The BEST episodes of 48 Hours season 29
Every episode of 48 Hours season 29, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 48 Hours season 29!
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#1 - The Bugs Bunny Defense
Season 29 - Episode 8 - Aired 10/31/2015
Did a cartoon play a part in the death of a California man? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.
Watch Now:Amazon#2 - Playing by the Rules?
Season 29 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/12/2016
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.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - Bringing a Nation Together
Season 29 - Episode 37 - Aired 7/10/2016
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 conversation it has started about easing racial tensions -- and bringing a nation together.
#4 - Cal Harris: The Final Verdict
Season 29 - Episode 35 - Aired 5/28/2016
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. Both verdicts were overturned. A third jury couldn't decide. Now a fourth trial. Will this be the final one for Cal Harris?
#5 - The Strange Case of Kurt Sonnenfeld
Season 29 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/21/2015
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
#6 - Blood in the Sand
Season 29 - Episode 30 - Aired 4/30/2016
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 investigates.
#7 - The Spymasters - CIA in the Crosshairs Part 1
Season 29 - Episode 33 - Aired 5/21/2016
Part 1: All 12 living CIA directors share their passionate disagreements about the agency's past, its current mission, and its future
#8 - Paris Under Attack
Season 29 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/14/2015
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
#9 - Road to Redemption
Season 29 - Episode 12 - Aired 11/28/2015
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 learned to cope with the deaths and has even forgiven her sister's murderer.
#10 - Death on the Hudson
Season 29 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/12/2015
An investigation into whether a New York woman killed her fiancé during a kayaking trip on the Hudson River.
#11 - A Mother Accused
Season 29 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/9/2016
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?
#12 - The Accidental Husband: Update
Season 29 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/20/2015
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, believe that Harold murdered them. Eventually, Harold is arrested and convicted of first-degree murder.
#13 - Hannah Graham: Deadly Connections [Part 1]
Season 29 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/26/2015
"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.
#14 - Murder in Aspen (II)
Season 29 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/19/2015
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 in Aspen, Colorado.
#15 - The Doctor's Daughter
Season 29 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/3/2015
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 trying to help her mother, Leslie, who was unresponsive in the shower. Eighteen months after Leslie Neulander died, her husband was charged with her murder. One of the key witnesses in the case? Their daughter, Jenna. But does her 9-1-1 call help the prosecution or the defense?
#16 - Ryan Poston Murder (Part 1): Breaking Point
Season 29 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/23/2016
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 investigates.
#17 - Ryan Ferguson: Wrongfully Convicted
Season 29 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/30/2016
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.
#18 - A Student of Murder
Season 29 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/27/2016
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.
#19 - Death of an Olympian
Season 29 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/14/2016
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 secret.
#20 - The Soldier's Wife
Season 29 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/7/2016
A young wife shot dead -- her soldier husband pulled the trigger. Was it an accident or was it murder?
#21 - Love and Death in Alaska (III) (Part 2)
Season 29 - Episode 16 - Aired 12/26/2015
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
#22 - Dear Savanna
Season 29 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/5/2015
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 eventually settling in Australia. Recently arrested she tells her side of the story and her daughter reflects on the past she never knew about.
#23 - What Happened in Apt. 1601?
Season 29 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/2/2016
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.
#24 - Vengeance in Vegas
Season 29 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/17/2015
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.
#25 - Love and Death in Alaska (III) (Part 1)
Season 29 - Episode 15 - Aired 12/26/2015
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.