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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 1 - He's Right Behind You
    7.3/10(21 votes)

    #1 - He's Right Behind You

    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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  2. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 2 - What Happened to the McStays?
    7.3/10(19 votes)

    #2 - What Happened to the McStays?

    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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  3. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 3 - Life on the Line
    7.8/10(18 votes)

    #3 - Life on the Line

    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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  4. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 4 - Driven to Death
    7.9/10(18 votes)

    #4 - Driven to Death

    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 5 - Lost in the Night: Who Murdered Jessica Currin?
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    #5 - Lost in the Night: Who Murdered Jessica Currin?

    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
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 6 - The Murdaugh Family Murders
    5.6/10(8 votes)

    #6 - The Murdaugh Family Murders

    S49:E6

    The Murdaugh family once held deep roots in South Carolina’s Lowcountry, where generations served as top prosecutors and wielded influence across legal and political circles. But behind the prestige was a web of corruption, financial crimes, and ultimately, murder.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 7 - You Took My Daughter
    6.8/10(11 votes)

    #7 - You Took My Daughter

    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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  8. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 8 - I'm Going to Get You
    8.1/10(45 votes)

    #8 - I'm Going to Get You

    S49:E8

    A college student is murdered in her home, and while investigators work the case, evidence from a string of sexual assaults leads to a break; a survivor who helped authorities catch the killer speaks out for the first time;

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 9 - The Final Cut
    6.6/10(16 votes)

    #9 - The Final Cut

    S49:E9

    A beloved hairstylist vanishes without a trace, launching a multistate investigation that ultimately uncovers a chilling trail of deception.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 10 - Ride or Die
    8.1/10(11 votes)

    #10 - Ride or Die

    S49:E10

    After a 24-year-old mother 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
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 11 - Meddler or Murderer?
    7.2/10(6 votes)

    #11 - Meddler or Murderer?

    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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  12. 20/20 Season 49 Episode 12 - Badass Detective
    7.2/10(8 votes)

    #12 - Badass Detective

    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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Season 49 Ratings Summary

"He's Right Behind You" is the best rated episode of "20/20" season 49. It scored 7.3/10 based on 21 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/26/2025. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "What Happened to the McStays?".