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The Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 31

Every episode of 48 Hours Season 31 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 31!

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Episode Rankings

  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    48 Hours Season 31 Episode 17 - A Brother's Mission: Update
    7.8/10(10 votes)

    S31:E17

    After correspondent Erin Moriarty tracks down the accused killer of a decorated military pilot in Brazil the woman is extradited to the United States --will the pilot’s family get justice?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 26 - The Lost Boy
    7.8/10(8 votes)

    S31:E26

    More than three decades after 6-year-old Etan Patz went missing, police found a surprising suspect. "48 Hours" and correspondent Richard Schlesinger go inside the investigation. Is the haunting case finally over?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 32 - Murder on Red River
    7.7/10(12 votes)

    S31:E32

    A filmmaker tries to solve a real-life murder – the victim, his wife's sister. Sixteen years later, can they find her killer? CBS News correspondent Jim Axelrod investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 18 - Natalie Woods: Death in Dark Water
    7.6/10(12 votes)

    S31:E18

    Nearly four decades after the death of the Hollywood star, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s investigators reveal new clues, new witnesses and a shocking revelation. "48 Hours"' Erin Moriarty investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 16 - Sins of the Father
    7.5/10(16 votes)

    S31:E16

    After nearly 60 years, a former priest is on trial for murdering a young woman who had gone to him for confession. Did the church conspire to cover it up? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 25 - Secrets of Waco: Update
    7.5/10(22 votes)

    S31:E25

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 31 - Lorenzen Wright: No Defense
    7.5/10(18 votes)

    S31:E31

    An NBA star and Memphis hero is gunned down in the woods. Seven years later police get a tip leading to a stunning arrest. Who killed Lorenzen Wright? CBS News special correspondent James Brown investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 23 - Live to Tell: Trafficked
    7.4/10(13 votes)

    S31:E23

    A 15-year-old runs away in search of love only to be held captive by a sex trafficker & Ashton Kutcher opens up about what he’s doing to stop kids from being exploited. CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 5 - Storm of Suspicion
    7.2/10(17 votes)

    S31:E5

    48 HOURS gained unprecedented access inside the command center in Baytown, Texas, a suburb of Houston, as investigators searched for a beautiful young mother reported missing just before Hurricane Harvey hit.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 10 - Guilty Until Proven Innocent: Update
    7.2/10(14 votes)

    S31:E10

    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. Correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 19 - Rodney Alcala: The Killing Game
    7.2/10(43 votes)

    S31:E19

    A photographer who was on "The Dating Game" became one of the nation's deadliest serial killers -- eight years after "48 Hours"' first report, new victims emerge. Correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 28 - The Last Ride Home
    7.2/10(21 votes)

    S31:E28

    A wealthy labor lawyer shoots his high profile wife from the backseat of a car -- was it an accident or just plain murder? "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 4 - Red Notice for Murder
    7.1/10(21 votes)

    S31:E4

    A Brooklyn woman turns to a New York private eye for help tracking down a Russian beauty she believes robbed and killed her mother. Can they find her? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 7 - Taken Away
    7.1/10(20 votes)

    S31:E7

    A father dreams his daughter's been killed, then later she disappears. What does her boyfriend know and could the dad's nightmare have been real?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 2 - Moment of Truth
    7.0/10(18 votes)

    S31:E2

    A daughter hears her father's last words -- he was a former NYPD officer and bodyguard to Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt -- can she help convict his killer? "48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 6 - Reality Kills
    7.0/10(32 votes)

    S31:E6

    Was an Atlanta detective's investigation into an alleged rape and shooting death case influenced by cameras following her for a TV reality show? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 21 - Mystery at Eagle Creek
    7.0/10(22 votes)

    S31:E21

    Did a young model jump off a mountain cliff or was she pushed? Her boyfriend, accused of killing her, reveals the shocking final moments of her life in an interview with "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 9 - The Psychiatrist and the Selfie: Update
    6.8/10(22 votes)

    S31:E9

    A psychiatrist is arrested -- did she try to brainwash her cousin to kill her ex-lover? '48 Hours' correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 14 - Murder by Design: Update
    6.8/10(13 votes)

    S31:E14

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 24 - Missing Marsha
    6.7/10(20 votes)

    S31:E24

    When a woman vanishes and misses a hair appointment, her hairdresser becomes the driving force to find out -- did she leave her husband or is she dead? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 27 - The Clown Did It
    6.7/10(27 votes)

    S31:E27

    Two witnesses who watched a woman gunned down in her Florida home by someone in a clown costume speak out for the first time on network television. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 3 - Operation Murder: Update
    6.6/10(19 votes)

    S31:E3

    Moataz Azzeh, a decorated former U.S. Army soldier who pretended to take on a hit job for two Houston area doctors in a murder-for-hire plot speaks out about the shocking case to 48 Hours. Valerie McDaniel, a veterinarian, and Leon Jacob, a surgeon, quickly fell in love and even talked of marriage. Jacob was an up-and-coming doctor with plenty of confidence. She was newly single after getting a divorce from her ex-husband Marion "Mack" McDaniel. But there were some problems. The McDaniels were in the midst of an ugly custody battle, while Leon Jacob was facing felony charges for stalking an ex-girlfriend. If found guilty on those charges, it could have upended his medical career. Houston Police say that's when Leon Jacob sought the help of someone he thought was a hit man to eliminate the problems.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 29 - Don't Scream
    6.4/10(12 votes)

    S31:E29

    A young mom calls 911 claiming she cut her own throat in front of her estranged husband and her child-- doctors say there’s no way she did it to herself. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 1 - The Widow on Solway Road
    5.6/10(11 votes)

    S31:E1

    One woman, two husbands dead under strange circumstances - could she be that unlucky? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. 48 Hours Season 31 Episode 15 - Grapes of Wrath
    5.6/10(16 votes)

    S31:E15

    Ambition, greed and gunshots at a Napa Valley winery. How did a bag of cash -- almost $1 million -- lead to murder in a vineyard? CBS News correspondent Tracy Smith investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 31 Ratings Summary

"A Brother's Mission: Update" is the best rated episode of 48 Hours season 31. It scored 7.8/10 from 10 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on February 3, 2018.