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The Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 28

Every episode of 48 Hours Season 28 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 28!

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 28 Ratings Summary

"Paradise Lost" is the best rated episode of "48 Hours" season 28. It scored 7.1/10 based on 17 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/27/2014. This episode is rated 0.0 points higher than the second-best, "Mommy Dearest".

  • Paradise Lost
    7.1/1017 votes

    #1 - Paradise Lost

    Season 28 Episode 1 - Aired 9/27/2014

    The investigation into the 2010 shooting death of Wall Street millionaire John Bender, who was killed in his exotic home in Costa Rica. His wife, Ann, is charged with the crime, but she claims she is innocent.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Mommy Dearest
    7.1/1016 votes

    #2 - Mommy Dearest

    Season 28 Episode 2 - Aired 10/4/2014

    A report on a woman who was acquitted in the 1992 killing of her husband in Florida, but was charged with the attempted murder of her son in 2011 after he was shot in the neck - with the same gun - in Nevada.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Hit
    6.9/1013 votes

    #3 - The Hit

    Season 28 Episode 3 - Aired 10/11/2014

    An investigation into the death of an entrepreneur who was blown up in his car.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kristen's Secret
    7.7/1010 votes

    #4 - Kristen's Secret

    Season 28 Episode 4 - Aired 10/18/2014

    A former middle school athlete accuses a teacher of abuse.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Pact
    7.3/1023 votes

    #5 - The Pact

    Season 28 Episode 5 - Aired 10/25/2014

    15-year-old boy goes to a dance and never returns. Teen killers keep a secret for 41 years – until one of them cracks. Richard Schlesinger investigates.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Prison Diaries
    7.1/1014 votes

    #6 - Prison Diaries

    Season 28 Episode 6 - Aired 11/15/2014

    Former reality TV producer on trial for murdering his wife in 2010 speaks with "48 Hours" and turns the camera on himself for a look at life inside a Mexican prison

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Devil's Island
    7.2/108 votes

    #7 - Devil's Island

    Season 28 Episode 7 - Aired 11/15/2014

    An ex-Marine, a secret life and a missing girlfriend -- was it murder? Peter Van Sant Investigates.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Girl Next Door
    7.1/1019 votes

    #8 - The Girl Next Door

    Season 28 Episode 8 - Aired 11/22/2014

    An ex-wife guns down her former husband -- did she break after being abused, or was it cold-blooded murder?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Sober Truth
    6.3/1013 votes

    #9 - The Sober Truth

    Season 28 Episode 9 - Aired 11/29/2014

    A young woman, an alcoholic, thought she found help and a safe place -- what she found was a killer. Maureen Maher investigates.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Two Faces of Todd Winkler
    6.3/1011 votes

    #10 - The Two Faces of Todd Winkler

    Season 28 Episode 10 - Aired 12/13/2014

    Todd Winkler, a former fighter jet pilot, claims he was defending himself when he stabbed his wife to death with scissors.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Ultimatum
    6.6/1010 votes

    #11 - Ultimatum

    Season 28 Episode 11 - Aired 1/9/2015

    The daughters of a businesswoman who was gunned down look for her killer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Murder in Pinyon Pines
    7.9/1024 votes

    #12 - Murder in Pinyon Pines

    Season 28 Episode 12 - Aired 1/17/2015

    A California couple is shot dead, a daughter's body found burned in a wheelbarrow - after seven years investigators think they have solved the case, but a courtroom bombshell changes everything.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kiss of Death and the Google Exec
    6.7/1015 votes

    #13 - Kiss of Death and the Google Exec

    Season 28 Episode 13 - Aired 1/24/2015

    "48 Hours" investigates the mysterious death of a tech executive and his last night with an exotic beauty on his yacht -- captured on video

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Millionaire, the Model & the Hit Man
    7.4/1018 votes

    #14 - The Millionaire, the Model & the Hit Man

    Season 28 Episode 14 - Aired 1/31/2015

    Accusations that a millionaire health supplement distributor hired a hit man to kill his model wife of seven years.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gone
    6.4/1015 votes

    #15 - Gone

    Season 28 Episode 15 - Aired 2/7/2015

    A Texas man tells Dr. Phil he’s desperate to find his missing ex-girlfriend. 48 hours later, he tells police something different. Where’s the truth? Tracy Smith investigates.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dangerous Games
    6.9/1015 votes

    #16 - Dangerous Games

    Season 28 Episode 16 - Aired 2/14/2015

    A bright college student lured into the world of bondage and domination by a friend. She said no -- and didn’t survive the night. Was it murder? Troy Roberts investigates.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fall From Grace
    7.2/1016 votes

    #17 - Fall From Grace

    Season 28 Episode 17 - Aired 2/21/2015

    Was an alleged religious cult responsible for a young bride’s death? "48 Hours"' Troy Roberts investigates.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Blaming Melissa
    7.2/107 votes

    #18 - Blaming Melissa

    Season 28 Episode 18 - Aired 2/28/2015

    A day care worker convicted of killing a toddler recants her confession.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Murder in Aspen
    6.6/1012 votes

    #19 - Murder in Aspen

    Season 28 Episode 19 - Aired 3/7/2015

    The murder of an Aspen, Colo., heiress produces many suspects.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Bruce Beresford-Redman: The Verdict
    7.1/1012 votes

    #20 - Bruce Beresford-Redman: The Verdict

    Season 28 Episode 20 - Aired 3/14/2015

    A reality show producer gets 12 years in prison for killing his wife in Mexico – a crime he told "48 Hours" he didn't commit. Is it over? Troy Roberts reports.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cold Case: Who Killed Amy Gellert?
    6.8/1011 votes

    #21 - Cold Case: Who Killed Amy Gellert?

    Season 28 Episode 21 - Aired 3/14/2015

    Help cops solve a 20-year-old case. A young woman killed, her family brutally stabbed – someone out there knows something ... is it you? Erin Moriarty reports.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Bizarre Saga of Robert Durst
    7.0/107 votes

    #22 - The Bizarre Saga of Robert Durst

    Season 28 Episode 22 - Aired 3/21/2015

    A millionaire surrounded by wealth and death is charged with killing a friend 15 years ago -- in an exclusive interview with "48 Hours", his attorney vows to fight back

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Pretender
    6.4/1011 votes

    #23 - The Pretender

    Season 28 Episode 23 - Aired 3/28/2015

    A family murdered, the husband’s on the run posing as a New York Times reporter. The true story behind a new Hollywood movie.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Accidental Husband
    7.3/109 votes

    #24 - The Accidental Husband

    Season 28 Episode 24 - Aired 4/4/2015

    Two wives die in freak accidents 17 years apart. One man was married to both women. Is he just unlucky or does he know more than he’s telling?

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Death After Midnight
    7.5/108 votes

    #25 - Death After Midnight

    Season 28 Episode 25 - Aired 4/11/2015

    Ashley Fallis' New Year's Day death was initially ruled a suicide, and the case was closed after Evans police investigated the incident in 2012. Evans Police Chief Rick Brandt reopened the case in April 2014 after receiving previously unheard witness accounts and claims that officers mishandled the investigation.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A