The BEST episodes of 48 Hours season 36

Every episode of 48 Hours season 36, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 48 Hours season 36!

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

Last Updated: 12/19/2024Network: CBSStatus: Continuing
Alisa Mathewson's Night Terrors
star
9.00
8 votes

#1 - Alisa Mathewson's Night Terrors

Season 36 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/22/2023

A woman is attacked in her sleep and kidnapped by her estranged husband. The dramatic story of her captivity and rescue. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

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Kassanndra's Secret
star
8.40
10 votes

#2 - Kassanndra's Secret

Season 36 - Episode 23 - Aired 4/8/2023

A young woman vanishes. Eerie surveillance video captures a man in a hat. Investigators learn the two are linked by a secret. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.

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Crosley Green's Hard Time
star
8.38
8 votes

#3 - Crosley Green's Hard Time

Season 36 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/22/2023

He was free for two years and then sent back to prison for a murder he swears he didn't commit. Yet Green still has faith he'll see his loved ones again. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty has the latest on the case.

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The Daughters Who Disappeared
star
8.25
8 votes

#4 - The Daughters Who Disappeared

Season 36 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/21/2023

In 1997 four families are shattered when their daughters go missing. As they grieve, one man claims to have answers. Can he be trusted? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports on the final chapter of a case she started covering more than two decades ago.

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The Snapchat Clue
star
8.22
9 votes

#5 - The Snapchat Clue

Season 36 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/5/2022

When his parents disappear, Chandler Halderson’s social media helps investigators unravel the case. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

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The Mysterious Death of Tiffiney Crawford
star
8.22
9 votes

#6 - The Mysterious Death of Tiffiney Crawford

Season 36 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/25/2023

A young mother found dead in her car. Could she have shot herself twice? "48 Hours" contributor David Begnaud reports.

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A Man With a Past
star
8.13
8 votes

#7 - A Man With a Past

Season 36 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/24/2022

A young woman vanishes. The prime suspect has a criminal past — he murdered his parents when he was a child. Did he kill again? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

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Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth
star
8.00
8 votes

#8 - Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth

Season 36 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/29/2023

A man gets his life back after spending 28 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. "48 Hours" investigates and is there as Johnson is freed in time to walk his daughter down the aisle. Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

Where Is Diana Duve?
star
8.00
8 votes

#9 - Where Is Diana Duve?

Season 36 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/6/2023

When a 26-year-old Florida nurse goes missing after a night out, investigators look into her on-again, off-again boyfriend, with whom she was last seen.

The Brighton Ax Murder
star
8.00
8 votes

#10 - The Brighton Ax Murder

Season 36 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/25/2023

A young mother is killed in her bed, her toddler unharmed. Unsolved for 40 years, how the unusual crime scene helped close the case. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

Melissa Turner's Closing Act
star
7.89
9 votes

#11 - Melissa Turner's Closing Act

Season 36 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/14/2023

A cosplay actor finds herself in the spotlight when she's accused of murdering her boyfriend. Can she convince a jury it was self defense? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

The Idaho Student Murders
star
7.82
11 votes

#12 - The Idaho Student Murders

Season 36 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/7/2023

Four college students are found stabbed to death in their home. Police say the suspect had studied the criminal mind. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

Death Hits Home: The Hargan Killings
star
7.81
16 votes

#13 - Death Hits Home: The Hargan Killings

Season 36 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/1/2022

Megan Hargan was suspected of killing her mother and sister. Her defense had an unusual theory: her sister was the one who pulled the trigger – with her toe. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

The Kidnapping of Michelle and Breea Renee
star
7.80
10 votes

#14 - The Kidnapping of Michelle and Breea Renee

Season 36 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/11/2023

A mother is forced to rob a bank to save her daughter’s life, then her abductor falsely claims the mother was in on the crime. "48 Hours" contributor Tracy Smith reports.

The Kidnapping of Schanda Handley
star
7.78
9 votes

#15 - The Kidnapping of Schanda Handley

Season 36 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/22/2022

A daughter watches in horror as her mother is kidnapped from their home by intruders posing as deliverymen. "CBS Mornings" lead national correspondent David Begnaud reports.

The Death of an Officer’s Wife
star
7.67
9 votes

#16 - The Death of an Officer’s Wife

Season 36 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/28/2023

Amanda Perrault died of a gunshot wound to the head. The unusual position of her body raised questions about who pulled the trigger. "48 Hours" contributor Anne-Marie Green reports.

Christy and Hilda's Last Dance
star
7.67
9 votes

#17 - Christy and Hilda's Last Dance

Season 36 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/15/2023

After a night out, two women were dumped outside hospitals by masked men. Were the men good Samaritans or did they play a role in the women’s deaths? "48 Hours" contributor Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

The Trial of Alex Murdaugh
star
7.67
12 votes

#18 - The Trial of Alex Murdaugh

Season 36 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/4/2023

"48 Hours" explores the double life of a once prominent lawyer and his stunning fall from grace. Murdaugh is now an admitted drug addict, thief and convicted murderer. "48 Hours" contributor Nikki Battiste reports.

The Case Against Michael Politte
star
7.64
11 votes

#19 - The Case Against Michael Politte

Season 36 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/26/2022

At 14 he was accused and later convicted of murdering his mother. But he claims he knows who the real killer is and he’s still out there. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

Last Seen in Breckenridge
star
7.57
14 votes

#20 - Last Seen in Breckenridge

Season 36 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/19/2022

In 1982 the bodies of Annette Schnee and Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer were found outside a luxe ski town. A man rescued from a snowdrift the night of the murders turned out to be their killer. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.

The Tree that Helped Solve a Murder
star
7.50
6 votes

#21 - The Tree that Helped Solve a Murder

Season 36 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/10/2022

When a young mother disappears, DNA from a tree helps lead to her killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

The Case of the Poison Cheesecake
star
7.50
2 votes

#22 - The Case of the Poison Cheesecake

Season 36 - Episode 31 - Aired 6/3/2023

Viktoria Nasyrova is accused of using cheesecake as a murder weapon. Her motive was to steal the identity of Olga, who looks a lot like her. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

Gabby Petito: The Untold Story
star
7.43
7 votes

#23 - Gabby Petito: The Untold Story

Season 36 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/17/2022

“48 Hours” explores Gabby Petito’s final days and the missed warning signs that might have saved her. "48 Hours" contributor Jericka Duncan reports.

Lori Vallow Daybell: Guilty
star
7.40
5 votes

#24 - Lori Vallow Daybell: Guilty

Season 36 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/13/2023

"48 Hours" goes inside the case that gripped the nation. A jury in Idaho found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty on all charges, including the murders of her two children and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of her husband's first wife. Contributor Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

The "Unsolvable" Murder of Roxanne Wood
star
7.37
19 votes

#25 - The "Unsolvable" Murder of Roxanne Wood

Season 36 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/12/2022

How a DNA “detective,” an undercover cop and a cast-off cigarette butt helped catch a killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.