The BEST episodes of 48 Hours season 38

Every episode of 48 Hours season 38, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 48 Hours season 38!

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

Last Updated: 2/19/2025Network: CBSStatus: Continuing
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#1 - The Strange Shooting of Alex Pennig

Season 38 - Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/2024

A nurse is found dead in her apartment. Surveillance video captures her coming home for the last time. Can investigators piece together what happened next? "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.

Fatal First Date
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#2 - Fatal First Date

Season 38 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/2024

A couple's first date ends with an ambush. Both are shot. Can the only survivor identify the shooter?

The Firefighter's Secret
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#3 - The Firefighter's Secret

Season 38 - Episode 11 - Aired 11/30/2024

A young woman is found dead in her burning home. She'd been involved with a firefighter — could he have set a fire to cover her murder? "48 Hours" contributor Nikki Battiste reports.

Unraveling the Case Against Melissa Calusinski
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#4 - Unraveling the Case Against Melissa Calusinski

Season 38 - Episode 16 - Aired 1/18/2025

Was key evidence manipulated to help convict a day care worker of murder? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports

The Ivy League Murder
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#5 - The Ivy League Murder

Season 38 - Episode 17 - Aired 1/25/2025

A road rage incident unravels into a story of obsession and premeditation when Yale graduate student and former National Army Guardsman Kevin Jiang is gunned down in New Haven, Connecticut.

The Depraved Heart Murder
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#6 - The Depraved Heart Murder

Season 38 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/2024

Sarah Harris was a bright, young Maryland woman who dreamed of a career in medicine. On the morning of Jan. 26, 2022, she was found unresponsive on the floor of the home she shared with her boyfriend, Dr. James Ryan. Ryan told police it was an overdose, but Harris’ family believed he was responsible. Contributor Nikki Battiste reports.

Where is Jermain Charlo?
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#7 - Where is Jermain Charlo?

Season 38 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/2024

Police have searched for 23-year-old mother Jermain Charlo since she vanished in June 2018 from Missoula, Montana. Now, six years after she disappeared, police release the last known images of the missing mom. Can this security camera video help reveal what happened to her?

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#8 - Who Killed Aileen Seiden in Room 15?

Season 38 - Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/2024

Three people check into a Florida motel room. Only two walk out alive. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

Tracking the Killer of Mary Catherine Edwards
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#9 - Tracking the Killer of Mary Catherine Edwards

Season 38 - Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/2024

A schoolteacher is murdered in her own home. Years later investigators discover she was a bridesmaid at the killer's wedding. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.

The "Batman" Intruder
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#10 - The "Batman" Intruder

Season 38 - Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/2024

Morgan Metzer is attacked in her home by a masked intruder disguising his voice to sound like Batman. Her ex-husband comes to her aid, but is he a hero? "48 Hours" contributor Nikki Battiste reports.

The Search for JonBenét's Killer
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#11 - The Search for JonBenét's Killer

Season 38 - Episode 13 - Aired 12/21/2024

Is there new hope to solve the murder of JonBenét Ramsey? Her father says there's a way.

 The Plot to Eliminate Alyssa Burkett
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#12 - The Plot to Eliminate Alyssa Burkett

Season 38 - Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/2024

A toxic couple orchestrates an elaborate plan to kill a mother. Peter Van Sant reports.

The Bathtub Murder of Kendy Howard
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#13 - The Bathtub Murder of Kendy Howard

Season 38 - Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/2024

Did a former Idaho state trooper use his law enforcement skills to stage his wife's death in their bathtub? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

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#14 - The Unending Search for Sara Anne Wood

Season 38 - Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/2024

Investigators are locked in a 30-year game of cat and mouse with a child serial killer to find the body of 12-year-old Sara. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

The Blackout Murder of Livye Lewis
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#15 - The Blackout Murder of Livye Lewis

Season 38 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/4/2025

A woman is discovered shot dead in her car with a blood-covered man alive on the ground. The man says he has no memory of how he got there. Investigators unravel the strange scene. 48 Hours correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

Deputy Spivey on Trial
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#16 - Deputy Spivey on Trial

Season 38 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/11/2025

Former TV bailiff Renard Spivey found himself in a real-life courtroom drama when he was accused of killing his wife in 2019. He speaks out for the first time about the fight to prove his innocence in an interview with 48 Hours contributor Natalie Morales.

The Life and Death of Blaze Bernstein
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#17 - The Life and Death of Blaze Bernstein

Season 38 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/21/2024

A brilliant college student is killed by a former classmate. Inside the trial of the secret neo-Nazi prosecutors say murdered Blaze because he was gay and Jewish.

The No Body Case of Dee Warner
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#18 - The No Body Case of Dee Warner

Season 38 - Episode 18 - Aired 2/1/2025

When a woman disappears, her children are certain she's been murdered. But without a body, they know it will be hard to get justice. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

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#19 - It's About Danni

Season 38 - Episode 19 - Aired 2/8/2025

When 15-year-old Danni Houchins is found dead in a swamp, her family says they were led to believe she drowned. 24 years later, Danni's sister learns the terrible truth. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

Justine's Voice
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#20 - Justine's Voice

Season 38 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/15/2025

After 17-year-old Justine Vanderschoot is strangled and buried alive in California in 2003, her family takes on the fight to keep her convicted killers behind bars. "We're her voice," says Justine's sister.