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The Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 32

Every episode of 48 Hours Season 32 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 32!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    48 Hours Season 32 Episode 1 - Murder on the Dark Web
    7.2/10(10 votes)

    #1 - Murder on the Dark Web

    S32:E1

    Known as the internet's evil twin, the dark web is a place where services offering hit men-for-hire are just a computer click away. "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 who uses the name Yura. A six-month investigation spans the globe and leads "48 Hours" to information in the U.S. and beyond, about murder plots bought and paid for -- but not yet carried out. Who is Yura? Where is Yura? And can police intervene before someone else gets killed?

    Director:Unknown
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  2. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 2 - Click for a Killer
    6.8/10(10 votes)

    #2 - Click for a Killer

    S32:E2

    Part 2 - Known as the internet's evil twin, the dark web is a place where services offering hit men-for-hire are just a computer click away. "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 who uses the name Yura. A six-month investigation spans the globe and leads "48 Hours" to information in the U.S. and beyond, about murder plots bought and paid for -- but not yet carried out. Who is Yura? Where is Yura? And can police intervene before someone else gets killed?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 3 - Hollywood Horror Story
    7.4/10(19 votes)

    #3 - Hollywood Horror Story

    S32:E3

    The girlfriend of a Hollywood producer is brutally murdered. Was she the victim of the Russian mob, the producer’s love life, or was there something in his graphic novel that held the key?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 4 - Dead Ringer
    7.4/10(19 votes)

    #4 - Dead Ringer

    S32:E4

    Ramon Sosa, was a former pro boxer who owned two gyms in Houston, Texas. He was on top of the world — until he learned someone was trying to hire a hit man to kill him. He came out fighting, helping police in an elaborate sting which meant he'd go down for the count in a most unusual way. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant goes inside the twisted case of a man whose murder was ordered – and who lived to talk about it.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 5 - Cold-Blooded Killer
    7.5/10(15 votes)

    #5 - Cold-Blooded Killer

    S32:E5

    A father goes hunting in a Florida lake and vanishes. Many people thought he was eaten by alligators, but not his mother. Seventeen years later, a stunning confession proves she was right all along.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 6 - In the Name of Hate
    8.5/10(17 votes)

    #6 - In the Name of Hate

    S32:E6

    A brilliant Ivy League student is murdered after he went to a California park with a former high school classmate. Was he killed because he was gay and Jewish? Correspondent Tracy Smith investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 7 - What Happened in Apartment 4C?
    8.3/10(32 votes)

    #7 - What Happened in Apartment 4C?

    S32:E7

    Joey Comunale, a successful 26-year-old from Connecticut did what many young people do every weekend -- go clubbing in New York's hot Meatpacking District. Comunale ended the night at an after-party that seemed like any other ... but this time, he disappeared.

    Director:Unknown
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  8. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 8 - The Mysterious Death of Casey Kasem
    7.0/10(19 votes)

    #8 - The Mysterious Death of Casey Kasem

    S32:E8

    Four years after his death, a family feud erupts over radio legend Casey Kasem, exactly how he died, and who was responsible -- an estate that could be worth $100 million is at stake. "48 Hours" Peter Van Sant reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 9 - Defending DJ
    8.0/10(16 votes)

    #9 - Defending DJ

    S32:E9

    "48 Hours" goes inside a family’s mission to restore their son’s reputation seven years after he was fatally shot by a police officer. CBS News special correspondent James Brown reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 10 - FindJodi
    7.5/10(19 votes)

    #10 - FindJodi

    S32:E10

    More than two decades after Iowa TV anchor Jodi Huisentruit disappeared, "48 Hours" reveals new information into the investigation. CBS News' Jim Axelrod reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 11 - Sugar Land: Life or Death
    7.2/10(12 votes)

    #11 - Sugar Land: Life or Death

    S32:E11

    A Texas father targeted by a hit man fights for the life of the person who ordered the murder -- his son. "48 Hours"' Peter Van Sant has the latest in the case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 12 - Jayme Closs Comes Home
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #12 - Jayme Closs Comes Home

    S32:E12

    A look inside the Closs case, the extraordinary stories of other children found, and the heartache of families with children still missing

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 13 - Knock Knock
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #13 - Knock Knock

    S32:E13

    Can a podcaster and a driven detective using cutting-edge technology solve a stone cold double murder? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 14 - Was Kevin Cooper Framed? Part 1
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #14 - Was Kevin Cooper Framed? Part 1

    S32:E14

    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. Correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 15 - Was Kevin Cooper Framed? Part 2
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #15 - Was Kevin Cooper Framed? Part 2

    S32:E15

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    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 16 - Live to Tell: Standoff at Trader Joe's
    0.0/10(0 votes)

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

    S32:E16

    "48 Hours" Live to Tell: Hostages chillingly reveal the terrifying three hours they spent held captive by a gunman inside a California supermarket. CBS News' Jim Axelrod reports.

    Director:Unknown
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  17. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 17 - Portrait of a Killer
    7.6/10(15 votes)

    #17 - Portrait of a Killer

    S32:E17

    A teenager said after he killed an elderly couple “it felt amazing.” Now a controversial new California law could set him free at 25. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 18 - Fatal Crossing
    7.7/10(17 votes)

    #18 - Fatal Crossing

    S32:E18

    A pregnant, South Carolinian mother and her infant daughter are found dead near railway tracks. Though determined to be a suicide, the victims' family suspects their son-in-law.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 19 - Out of Reach
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #19 - Out of Reach

    S32:E19

    Peter Van Sant and the team investigate the 30-year-old murder of American teacher Carolyn Abel, who was living in South Korea at the time of her death and whose murderer could avoid going to trial due to a specific loophole in American laws.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 20 - The Shape of a Killer
    6.8/10(7 votes)

    #20 - The Shape of a Killer

    S32:E20

    After three murders with chillingly similar scenarios occurred in Austin, Texas, police began to wonder if they were chasing a serial killer. But whomever committed the crimes left no evidence, no DNA. Cops went into a frantic investigation. The hunt for clues changed when a man testing out a new thermal imaging scope recorded the nighttime movements of a stranger the night of the first murder. As "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher reports, it was evidence cops never expected – and would help them break the case.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 21 - Karrie's Choice
    6.9/10(9 votes)

    #21 - Karrie's Choice

    S32:E21

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

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 22 - Widow's War
    0.0/10(0 votes)

    #22 - Widow's War

    S32:E22

    A Marine colonel is found shot in his bunk. Authorities say it was a suicide, his wife says it was murder -- and she is determined to prove it. "48 Hours" Peter Van Sant investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 23 - Live to Tell: The Vendetta
    7.6/10(13 votes)

    #23 - Live to Tell: The Vendetta

    S32:E23

    A judge and her son are ambushed in front of their home. Shot multiple times, the judge refuses to be intimidated and works to stop other attacks. CBS News' Jim Axelrod reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 24 - In Jason's Name
    7.0/10(18 votes)

    #24 - In Jason's Name

    S32:E24

    An Irish businessman is killed by his American au-pair-turned-wife and her father. They claim self-defense -- the dead man’s sister fights to clear his name. "48 Hours"' Maureen Maher investigates.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. 48 Hours Season 32 Episode 25 - A Death in Payson Canyon
    7.2/10(13 votes)

    #25 - A Death in Payson Canyon

    S32:E25

    A teenager’s death appeared to be a suicide -- but investigators say she was helped by a friend who recorded it and weeks earlier texted “it's like getting away with murder.” CBS News' David Begnaud investigates.

    Director:Unknown
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Season 32 Ratings Summary

"Murder on the Dark Web" is the best rated episode of "48 Hours" season 32. It scored 7.2/10 based on 10 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/29/2018. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "Click for a Killer".