The BEST episodes of 48 Hours season 31

Every episode of 48 Hours season 31, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 48 Hours season 31!

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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8.25
4 votes

#1 - The Last Ride Home

Season 31 - Episode 28 - Aired 4/28/2018

A wealthy labor lawyer shoots his high profile wife from the backseat of a car -- was it an accident or just plain murder? "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.

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8.00
7 votes

#2 - Sins of the Father

Season 31 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/27/2018

After nearly 60 years, a former priest is on trial for murdering a young woman who had gone to him for confession. Did the church conspire to cover it up? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.

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7.73
11 votes

#3 - Live to Tell: Trafficked

Season 31 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/31/2018

A 15-year-old runs away in search of love only to be held captive by a sex trafficker & Ashton Kutcher opens up about what he’s doing to stop kids from being exploited. CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller reports.

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7.67
12 votes

#4 - The Evidence Room

Season 31 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/23/2017

Accused of murder, a young woman’s life hangs in the balance. "48 Hours" goes behind the scenes with her lawyer and a forensic animator -- can they save her? CBS News correspondent Tracy Smith investigates.

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7.67
3 votes

#5 - The Clown Did It

Season 31 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/21/2018

Two witnesses who watched a woman gunned down in her Florida home by someone in a clown costume speak out for the first time on network television. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates

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7.61
33 votes

#6 - Moment of Truth

Season 31 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/7/2017

A daughter hears her father's last words -- he was a former NYPD officer and bodyguard to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt -- can she help convict his killer? "48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

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7.60
10 votes

#7 - The Fitbit Alibi

Season 31 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/24/2018

A suspect in a murder swears he didn’t do it – can his Fitbit prove he’s innocent? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

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7.60
5 votes

#8 - The Lost Boy

Season 31 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/14/2018

More than three decades after 6-year-old Etan Patz went missing, police found a surprising suspect. "48 Hours" and correspondent Richard Schlesinger go inside the investigation. Is the haunting case finally over?

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7.55
11 votes

#9 - Secrets of Waco: Update

Season 31 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/14/2018

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7.50
6 votes

#10 - Rodney Alcala: The Killing Game

Season 31 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/17/2018

A photographer who was on "The Dating Game" became one of the nation's deadliest serial killers -- eight years after "48 Hours"' first report, new victims emerge. Correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.

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7.44
55 votes

#11 - The Widow on Solway Road

Season 31 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/30/2017

One woman, two husbands dead under strange circumstances - could she be that unlucky? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

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7.29
14 votes

#12 - The Psychiatrist and the Selfie: Update

Season 31 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/2/2017

A psychiatrist is arrested -- did she try to brainwash her cousin to kill her ex-lover? '48 Hours' correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.

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7.25
4 votes

#13 - The Secrets of Waco

Season 31 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/29/2017

A retired UPS driver reveals new details about cult leader David Koresh and what led up to the deadly standoff with law enforcement nearly 25 years ago. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.

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7.15
20 votes

#14 - Storm of Suspicion

Season 31 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/28/2017

48 HOURS gained unprecedented access inside the command center in Baytown, Texas, a suburb of Houston, as investigators searched for a beautiful young mother reported missing just before Hurricane Harvey hit.

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7.10
10 votes

#15 - Missing Marsha

Season 31 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/8/2018

When a woman vanishes and misses a hair appointment, her hairdresser becomes the driving force to find out -- did she leave her husband or is she dead? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.

Taken Away
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7.03
31 votes

#16 - Taken Away

Season 31 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/18/2017

A father dreams his daughter's been killed, then later she disappears. What does her boyfriend know and could the dad's nightmare have been real?

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7.00
23 votes

#17 - Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Update

Season 31 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/9/2017

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. Correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.

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7.00
1 votes

#18 - Dark Side of the Mesa: Update

Season 31 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/12/2018

Convicted of killing his wife in 2004, a bombshell twist gives an Arizona man a second shot at freedom. Will a jury set him free? "48 Hours" correspondent Susan Spencer has the latest in the case.

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7.00
1 votes

#19 - Don't Scream

Season 31 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/5/2018

A young mom calls 911 claiming she cut her own throat in front of her estranged husband and her child-- doctors say there’s no way she did it to herself. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

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7.00
7 votes

#20 - Who Killed Fabio?

Season 31 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/10/2018

A famed Los Angeles hairstylist is killed in his backyard - was it a robbery gone wrong by thugs called the knock-knock burglars or a twisted plot no one could believe? CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller reports.

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6.95
20 votes

#21 - Reality Kills

Season 31 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/11/2017

Was an Atlanta detective's investigation into an alleged rape and shooting death case influenced by cameras following her for a TV reality show? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

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6.93
15 votes

#22 - A Brother's Mission

Season 31 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/25/2017

"48 Hours" tracks down the accused killer of a decorated military pilot in Brazil -- will the United States get her sent back to face a jury?

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6.93
27 votes

#23 - Red Notice for Murder

Season 31 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/21/2017

A Brooklyn woman turns to a New York private eye for help tracking down a Russian beauty she believes robbed and killed her mother. Can they find her? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.

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6.85
13 votes

#24 - Murder by Design: Update

Season 31 - Episode 14 - Aired 12/30/2017

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6.80
5 votes

#25 - Mystery at Eagle Creek

Season 31 - Episode 21 - Aired 3/17/2018

Did a young model jump off a mountain cliff or was she pushed? Her boyfriend, accused of killing her, reveals the shocking final moments of her life in an interview with "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant.