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The Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 27

Every episode of 48 Hours Season 27 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 27!

This newsmagazine series investigates intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all aspects of the human experience. Over its long run, the show has...
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Season 27 Ratings Summary

"The Sweetheart Murders Updated" is the best rated episode of "48 Hours" season 27. It scored 7.4/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/28/2013. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Spies, Lies & Secrets".

  • The Sweetheart Murders Updated
    7.4/1010 votes

    #1 - The Sweetheart Murders Updated

    Season 27 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2013

    Two murdered teens, a 32-year search for justice and eight years of reporting by "48 Hours". Troy Roberts has the latest in the investigation.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Spies, Lies & Secrets
    7.8/1016 votes

    #2 - Spies, Lies & Secrets

    Season 27 Episode 2 - Aired 10/5/2013

    All new: A mother battles to prove her son died an American hero. Peter Van Sant reports.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Death at Cottonwood  Creek
    6.4/1018 votes

    #3 - Death at Cottonwood Creek

    Season 27 Episode 3 - Aired 10/12/2013

    Did a loving wife slip and fall off a cliff while posing for a snapshot or did her husband want more than a good picture? Peter Van Sant investigates.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • aka Rockefeller
    7.1/109 votes

    #4 - aka Rockefeller

    Season 27 Episode 4 - Aired 10/19/2013

    The untold final chapter of the amazing "Clark Rockefeller" story. The con man and accused killer faces off with Erin Moriarty in an all-new network interview.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Ghosts of Greenwich
    6.8/108 votes

    #5 - The Ghosts of Greenwich

    Season 27 Episode 5 - Aired 10/26/2013

    An update on the Michael Skakel murder case involving the death of Martha Moxley in Greenwich, Conn., in 1975.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Loved to Death
    7.8/1011 votes

    #6 - Loved to Death

    Season 27 Episode 6 - Aired 10/26/2013

    All new: She was a popular teen, her ex was a football star. Their breakup was intense -- and she's dead. Ever hear of breakup violence? You will. Tracy Smith reports.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Relentless
    7.0/109 votes

    #7 - Relentless

    Season 27 Episode 7 - Aired 11/2/2013

    A heartbroken mother launches a one-woman psychological warfare campaign to taunt her daughter's alleged killer - but can she get him to crack? Peter Van Sant investigates.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Devils Twin
    7.7/1019 votes

    #8 - The Devils Twin

    Season 27 Episode 8 - Aired 11/16/2013

    A young mother is dead and identical twins are the suspects. Did studying TV shows help them nearly pull off the perfect crime? Erin Moriarty reports.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hollywood Secrets
    7.5/108 votes

    #9 - Hollywood Secrets

    Season 27 Episode 9 - Aired 11/23/2013

    An aspiring actress is brutally strangled. DNA was left all over the crime scene... leading police to a surprising suspect. Maureen Maher reports.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Walking Free
    7.6/1017 votes

    #10 - Walking Free

    Season 27 Episode 10 - Aired 11/30/2013

    Former Indiana State Trooper David Camm, tried three times for killing his wife and their two children, speaks out as part of a 13-year "48 Hours" investigation

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Nelson Mandela: Father of a Nation
    NaN/100 votes

    #11 - Nelson Mandela: Father of a Nation

    Season 27 Episode 11 - Aired 12/7/2013

    A "48 Hours" special from the journalists of CBS News exploring the social, cultural and political impact of Mandela's life on the world.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Love, Hate & Obsession
    6.9/1014 votes

    #12 - Love, Hate & Obsession

    Season 27 Episode 12 - Aired 12/14/2013

    In the investigation of the murder of a one-time millionaire, both his ex-wife and son are suspects.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Death at the Parsonage
    7.0/1014 votes

    #13 - Death at the Parsonage

    Season 27 Episode 13 - Aired 1/4/2014

    Wives of a Pennsylvania Pastor Die in suspicious accidents. Was it coincidence or murder?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Perilous Journey
    5.6/109 votes

    #14 - Perilous Journey

    Season 27 Episode 14 - Aired 1/18/2014

    An examination of the sometimes-shady business of international child adoptions.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Bad Bet
    6.7/1013 votes

    #15 - A Bad Bet

    Season 27 Episode 15 - Aired 1/25/2014

    Did a bookie gamble away everything -- including his wife's life? Richard Schlesinger reports.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Death At Soho House
    6.4/1013 votes

    #16 - Death At Soho House

    Season 27 Episode 16 - Aired 2/1/2014

    Did the son of an Oscar-winning songwriter strangle his swimsuit designer girlfriend in a chic New York City hotel or was her death an accident?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Pain and Gain
    6.9/1011 votes

    #17 - Pain and Gain

    Season 27 Episode 17 - Aired 2/22/2014

    A gang of bodybuilders hatch a plan to kidnap and kill wealthy people. Troy Roberts has the real story that inspired a Hollywood movie.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Last Confession
    6.8/1011 votes

    #18 - The Last Confession

    Season 27 Episode 18 - Aired 3/1/2014

    A beauty queen is found murdered. The prime suspect -- the priest who heard her confession. Richard Schlesinger reports

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Blue River Murder
    7.2/1013 votes

    #19 - The Blue River Murder

    Season 27 Episode 19 - Aired 3/8/2014

    A mother of three is found dead in a Colorado river. She had secrets -- did she name her own killer? Tracy Smith reports.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fateful Connection
    6.9/1016 votes

    #20 - Fateful Connection

    Season 27 Episode 20 - Aired 3/15/2014

    A detective is haunted by the case of two women missing for 30 years. Now she’s hot on the trail of a killer -- can she catch him? Susan Spencer reports.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Last Chance
    6.9/109 votes

    #21 - Last Chance

    Season 27 Episode 21 - Aired 3/29/2014

    He says he cracked under pressure and falsely confessed to the rape and murder of his young cousin -- what will it take for Damon Thibodeaux to walk free?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Wounded by Love
    6.8/108 votes

    #22 - Wounded by Love

    Season 27 Episode 22 - Aired 4/5/2014

    A lover is shot dead - will cell phone video taken in the aftermath be enough to clear or convict? Troy Roberts reports.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Father and Son
    7.5/1010 votes

    #23 - Father and Son

    Season 27 Episode 23 - Aired 4/12/2014

    A teenager makes a discovery that could prove his mother's death was not suicide.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Decades of Deceipt
    7.5/1011 votes

    #24 - Decades of Deceipt

    Season 27 Episode 24 - Aired 4/19/2014

    Can a family find a young mother's murderer with help from a Facebook-savvy police officer?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dangerous Beauty
    7.1/1012 votes

    #25 - Dangerous Beauty

    Season 27 Episode 25 - Aired 4/26/2014

    A beauty queen, a rock musician and a cross-country hunt for a cold-blooded killer. Peter Van Sant reports.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A