The BEST episodes of 48 Hours season 9

#1 - Episode #9.31

Season 9 - Episode 31 - Aired 5/23/1996

A young mother struggles to overcome methamphetamine addiction.

#2 - Behind Closed Doors

Season 9 - Episode 21 - Aired 2/29/1996

A look at social workers and at-risk children; including a man charging his ex-wife with child abuse; custody decisions; and case loads.

#3 - So You Want to Be President?

Season 9 - Episode 22 - Aired 3/7/1996

48 Hours looks at: Presidential candidates; why the best refuse to run; exposing secrets; emotional cost of running; and the New York primary.

#4 - Night Shift

Season 9 - Episode 23 - Aired 3/28/1996

the nation's air-traffic control system; San Francisco vice squad; and a bone-marrow recipient meets her previously anonymous donor.

#5 - Pressure Point

Season 9 - Episode 24 - Aired 4/4/1996

Montana Freemen standoff; a claimed cancer cure runs afoul of the FDA; and an interview with deaf Detroit Tiger Curtis Pride.

#6 - Episode #9.25

Season 9 - Episode 25 - Aired 4/11/1996

Parents seek the death penalty for an inmate who killed their prison-guard son; marijuana; and wild-animal vets.

#7 - Episode #9.26

Season 9 - Episode 26 - Aired 4/18/1996

Catch up with survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing.

#8 - Episode #9.27

Season 9 - Episode 27 - Aired 4/25/1996

A look at Munchausen syndrome by proxy; plus - how a Brooklyn couple cope with quintuplets.

#9 - Episode #9.28

Season 9 - Episode 28 - Aired 5/2/1996

The 48 Hours team explore college education, including the competition for admission and the escalating costs.

#10 - Episode #9.29

Season 9 - Episode 29 - Aired 5/9/1996

Stories covered include an adoptee uses the Internet to find her birth mother, Munchausen syndrome by proxy, and the Virginia stranglings.

#11 - Episode #9.30

Season 9 - Episode 30 - Aired 5/16/1996

A rare disease prompts parents to try an unusual operation for their sons. Plus an interview with singer Patty Loveless.

#12 - Family Feud

Season 9 - Episode 20 - Aired 2/22/1996

48 Hours takes a look at family values and non-traditional families; how a basketball star vows virginity; and an exploration of movie sex and violence.

#13 - Episode #9.32

Season 9 - Episode 32 - Aired 5/30/1996

Topics include: The Citadel - an all-male military academy in Charleston, S.C. noted for its harsh methods; and an exploration of autism.

#14 - Episode #9.33

Season 9 - Episode 33 - Aired 6/6/1996

The 48 Hours team take a look at Little League baseball.

#15 - Episode #9.34

Season 9 - Episode 34 - Aired 6/13/1996

48 Hours covers the story of a couple who offer to take a parolee, convicted of patricide at 14, into their home.

#16 - Episode #9.35

Season 9 - Episode 35 - Aired 6/20/1996

The 48 Hours team examine the issue of insurance fraud.

#17 - Episode #9.36

Season 9 - Episode 36 - Aired 6/27/1996

A California family tries to cope after a little girl disappears.

#18 - Episode #9.37

Season 9 - Episode 37 - Aired 7/30/1996

A special edition of 48 Hours covering the Centennial Olympic Park bombing at the Atlanta Olympics.

#19 - Episode #9.39

Season 9 - Episode 39 - Aired 8/22/1996

An interview with Marcus J. Molinaro, aged 20, who is the mayor of Tivoli, N.Y.; and a story about Pennsylvania teens who help rebuild a torched Alabama church.

#20 - Hurricane Fran

Season 9 - Episode 40 - Aired 9/5/1996

A special edition of 48 Hours with the latest coverage of Hurricane Fran.

#21 - The Class of 2000

Season 9 - Episode 41 - Aired 9/5/1996

Part of 48 Hours' 'Class of 2000' banner, profiling students and their perspectives on America and the world's problems as we approach the new millennium. Focus is on Lafayette High School in Williamsburg, Va.

#22 - Ready, Aim, Fire!

Season 9 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/1995

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#23 - Fatal Mistake

Season 9 - Episode 15 - Aired 1/11/1996

#24 - Stickup

Season 9 - Episode 38 - Aired 8/8/1996

#25 - How Safe Is Your Hospital?

Season 9 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1995

The 48 Hours team explore the hazards facing hospital patients, including examples of dangerous medical mistakes.