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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!

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...
  1. Background image for One Last Hug
    9.0/10(14 votes)

    #1 - One Last Hug

    S27:E30

    A breakup, one last hug. Was a college student walking into her own murder?

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  2. Background image for Spies, Lies & Secrets
    7.8/10(16 votes)

    #2 - Spies, Lies & Secrets

    S27:E2

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

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  3. Background image for Loved to Death
    7.8/10(11 votes)

    #3 - Loved to Death

    S27:E6

    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.

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  4. Background image for The Trials of Cal Harris
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    #4 - The Trials of Cal Harris

    S27:E32

    A businessman faces his third trial for the murder of his wife, after the first two were overturned on appeal.

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  5. Background image for The Devils Twin
    7.6/10(22 votes)

    #5 - The Devils Twin

    S27:E8

    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.

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  6. Background image for Hollywood Secrets
    7.6/10(9 votes)

    #6 - Hollywood Secrets

    S27:E9

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

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    7.5/10(18 votes)

    #7 - Walking Free

    S27:E10

    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

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  9. Background image for Father and Son
    7.5/10(10 votes)

    #8 - Father and Son

    S27:E23

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

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  10. Background image for The Sweetheart Murders Updated
    7.4/10(11 votes)

    #9 - The Sweetheart Murders Updated

    S27:E1

    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.

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  11. Background image for Decades of Deceipt
    7.3/10(12 votes)

    #10 - Decades of Deceipt

    S27:E24

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

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  12. Background image for The Blue River Murder
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    #11 - The Blue River Murder

    S27:E19

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

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  13. Background image for aka Rockefeller
    7.1/10(9 votes)

    #12 - aka Rockefeller

    S27:E4

    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.

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  14. Background image for Fateful Connection
    7.1/10(18 votes)

    #13 - Fateful Connection

    S27:E20

    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.

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  15. Background image for Last Chance
    7.1/10(11 votes)

    #14 - Last Chance

    S27:E21

    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?

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    7.1/10(14 votes)

    #15 - Dangerous Beauty

    S27:E25

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

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  17. Background image for The Lost Daughter
    7.1/10(14 votes)

    #16 - The Lost Daughter

    S27:E31

    A Florida sheriff's office may have solved the case of a college student who went missing 25 years earlier.

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  18. Background image for Relentless
    7.0/10(9 votes)

    #17 - Relentless

    S27:E7

    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.

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  19. Background image for Death at the Parsonage
    7.0/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Death at the Parsonage

    S27:E13

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

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  20. Background image for Wounded by Love
    7.0/10(10 votes)

    #19 - Wounded by Love

    S27:E22

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

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  21. Background image for A Raging Son
    7.0/10(14 votes)

    #20 - A Raging Son

    S27:E27

    A Weight Watchers executive is murdered by her Wall Street lawyer boyfriend. Did his mother’s neglect 30 years ago push him to kill? Troy Roberts investigates.

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  22. Background image for Pain and Gain
    6.9/10(11 votes)

    #21 - Pain and Gain

    S27:E17

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

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  23. Background image for Temptation in Texas
    6.9/10(18 votes)

    #22 - Temptation in Texas

    S27:E26

    Sex, bondage, affairs and murder -- who killed a brilliant-but-feared Texas businessman?

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  24. Background image for The Ghosts of Greenwich
    6.8/10(8 votes)

    #23 - The Ghosts of Greenwich

    S27:E5

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

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  25. Background image for Love, Hate & Obsession
    6.8/10(15 votes)

    #24 - Love, Hate & Obsession

    S27:E12

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

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    6.8/10(15 votes)

    #25 - A Bad Bet

    S27:E15

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

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Season 27 Ratings Summary

"One Last Hug" is the best rated episode of "48 Hours" season 27. It scored 9/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 5/31/2014. This episode is rated 1.2 points higher than the second-best, "Spies, Lies & Secrets".