The BEST episodes of 48 Hours season 30

Every episode of 48 Hours season 30, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 48 Hours season 30!

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Last Updated: 4/18/2025Network: CBSStatus: Continuing
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#1 - The DNA of a Killer

Season 30 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/15/2017

Police have DNA evidence in a brutal murder but can't match a killer -- so how did a public DNA database lead police to suspect a filmmaker of murder? Anne-Marie Green investigates.

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#2 - Murder in Beverly Hills

Season 30 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/11/2017

Who killed a Las Vegas mob boss's daughter? Could the answers be in an unprecedented interview with millionaire Robert Durst? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

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#3 - The Strange Life of Dr. Schwartz

Season 30 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/11/2017

A wealthy doctor is violently murdered in his Florida mansion -- could a dark secret from his past provide a clue to his killer? Correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.

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#4 - Eleven Hundred Miles to Murder

Season 30 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/18/2017

A Florida doctor is brutally murdered. Her husband has an airtight alibi, but police travel 1,100 miles for a suspect that looks exactly like him. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

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#5 - Stalked (Part 1)

Season 30 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/25/2017

Singer Christina Grimmie was killed by a stalker and Ivanka Trump has been stalked, too; now, an "NCIS" star is trying to change stalking laws. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

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#6 - Stalked (Part 2)

Season 30 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/25/2017

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#7 - Live to Tell: Afraid of the Dark

Season 30 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/11/2017

A kidnapper tried to kill an 8-year-old girl, but he could not silence her. One woman's lifelong search for answers. Correspondent Michelle Miller reports.

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#8 - Death on Valentine's Day

Season 30 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/18/2017

Tried twice for allegedly killing his wife, former hard-charging prosecutor Curtis Lovelace speaks out about the case that made national headlines. "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.

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#9 - The Alternate Suspects

Season 30 - Episode 24 - Aired 3/25/2017

A popular football coach convicted of murder gets a chance at freedom -- can evidence withheld from his trial prove him innocent? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.

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#10 - Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Season 30 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/4/2017

Two friends convicted of rape claim neither did it. Their families stuck by them. Now, more than 20 years later, a new DNA test will change everything. "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.

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#11 - The Golden State Killer

Season 30 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/22/2017

Comedian Patton Oswalt discusses his late wife's obession with finding the so-called "Golden State Killer," before she suddenly died on April 21, 2016.

The Family: A Cult Revealed
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#12 - The Family: A Cult Revealed

Season 30 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/29/2017

Allegations of stolen children, drugs, abuse and a leader who claimed to be the second coming of Jesus Christ -- "48 Hours" follows the trail of a cult that began in Australia and led the FBI to New York

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#13 - Resident Evil

Season 30 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/6/2017

Two double murders five years apart in quiet Omaha neighborhoods -- the trail would lead police to a local hospital and an unlikely suspect.

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#14 - Murder in the Mansion

Season 30 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/13/2017

It was one of the most notorious cases in Texas history -- an ambush in a mansion that killed two and wounded two others -- and to this day, no one has been held accountable. Correspondent Maureen Maher investigates

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#15 - Murder by Design

Season 30 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/20/2017

Did fashion icon Gianni Versace know his killer? A "48 Hours" investigation into the killing spree that ended his life in Miami 20 years ago. Richard Schlesinger reports.

Death by Text
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#16 - Death by Text

Season 30 - Episode 32 - Aired 6/16/2017

A verdict in a groundbreaking case and a mom speaks out about the friend charged with leading her son to suicide through text messages

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#17 - Serial Confessions

Season 30 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/24/2017

The shocking confession of a real estate agent-turned-serial killer and stunning rescue video of a woman he held hostage in a shipping container. David Begnaud and Peter Van Sant investigate.

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#18 - Death and the Dentist

Season 30 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/1/2017

In his only TV interview, a New York dentist vows that he didn't kill his lover's husband, who happens to be his best friend. Richard Schlesinger investigates.

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#19 - Innocence Lost

Season 30 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/21/2017

The murder of four young girls leads to two murder convictions -- but then everything fell apart; 25 years later, there's new DNA evidence. "48 Hours"' Erin Moriarty has the latest on the case she says she can't forget.

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#20 - Solve This Case: Who Killed Kay Wenal?

Season 30 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/28/2017

Help solve a murder case: a former model brutally killed in her Georgia home. Someone out there knows something ... is it you? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

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#21 - Crime and Punishment

Season 30 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/7/2017

A stepfather sits in prison for killing his wife. Her daughters vow to keep him there. Does he deserve parole? Correspondent Tracy Smith investigates.

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#22 - The Fight for Melissa

Season 30 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/17/2016

A day care worker says she loved kids, yet she's in prison for killing one. If she didn't do it, why did she confess? "48 Hours"' Erin Moriarty has the latest in the Melissa Calusinski case.

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#23 - The Psychiatrist and the Selfie

Season 30 - Episode 11 - Aired 12/3/2016

Jacob Nolan, who claims his psychiatrist programmed him to kill her ex-lover, speaks out for the first time to "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant.

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#24 - Live to Tell: The Long Road Home

Season 30 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/2016

"48 Hours" Live to Tell: A father and basketball star is caught in a terror attack. Sebastien Bellin's remarkable story of recovery. CBS News correspondent Vladimir Duthiers reports.

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#25 - Hunted

Season 30 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2016

"48 Hours" goes inside the mind of a serial rapist hunting his victims while two detectives were hunting him. Correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.