's correct? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates. This week's "48 Hours" begins with a surprising twist – the verdict is revealed in the first few minutes of the show. Correspondent Peter Van Sant explains why.

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#17 - Cal Harris: Deadlocked

Season 28 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/23/2015

Tried a third time for killing his wife, a wealthy businessman vows he’s innocent. Will a jury finally believe him?

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20 votes

#18 - Mommy Dearest

Season 28 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2014

A report on a woman who was acquitted in the 1992 killing of her husband in Florida, but was charged with the attempted murder of her son in 2011 after he was shot in the neck - with the same gun - in Nevada.

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7 votes

#19 - Prison Diaries

Season 28 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2014

Former reality TV producer on trial for murdering his wife in 2010 speaks with "48 Hours" and turns the camera on himself for a look at life inside a Mexican prison

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#20 - The Two Faces of Todd Winkler

Season 28 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2014

Todd Winkler, a former fighter jet pilot, claims he was defending himself when he stabbed his wife to death with scissors.

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8 votes

#21 - Fall from Grace

Season 28 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/21/2015

Was an alleged religious cult responsible for a young bride’s death? "48 Hours"' Troy Roberts investigates.

Death After Midnight
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#22 - Death After Midnight

Season 28 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/11/2015

Ashley Fallis' New Year's Day death was initially ruled a suicide, and the case was closed after Evans police investigated the incident in 2012. Evans Police Chief Rick Brandt reopened the case in April 2014 after receiving previously unheard witness accounts and claims that officers mishandled the investigation.

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#23 - To Catch a Genius

Season 28 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/18/2015

A successful wife dead from nicotine poisoning. Her genius husband beat "Jeopardy!" -- can he beat a murder rap? Erin Moriarty investigates.

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2 votes

#24 - The Bizarre Saga of Robert Durst

Season 28 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/21/2015

A millionaire surrounded by wealth and death is charged with killing a friend 15 years ago -- in an exclusive interview with "48 Hours", his attorney vows to fight back

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8 votes

#25 - The Sober Truth

Season 28 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/2014

A young woman, an alcoholic, thought she found help and a safe place -- what she found was a killer. Maureen Maher investigates.