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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!

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 31 Ratings Summary

"Click for a Killer" is the best rated episode of "48 Hours" season 31. It scored 6.8/10 based on 8 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/29/2018. This episode is rated 0.3 points higher than the second-best, "Hollywood Horror Story".

  • Click for a Killer
    6.8/108 votes

    #1 - Click for a Killer

    Season 31 Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2018

    "48 Hours" explores the alarming world of murder-for-hire on the mysterious dark web and exposes an international criminal organization in a hunt for a self-described murder mastermind simply named Yura.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Hollywood Horror Story
    7.1/1017 votes

    #2 - Hollywood Horror Story

    Season 31 Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2018

    A wealthy Hollywood producer is accused of the brutal murder of his girlfriend. Was he following the plot of his frightening novel? Correspondent Maureen Maher investigates.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Dead Ringer
    6.8/1015 votes

    #3 - Dead Ringer

    Season 31 Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2018

    A family man targeted for death lives to climb out of his own "grave." Who wanted him dead? "48 Hours" goes inside the sting that took down a hit man-for-hire scheme. Correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Cold-Blooded Killer
    7.6/1016 votes

    #4 - Cold-Blooded Killer

    Season 31 Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2018

    Richard Schlesinger and 48 HOURS go deep into the swamps of Florida for the strange case of a missing duck hunter, who is said to have been eaten by alligators nearly two decades ago, and the investigation that led police elsewhere.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • In The Name of Hate
    7.1/1015 votes

    #5 - In The Name of Hate

    Season 31 Episode 5 - Aired 11/10/2018

    The parents of Blaze Bernstein, a brilliant Ivy League student allegedly murdered because he was gay and Jewish, talk with 48 HOURS in their first primetime interview about the loss of their son, the neo-Nazi hate group that may have fueled anger in his alleged killer, and what they're doing to move forward. Tracy Smith sits down with Bernstein's parents.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • What Happened in Apartment 4C?
    7.0/1025 votes

    #6 - What Happened in Apartment 4C?

    Season 31 Episode 6 - Aired 11/17/2018

    When a man goes missing, his friends turn to social media to track his final hours. What they learn is horrific. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Mysterious Death of Casey Kasem
    7.0/1016 votes

    #7 - The Mysterious Death of Casey Kasem

    Season 31 Episode 7 - Aired 11/24/2018

    More than four years after radio legend Casey Kasem died, his wife, Jean Kasem, reveals for the first time her version of her husband's final days; levels allegations of murder in a lawsuit; and discusses a heated family feud.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Defending DJ
    NaN/100 votes

    #8 - Defending DJ

    Season 31 Episode 8 - Aired 12/1/2018

    48 HOURS brings viewers a story of dedicated parents and their struggle to restore their son's reputation after he was shot dead by a police officer.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Find Jodi
    7.1/1019 votes

    #9 - Find Jodi

    Season 31 Episode 9 - Aired 12/15/2018

    48 HOURS and Jim Axelrod reveal new information about the more-than-two-decade search for what happened to Iowa television anchor Jodi Huisentruit,

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sugar Land: Life or Death
    7.2/1011 votes

    #10 - Sugar Land: Life or Death

    Season 31 Episode 10 - Aired 1/5/2019

    A Texas man targeted by a hitman who killed two members of his family fights for the life of the person who ordered the murders - his son - in an updated encore of 48 HOURS: "Sugar Land: Life or Death".

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jayme Closs Comes Home
    6.8/107 votes

    #11 - Jayme Closs Comes Home

    Season 31 Episode 11 - Aired 1/12/2019

    48 Hours goes inside the Closs case, the extraordinary stories of other children found, and the the heartache of families with children still missing.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Knock Knock
    NaN/100 votes

    #12 - Knock Knock

    Season 31 Episode 12 - Aired 1/19/2019

    Can a driven detective and cutting-edge technology solve a nearly three-decade-old double murder? 48 HOURS and correspondent Richard Schlesinger go inside the investigation into the murders of two beloved grandmothers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Was Kevin Cooper Framed?
    NaN/100 votes

    #13 - Was Kevin Cooper Framed?

    Season 31 Episode 13 - Aired 1/26/2019

    Erin Moriarty and 48 HOURS investigate the controversial murder case against California death row inmate Kevin Cooper and explore whether new DNA technology can spare his life.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Kevin Cooper: Letter from San Quentin
    6.9/1011 votes

    #14 - Kevin Cooper: Letter from San Quentin

    Season 31 Episode 14 - Aired 1/26/2019

    Nearly 20 years ago a death row inmate wrote to "48 Hours" that he was framed for the murder of four people. Was evidence planted? New DNA tests could answer that question.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Live to Tell: Standoff at Trader Joe's
    5.7/1013 votes

    #15 - Live to Tell: Standoff at Trader Joe's

    Season 31 Episode 15 - Aired 2/16/2019

    For the first time, some of the hostages reveal the chilling hours they spent fearing for their lives while being held inside a Los Angeles grocery store in 48 HOURS: "Live to Tell: Standoff at Trader Joe's."

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Portrait of a Killer
    7.4/1013 votes

    #16 - Portrait of a Killer

    Season 31 Episode 16 - Aired 2/23/2019

    Could a new California law free a teenage killer convicted as an adult for the brutal double homicide of an elderly couple? Erin Moriarty and 48 HOURS investigate the murders, the case against Daniel Marsh, and the new law.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Fatal Crossing
    8.2/108 votes

    #17 - Fatal Crossing

    Season 31 Episode 17 - Aired 3/2/2019

    A 48 HOURS investigation into the mysterious circumstances surrounding a young mother and her daughter found dead along railroad tracks in South Carolina has helped lead police to reopen the case. Peter Van Sant and 48 HOURS investigate the 2008 death of Kadie Major and her 10-month-old daughter River Lynn and the search for what happened.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Out of Reach
    8.0/108 votes

    #18 - Out of Reach

    Season 31 Episode 18 - Aired 3/9/2019

    The prime suspect in the murder of an American teacher while living in Seoul, South Korea, in 1988 speaks publicly about the case for the first time in 30 years.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Shape of a Killer
    7.0/1037 votes

    #19 - The Shape of a Killer

    Season 31 Episode 19 - Aired 3/16/2019

    Maureen Maher and 48 HOURS investigate the deaths of Kathy Blair and Billie and Sidney Shelton and the search for answers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Karrie's Choice
    NaN/100 votes

    #20 - Karrie's Choice

    Season 31 Episode 20 - Aired 3/23/2019

    Could a teenager be brainwashed by one parent to help murder the other parent -- and then make it look like a suicide? "48 Hours"' Erin Moriarty investigates.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Widow's War
    7.1/1020 votes

    #21 - Widow's War

    Season 31 Episode 21 - Aired 3/30/2019

    Peter Van Sant and 48 HOURS investigate the death of a decorated Marine colonel in Iraq and his wife's decade-long quest to get it labeled a homicide.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Live to Tell: The Vendetta
    NaN/100 votes

    #22 - Live to Tell: The Vendetta

    Season 31 Episode 22 - Aired 4/13/2019

    Texas judge Julie Kocurek was shot multiple times, by an unknown man, in front of her teenage son, in the driveway of their home. She survived and shares her emotional story and her work to stop others from being targeted.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • In Jason's Name
    7.6/1011 votes

    #23 - In Jason's Name

    Season 31 Episode 23 - Aired 4/20/2019

    In her first American television interview, the sister of an Irish businessman who was murdered in Winston-Salem, N.C., speaks out to defend his honor.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Death in Payson Canyon
    6.8/1015 votes

    #24 - A Death in Payson Canyon

    Season 31 Episode 24 - Aired 4/27/2019

    Without question, the death by suicide of 16-year-old Utah teen Jchandra Brown on May 5, 2017 was a tragedy. But was how it happened a crime? David Begnaud and 48 Hours investigate the death of Brown and the search to find out what really happened to her in "A Death in Payson Canyon".

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Case Against Enrico Forti
    7.3/1015 votes

    #25 - The Case Against Enrico Forti

    Season 31 Episode 25 - Aired 5/4/2019

    Enrico Forti, a former windsurfing champion and Italian television producer who had contracts with ESPN, sits in a Florida prison serving out a life sentence for a murder he says he didn't commit. Erin Moriarty and 48 HOURS meet Forti and follow the trail of evidence all the way to Europe to investigate.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A