7.0/1015 votes#1 - Killer App
Season 29 Episode 1 - Aired 9/24/2016
Killer App tells the story of two families whose daughters got involved in online relationships that became a matter of life or death. It's a story that will resonate with millennials, teenagers and parents, who, thanks to so-called "parent proof" platforms, often don't know what their kids are doing on their phones, laptops, tablets or computers until something goes terribly wrong.
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- 7.7/1011 votes
#2 - The Mortician, the Murder, the Movie
Season 29 Episode 2 - Aired 10/1/2016
When an elderly millionaire is found dead in a freezer, her decades-younger companion is brought up on murder charges; the movie inspired by the story, "Bernie."
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- 8.0/108 votes
#3 - Killer Performance
Season 29 Episode 3 - Aired 10/8/2016
A young woman is murdered, police thought her killer was on the run ... or was he? Correspondent Tracy Smith investigates.
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- 7.2/1014 votes
#4 - Bad Boy
Season 29 Episode 4 - Aired 10/29/2016
The case of Shelley Mook, a young mother and Tennessee school teacher who mysteriously vanished after visiting her ex-husband, is examined.
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- 7.1/1011 votes
#5 - Buried Truth
Season 29 Episode 5 - Aired 11/12/2016
48 HOURS goes inside the missing persons investigation and the stunning revelations her alleged captor, Todd Kohlhepp, 45 year old real estate broker, made to police in "Buried Truth."
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- 7.2/1018 votes
#6 - Hunted
Season 29 Episode 6 - Aired 11/19/2016
Authorities in Colorado race to catch a serial rapist before he attacks again.
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- 6.8/1013 votes
#7 - Live to Tell: Sophia's Secret
Season 29 Episode 7 - Aired 11/19/2016
When a 17-year-old girl breaks up with her abusive boyfriend, he snaps and breaks into her bedroom to attack her.
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- 6.4/1016 votes
#8 - Live to Tell: The Long Road Home
Season 29 Episode 8 - Aired 11/26/2016
48 Hours takes viewers inside international basketball star-turned-tech entrepreneur, Sebastien Bellin's, remarkable eight-month journey of recovery after being nearly killed in the March terrorist attacks in Brussels, in a special Live to Tell: The Long Road Home.
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- 7.6/108 votes
#9 - The Psychiatrist and the Selfie
Season 29 Episode 9 - Aired 12/3/2016
Jacob Nolan, a young man who claims his psychiatrist manipulated him into trying to kill her ex-lover, speaks out.
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- 7.0/107 votes
#10 - The Fight for Melissa
Season 29 Episode 10 - Aired 12/17/2016
A day care worker says she loved kids, yet she's in prison for killing one. If she didn't do it, why did she confess? "48 Hours"' Erin Moriarty has the latest in the Melissa Calusinski case.
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- 6.8/1013 votes
#11 - Crime & Punishment
Season 29 Episode 11 - Aired 1/7/2017
A stepfather sits in prison for killing his wife. Her daughters vow to keep him there. Does he deserve parole? Correspondent Tracy Smith investigates.
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- 6.2/109 votes
#12 - Solve This Case: Who Killed Kay Wenal?
Season 29 Episode 12 - Aired 1/28/2017
Erin Moriarty and 48 HOURS take viewers deep inside the investigation into a hard-to-close murder case, and those investigators ask for help from the audience in "Solve This Case: Who Killed Kay Wenal?"
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- 7.4/1014 votes
#13 - Guilty Until Proven Innocent
Season 29 Episode 13 - Aired 2/4/2017
It's a case that raises questions about the investigation process, about the technology used decades ago, and about how two men can be convicted of a crime when the initial DNA evidence excluded them. Moreover, it's a case that looks at how a new way to examine DNA evidence has the potential to change the outcome in thousands of cases nationwide.
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- 7.0/108 votes
#14 - Murder in Beverly Hills
Season 29 Episode 14 - Aired 2/11/2017
The investigation into the brutal murder of a beloved Florida doctor reveals his dark, secret past.
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- NaN/100 votes
#15 - The Strange Life of Dr. Schwartz
Season 29 Episode 15 - Aired 2/11/2017
The investigation into the murder of a beloved Florida doctor reveals his dark, secret past.
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- NaN/100 votes
#16 - Eleven Hundred Miles to Murder
Season 29 Episode 16 - Aired 2/18/2017
A Florida doctor is brutally murdered. Her husband has an airtight alibi, but police travel 1,100 miles for a suspect that looks exactly like him. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
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- 7.9/1014 votes
#17 - Stalked: Part 1
Season 29 Episode 17 - Aired 2/25/2017
Erin Moriarty and 48 HOURS investigate multiple terrifying cases of stalking and the efforts driven by Pauley Perrette, star of CBS' NCIS, to change laws that she says are outdated or ineffective
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- NaN/100 votes
#18 - Stalked: Part 2
Season 29 Episode 18 - Aired 2/25/2017
Singer Christina Grimmie was killed by a stalker and Ivanka Trump has been stalked, too; now, an "NCIS" star is trying to change stalking laws. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
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- 6.4/1011 votes
#19 - Live to Tell: Afraid of the Dark
Season 29 Episode 19 - Aired 3/11/2017
A woman spends almost two decades searching for the man who kidnapped her from her bedroom and left her for dead when she was 8 years old.
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- 7.1/1010 votes
#20 - Death on Valentine's Day
Season 29 Episode 20 - Aired 3/18/2017
Maureen Maher and 48 HOURS investigate the death of Cory and interview Curtis about the murder case against him.
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- 7.3/109 votes
#21 - The Alternate Suspects
Season 29 Episode 21 - Aired 3/25/2017
A popular football coach convicted of murder gets a chance at freedom -- can evidence withheld from his trial prove him innocent? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.
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- 7.4/1018 votes
#22 - The DNA of a Killer
Season 29 Episode 22 - Aired 3/15/2017
A brutal murder - police have DNA evidence, but can't match a killer - so how did a public DNA database lead police to suspect a filmmaker of murder? Anne-Marie Green investigates.
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- 7.4/1012 votes
#23 - The Golden State Killer
Season 29 Episode 23 - Aired 4/22/2017
Comedian Patton Oswalt opens up in his first television interview about his late wife's quest to find the elusive criminal who terrorized Californians by committing 50 rapes and a dozen murders.
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- 6.2/108 votes
#24 - Episode 24
Season 29 Episode 24 - Aired 4/29/2017
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- 6.5/109 votes
#25 - The Family
Season 29 Episode 25 - Aired 4/29/2017
The investigation into a cult that originated in Australia and ended up in New York reveals allegations of stolen children, drug use, abuse and a leader who claimed to be the second coming of Christ.
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The Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 29
Every episode of 48 Hours Season 29 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 29!
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Season 29 Ratings Summary
"Killer App" is the best rated episode of "48 Hours" season 29. It scored 7/10 based on 15 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/24/2016. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "The Mortician, the Murder, the Movie".