Sat, Sep 29, 2012
A Kansas woman tries for years to get her mother, Dana Chandler, prosecuted for the July 7, 2002 murder of her father, Mike Sisco, and his fiancée, Karen Harkness, despite the lack of any physical evidence. A followup to Haunted (2009).
Sat, Nov 10, 2012
48 Hours examines the murder of young dancer Mackenzie Cowell in Wenatchee, Washington. The police investigation leads to one of Mackenzie's classmates Chris Wilson a brooding young man with an interest in serial killers. Prosecuting the suspect, however, becomes difficult when the defense argues that the police were manipulating the evidence.
Sat, Nov 17, 2012
48 Hours examines the he Highway of Tears murders a series of unsolved murders and disappearances of young women along the 500 mile section of Highway 16 between Prince George and Prince Rupert in British Columbia, Canada. Authorities discover that several of the murders are connected to an American serial killer.
Sat, Nov 24, 2012
48 Hours examines the wrongful conviction of Frank O'Connell who was sent to prison for twenty-seven years for the murder of Jay French. Frank never admits guilt and convinces lawyers from Centurion Ministries to assist him. They discover that the case was based completely on eyewitness testimony and that the police may have pressured witnesses into claiming that they were more certain about their testimony than they were.
Sat, Dec 1, 2012
48 Hours examines the hunt for fugitive George Wright who was convicted of the murder of WWII veteran Walter Patterson in 1962. He escaped from prison and later hijacked a plane out of the United States. He eventually settled in Guinea-Bissau and later moved to Portugal where he resists extradition to this day.
Sat, Dec 15, 2012
48 Hours broadcasts a special investigative report on the recent elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. Correspondents look into the police investigation into the perpetrator Adam Lanza. They also interview relatives of victims and those holding vigils to mourn the dead.
Sat, Jan 19, 2013
48 Hours follows the trial of Jodi Arias who is accused of murdering her former boyfriend Travis Alexander who was found stabbed to death in his Arizona home. Jodi claims in an exclusive interview that she is innocent, but later her defense team claims that it was self-defense and that she was a victim of domestic violence.
Sat, Jan 26, 2013
48 Hours examines the murder and mutilation of Miami Beach hotel heir and convention organizer Benji Novack. Investigating detectives follow evidence that leads to Benji's wife and brother who arranged a hit on her husband so that she could inherit his fortune. Later, an investigative reporter also links his wife to the death of Benji's mother. Ultimately, she and her brother are sent to prison without possibility of parole.
Sat, Feb 9, 2013
48 Hours investigates the murder of Dennis and Merna Koula in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Their bodies were found shot in their home by their son Eric Koula. Police initially suspect that an online map may have sent killers to their home by mistake, but a more thorough investigation leads the police to Eric who may have killed his parents for money.
Sat, Mar 2, 2013
48 Hours examines the murder of Tina Caronna a Memphis woman and Corvette car collector. She was found strangled to death and wrapped in a blanket in the trunk of his car. Police and prosecutors suspect her husband Joe Caronna who was trying to conceal that he was scamming his wife and friends for money.