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The Best Episodes of 20/20 Season 49

Every episode of 20/20 Season 49 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 20/20 Season 49!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    20/20 Season 49 Episode 19 - Murder at the U
    8.2/10(23 votes)

    S49:E19

    When Bryan Pata, a college football player destined for the NFL, is murdered, his mother questions whether police have done enough to solve the case. 20/20 and ESPN investigate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 30 - Her Last Call
    8.0/10(23 votes)

    S49:E30

    After a young mom is abducted from her home, it will take a series of chilling 911 calls, including one from the victim herself, to solve the case. Her family speaks out in a new "20/20" interview.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 10 - Ride or Die
    7.9/10(22 votes)

    S49:E10

    After 24-year-old mother Alyssa Burkett is brutally shot and killed outside her workplace, real-time surveillance video helps detectives uncover clues that lead to a suspect whose own confession suggests a possible mastermind still at large.

    Director:Unknown
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  4. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 4 - Driven to Death
    7.7/10(28 votes)

    S49:E4

    In Horry County, South Carolina, Gregory Rice's disappearance in early October 2020 sparked a search that eventually uncovered a secret affair.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 17 - The Au Pair, the Affair and Murder
    7.6/10(22 votes)

    S49:E17

    After a young mother is found murdered, seemingly at the hands of a home intruder, investigators uncover a far more intricate plot than the initial evidence suggests.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 27 - Murder Next Door
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    S49:E27

    Kay Parsons, 41, was a Georgia mother who was found severely beaten in her Grovetown home on March 25, 2009, and died the following day. Initially, investigators considered it a tragic home invasion, but soon uncovered a tale of betrayal and planned violence.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 3 - Life on the Line
    7.4/10(28 votes)

    S49:E3

    21-year-old mother Denise Amber Lee disappears from her North Port, Florida, home. Follow the real 911 calls as they unravel in this life-and-death case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 15 - What The Killer Left Behind
    7.3/10(24 votes)

    S49:E15

    A mother's unwavering crusade for justice after her daughter's murder and the hidden clue that helped catch a killer living in plain sight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 1 - He's Right Behind You
    7.2/10(33 votes)

    S49:E1

    Who would want to kill Kristil Krug, a mom of three kids? Follow the clues in a race against time to catch a deadly stalker.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 32 - The Trial of Lindsay Clancy
    7.2/10(22 votes)

    S49:E32

    The latest details and analysis in the case of the Massachusetts mom and the killing of her three young children.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 7 - You Took My Daughter
    7.1/10(20 votes)

    S49:E7

    At Fort Bragg, North Carolina, 24-year-old mother and Army maternity ward nurse Holly Wimunc suddenly vanished in July 2008. At her apartment, coworkers reportedly found smoke damage and signs of an intentionally set fire. While detectives scrambled to find her, her father, halfway across the country, was just learning his girl was gone.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 12 - Badass Detective
    7.1/10(23 votes)

    S49:E12

    A dogged detective will stop at nothing -- donning disguises, going under cover, and employing cutting edge forensics -- all to solve the murders of two young women

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 20 - The Vanishing of Nancy Woodrum
    7.1/10(19 votes)

    S49:E20

    A wedding weekend turns into a real-life whodunit when the vacation rental's host vanishes overnight.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 13 - The Hunt for Mr. Right
    7.0/10(24 votes)

    S49:E13

    From Mr. Right to most wanted: Investigators uncover the double life of an international fugitive.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 26 - Tracking Susana
    7.0/10(20 votes)

    S49:E26

    On a hot summer night in 2022 in Gwinnett County, Georgia, 16-year-old Susana Morales was visiting her friend's house when she seemingly disappeared. A tracking app on Susana's phone gave intriguing clues, but the search went on for months. Her family wouldn't stop until they found answers.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 2 - What Happened to the McStays?
    6.9/10(33 votes)

    S49:E2

    In 2010, Joseph and Summer McStay and their two young sons vanished from their Fallbrook, California, home. For nearly four years, the family’s fate remained unknown—until a grim discovery in the Mojave Desert turned the missing persons case into a homicide investigation.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 14 - Her Last Note
    6.9/10(24 votes)

    S49:E14

    When Jessie Blodgett, a talented teen musician, is murdered in her home, another young woman is brutally attacked nearby, and one link that helps police catch the killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 21 - Murder, She Wrote: The Kouri Richins Trial
    6.9/10(26 votes)

    S49:E21

    The shocking story of Utah mom Kouri Richins, accused of poisoning her husband and then writing a children's book about grief. The verdict is in. Her closest friend and a jury foreperson speak out

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 18 - Yogurt Shop Murders
    6.8/10(22 votes)

    S49:E18

    Four teen girls are found murdered in a Texas yogurt shop. Decades later, DNA evidence and advanced forensics reveal a suspected serial killer.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 29 - Stalking Samantha: 13 Years of Terror
    6.8/10(19 votes)

    S49:E29

    A Michigan woman's survival story after being kidnapped by a man who stalked her for years and built a secret bunker to hold her captive.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 5 - Lost in the Night: Who Murdered Jessica Currin?
    6.7/10(23 votes)

    S49:E5

    In Mayfield, Kentucky, 18-year-old single mother Jessica Currin was brutally murdered in 2000. The case haunted the town for years until a jury convicted Quincy Omar Cross in 2008. What began as a local tragedy has become a national conversation about truth, power, and accountability as Cross's claim of a wrong conviction gains momentum.

    Director:Unknown
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  22. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 11 - Meddler or Murderer?
    6.5/10(21 votes)

    S49:E11

    A wealthy grandmother goes on trial accused in the murder-for-hire of a family member.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 33 - Mr. & Mrs. Murder
    6.4/10(10 votes)

    S49:E33

    Forbidden love and a deadly mystery. How one brave woman went undercover to unravel the shocking truth.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 25 - The Secret in the Water
    6.3/10(16 votes)

    S49:E25

    A mysterious house fire caught on camera leads investigators to the unsolved murder of 25-year-old mother Regina Rowe Hicks, found in her car submerged in a pond.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 24 - Death of a Showgirl
    6.2/10(20 votes)

    S49:E24

    Debbie Flores Narvaez, a beautiful Las Vegas showgirl, disappears without a trace. Who knew the dark secrets of what happened?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 49 Ratings Summary

"Murder at the U" is the best rated episode of "20/20" season 49. It scored 8.2/10 based on 23 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 3/6/2026. This episode is rated 0.2 points higher than the second-best, "Her Last Call".