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The Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 30

Every episode of 48 Hours Season 30 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 30!

The Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 30

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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    #1 - The Family: A Cult Revealed

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    S30:E28

    Allegations of stolen children, drugs, abuse and a leader who claimed to be the second coming of Jesus Christ -- "48 Hours" follows the trail of a cult that began in Australia and led the FBI to New York.

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    #2 - Killer App

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    S30:E1

    A teenage girl was lured to her death using a smartphone app.

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    #3 - The Mortician, the Murder, the Movie

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    S30:E2

    An investigation into the 1996 murder of a Texas widow that inspired the Jack Black movie "Bernie." At the heart of the probe is whether a mortician killed her and froze her body in order to live off her millions or to end years of abuse.

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    #4 - Killer Performance

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    S30:E3

    A young woman is murdered, police thought her killer was on the run ... or was he? Correspondent Tracy Smith investigates.

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    #5 - Driven to Extremes

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    S30:E4

    A Texas-sized case of love, infidelity, road rage and possibly murder. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.

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    #6 - Death After Midnight

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    S30:E5

    A Colorado mom of three shot dead in her bedroom -- was it murder or suicide? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

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    #7 - Bad Boy

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    S30:E6

    A young mom vanishes after visiting her ex-husband -- could his accidental "butt dial" to 911 hold clues to what happened? CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller investigates.

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    #8 - Buried Truth

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    S30:E7

    Real estate broker Todd Kohlhepp kept a woman chained for two months; now he says he killed seven people -- "48 Hours" unravels the twisted life of an alleged serial killer.

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    #9 - Live to Tell: Sophia's Secret

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    S30:E8

    "48 Hours" Live to Tell: A teen attacked by her abusive ex-boyfriend -- held at knifepoint, her room set on fire -- reveals her emotional story of survival to Tracy Smith.

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    #10 - Hunted

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    S30:E9

    "48 Hours" goes inside the mind of a serial rapist hunting his victims while two detectives were hunting him. Correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.

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    #11 - Live to Tell: The Long Road Home

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    S30:E10

    "48 Hours" Live to Tell: A father and basketball star is caught in a terror attack. Sebastien Bellin's remarkable story of recovery. CBS News correspondent Vladimir Duthiers reports.

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    #12 - The Psychiatrist and the Selfie

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    S30:E11

    Jacob Nolan, who claims his psychiatrist programmed him to kill her ex-lover, speaks out for the first time to "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant.

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    #13 - The Fight for Melissa

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    S30:E12

    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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    #14 - Crime and Punishment

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    S30:E13

    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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    #15 - Innocence Lost

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    S30:E14

    The murder of four young girls leads to two murder convictions -- but then everything fell apart; 25 years later, there's new DNA evidence. "48 Hours"' Erin Moriarty has the latest on the case she says she can't forget.

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    #16 - Solve This Case: Who Killed Kay Wenal?

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    S30:E15

    Help solve a murder case: a former model brutally killed in her Georgia home. Someone out there knows something ... is it you? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

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    #17 - Guilty Until Proven Innocent

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    S30:E16

    Two friends convicted of rape claim neither did it. Their families stuck by them. Now, more than 20 years later, a new DNA test will change everything. "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.

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    #18 - Murder in Beverly Hills

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    S30:E17

    Who killed a Las Vegas mob boss's daughter? Could the answers be in an unprecedented interview with millionaire Robert Durst? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

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    #19 - The Strange Life of Dr. Schwartz

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    S30:E18

    A wealthy doctor is violently murdered in his Florida mansion -- could a dark secret from his past provide a clue to his killer? Correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.

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    #20 - Eleven Hundred Miles to Murder

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    S30:E19

    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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    #21 - Stalked (Part 1)

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    S30:E20

    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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    #22 - Stalked (Part 2)

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    #23 - Live to Tell: Afraid of the Dark

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    S30:E22

    A kidnapper tried to kill an 8-year-old girl, but he could not silence her. One woman's lifelong search for answers. Correspondent Michelle Miller reports.

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    #24 - Death on Valentine's Day

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    S30:E23

    Tried twice for allegedly killing his wife, former hard-charging prosecutor Curtis Lovelace speaks out about the case that made national headlines. "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.

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    #25 - The Alternate Suspects

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    S30:E24

    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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Season 30 Ratings Summary

"The Family: A Cult Revealed" is the best rated episode of "48 Hours" season 30. It scored 1/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 4/29/2017. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Killer App".