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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!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    48 Hours Season 30 Episode 30 - Murder in the Mansion
    8.2/10(17 votes)

    S30:E30

    It was one of the most notorious cases in Texas history -- an ambush in a mansion that killed two and wounded two others -- and to this day, no one has been held accountable. Correspondent Maureen Maher investigates

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 24 - The Alternate Suspects
    7.7/10(16 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 10 - Live to Tell: The Long Road Home
    7.4/10(19 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 9 - Hunted
    7.3/10(13 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 21 - Stalked (Part 2)
    7.3/10(11 votes)

    S30:E21

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 4 - Driven to Extremes
    7.2/10(19 votes)

    S30:E4

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 6 - Bad Boy
    7.2/10(15 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 12 - The Fight for Melissa
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 15 - Solve This Case: Who Killed Kay Wenal?
    7.2/10(11 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 8 - Live to Tell: Sophia's Secret
    7.0/10(17 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 13 - Crime and Punishment
    7.0/10(27 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 25 - Death and the Dentist
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    S30:E25

    In his only TV interview, a New York dentist vows that he didn't kill his lover's husband, who happens to be his best friend. Richard Schlesinger investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 26 - The DNA of a Killer
    7.0/10(19 votes)

    S30:E26

    Police have DNA evidence in a brutal murder 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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 31 - Murder by Design
    7.0/10(13 votes)

    S30:E31

    Did fashion icon Gianni Versace know his killer? A "48 Hours" investigation into the killing spree that ended his life in Miami 20 years ago. Richard Schlesinger reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 2 - The Mortician, the Murder, the Movie
    6.9/10(19 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
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  16. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 11 - The Psychiatrist and the Selfie
    6.9/10(16 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 20 - Stalked (Part 1)
    6.9/10(17 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 23 - Death on Valentine's Day
    6.9/10(26 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 33 - Serial Confessions
    6.9/10(21 votes)

    S30:E33

    The shocking confession of a real estate agent-turned-serial killer and stunning rescue video of a woman he held hostage in a shipping container. David Begnaud and Peter Van Sant investigate.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 32 - Death by Text
    6.8/10(13 votes)

    S30:E32

    A verdict in a groundbreaking case and a mom speaks out about the friend charged with leading her son to suicide through text messages

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 3 - Killer Performance
    6.7/10(22 votes)

    S30:E3

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 16 - Guilty Until Proven Innocent
    6.7/10(12 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 1 - Killer App
    6.6/10(17 votes)

    S30:E1

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 7 - Buried Truth
    6.4/10(10 votes)

    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.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. 48 Hours Season 30 Episode 27 - The Golden State Killer
    6.2/10(14 votes)

    S30:E27

    Comedian Patton Oswalt discusses his late wife's obession with finding the so-called "Golden State Killer," before she suddenly died on April 21, 2016.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 30 Ratings Summary

"Murder in the Mansion" is the best rated episode of 48 Hours season 30. It scored 8.2/10 from 17 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on May 13, 2017. This episode is rated 0.5 points higher than the second-best, "The Alternate Suspects".