7.0/1011 votes#1 - Arturo Gattis Last Fight
Season 25 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2011
The 2009 death of boxer Arturo Gatti is investigated to determine whether he committed suicide or was murdered.
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- 6.3/1017 votes
#2 - Amanda Knox: The Untold Story
Season 25 Episode 2 - Aired 10/8/2011
Following the acquittal of Amanda Knox this week, "48 Hours Mystery" will broadcast "Amanda Knox: The Untold Story". 48 Hours reveals Knox's personal accounts of cruel manipulation and sexual intimidation while in prison. Plus, never-before-seen video diaries from Amanda's best friend, Madison Paxton, collected over 10 months. Paxton moved to Italy to support Amanda and help fight for her freedom.
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- 6.7/1016 votes
#3 - Redemption Song
Season 25 Episode 3 - Aired 10/15/2011
After a murder rocks the Austin, Texas, music scene, a call to police from an angry wife blows the 26-year-old cold case wide open. Tracy Smith reports.
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- 7.5/1011 votes
#4 - The Killing Fields
Season 25 Episode 4 - Aired 10/22/2011
Can a Hollywood movie help solve the most notorious killing spree in Texas? Erin Moriarty reports.
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- 6.6/1011 votes
#5 - Murder in the O.C.
Season 25 Episode 5 - Aired 10/29/2011
An update on the 1994 murder of millionaire William McLaughlin in his Newport Beach, Cal., home. Former NFL linebacker Eric Naposki was convicted of the crime, but he claims he is innocent and speaks about the case.
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- 7.8/1015 votes
#6 - Private Needham's War
Season 25 Episode 6 - Aired 11/12/2011
A decorated soldier who was medievac-ed from Iraq and later diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) remembers little of the beating that he gave his 19-year-old girlfriend who died from his hands.
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- 6.8/108 votes
#7 - Murder at the Manor
Season 25 Episode 7 - Aired 11/26/2011
A Cajun millionaire turned English gentleman becomes a suspect in a murder investigation.
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- 6.7/109 votes
#8 - Secrets of a Marriage
Season 25 Episode 8 - Aired 12/3/2011
The 2007 shooting death of Jocelyn Earnest, who was found in her Virginia home with a gun and a suicide note, is investigated. Her husband, Wesley, an assistant high-school principal, is a chief suspect in the case.
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- 7.1/1010 votes
#9 - The Long Island Serial Killer
Season 25 Episode 9 - Aired 12/17/2011
A major break in the Long Island Serial Killer case. The 18-month search for a missing New Jersey woman finally came to an end this week when police on Long Island, New York, announced the discovery remains believed to be 23-year-old Shannan Gilbert. On Saturday, Dec. 17, 2011, the remains were positively identified as Gilbert. As "48 Hours Mystery" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports, the search for Gilbert uncovered a greater mystery. Erin Moriarty has the latest developments.
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- 7.3/109 votes
#10 - Family Affair
Season 25 Episode 10 - Aired 1/7/2012
In a small Southern town, an extramarital affair turns into a fatal family affair. Susan Spencer reports.
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- 7.1/1010 votes
#11 - Showdown In The Bedroom
Season 25 Episode 11 - Aired 1/21/2012
A 25-year marriage comes to a violent end. Now, a jury must to decide -- did a wife have the right to kill? Richard Schlesinger reports.
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- 7.0/1010 votes
#12 - A Fatal Attraction
Season 25 Episode 12 - Aired 1/28/2012
Was a teenage girl involved in stabbing her own mother to death... and was it all over a boy? Forbidden young love ends with a mother's violent murder. Richard Schlesinger reports.
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- 6.9/1011 votes
#13 - Dark Side of Paradise
Season 25 Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/2012
When an American goes missing from his sailboat in the Caribbean, his nephew follows the trail with the help of a journalist-turned-manhunter. Peter Van Sant reports.
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- 7.9/1011 votes
#14 - Screenplay for Murder: The Diary of a “Dexter” Wannabe
Season 25 Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/2012
When Gilles Tetreault arranged to meet a woman he met on an online dating site, he had no idea of the horror that would unfold. Tetreault says he came face-to-face with a madman who had set a trap to kill him. Tetreault was attacked and barely escaped with his life. Johnny Altinger answered a similar online dating ad and disappeared without a trace. Was there really a crime, or was this an elaborate setup for a screenplay for murder? Troy Roberts reports.
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- 7.4/109 votes
#15 - Soccer Moms Confidential
Season 25 Episode 15 - Aired 2/18/2012
Maureen Maher’s report, “Soccer Moms Confidential,” uncovers the story behind the P.I. Moms, and investigates the man that started it all, Chris Butler. It’s a story allegedly fueled by fame, money, drugs and corruption. Interviews with key players, including the reporter who broke the story and the whistleblower who helped the DOJ bring Butler down, paint a disturbing portrait of an aggressive promoter, an alleged master manipulator. In a special appearance, Dr. Phil tells 48 HOURS what motivates a con man and how easily people are drawn in.
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- 6.8/109 votes
#16 - Fatal Episode: The Producer's Story
Season 25 Episode 16 - Aired 2/25/2012
In April 2010, former reality television producer Bruce Beresford-Redman, his wife, Monica, and their two young children traveled to Cancun, Mexico for a family vacation. On April 8, Monica’s naked, beaten body was discovered in a sewer on the property of the Moon Palace Resort where the family was staying. The vacation was an attempt to save their troubled marriage. The Emmy-nominated producer became a prime suspect in the murder of his wife. Troy Roberts reports.
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- NaN/100 votes
#17 - The Country Club Murders
Season 25 Episode 17 - Aired 3/3/2012
Professional poker player Ernie Scherer III is the chief suspect in the 2008 murders of his parents, Ernest Scherer Jr. and Charlene Abendroth, in their Pleasanton, Cal., home.
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- 8.2/109 votes
#18 - The Boy Next Door - Updated
Season 25 Episode 18 - Aired 3/10/2012
An update on the 1993 Tricia Pacaccio murder investigation near Chicago, as well as two other slayings and a brutal attack near Los Angeles. The crimes were allegedly committed by Michael Gargiulo, who knew or lived near all four victims.
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- 7.3/1014 votes
#19 - Grave Injustice - Updated
Season 25 Episode 19 - Aired 3/17/2012
An update on the case of Anthony Graves, who spent 18 years in a Texas prison for murders he did not commit.
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- NaN/100 votes
#20 - Arturo Gatti's Last Fight - Updated
Season 25 Episode 20 - Aired 3/24/2012
The dramatic conclusion: Two years after retiring, did world championship boxer Arturo Gatti kill himself or was he murdered? Erin Moriarty has the official findings and the answer to who gets his millions.
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- NaN/100 votes
#21 - A Family's Honor
Season 25 Episode 21 - Aired 4/7/2012
The story of 20-year-old Noor Almaleki, a woman who was struck and killed by her own father's accelerating SUV while she was crossing a parking lot in suburban Phoenix, and how this was the first case in the U.S. prosecuted as an "honor killing".Troy Roberts reports.
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- 7.1/1011 votes
#22 - The Stranger Beside Me
Season 25 Episode 22 - Aired 4/14/2012
The story of Jamie Laiaddee, a woman who vanished from her home in March of 2010, and how her live-in boyfriend told everyone that she moved to Denver for a new job, but detectives would soon discover that the boyfriend was a con man. Erin Moriarty reports.
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- 7.3/108 votes
#23 - Mystery on Twin Peaks Drive
Season 25 Episode 23 - Aired 4/21/2012
The 1998 death of Ronda Reynolds in Toledo, Wash., is investigated to determine whether it was a suicide or a murder. Author Ann Rule, who wrote a book ("In the Still of the Night") on the case, is interviewed.
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- NaN/100 votes
#24 - Death Wish
Season 25 Episode 24 - Aired 4/28/2012
After Jeffrey Locker's family reported him missing, New York City Police discovered the body of the Long Island businessman and motivational speaker slumped over the steering wheel of his car in Harlem. Initially, it appeared that Locker had simply been in the wrong place at the wrong time; however, when authorities tracked Locker's ATM card to Kenneth Minor and questioned him, Minor made a startling allegation to the motive behind the murder: Locker had begged Minor to kill him.
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- 6.4/1013 votes
#25 - The Writing on the Wall
Season 25 Episode 25 - Aired 5/5/2012
An investigation into the 2009 murders of the wife and two sons of a security chief for Joyce Meyer Ministries.
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The Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 25
Every episode of 48 Hours Season 25 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 25!
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Season 25 Ratings Summary
"Arturo Gattis Last Fight" is the best rated episode of "48 Hours" season 25. It scored 7/10 based on 11 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/24/2011. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Amanda Knox: The Untold Story".