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The Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 33

Every episode of 48 Hours Season 33 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 33!

The Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 33

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. 9.1/10(12 votes)

    #1 - The Murder of Kelsey Berreth

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    S33:E4

    A mom vanishes and now her fiancé is in jail awaiting trial for her murder. His former rodeo queen girlfriend says she knows what really happened. CBS News correspondent Nikki Battiste reports.

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  2. 8.3/10(11 votes)

    #2 - “48 Hours Live to Tell”: Murder on Prom Night

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    S33:E16

    A survivor deals with the trauma after her stepbrother is convicted of killing her family in order to go to the prom. CBS News' Jim Axelrod reports.

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  3. 8.1/10(22 votes)

    #3 - Lizzie Borden Took an Axe...

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    S33:E25

    Did Lizzie Borden really hack her parents to death? A surprising answer and an inside look at the haunting crime scene. Erin Moriarty reports.

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  4. 8.0/10(36 votes)

    #4 - Crosley Green's Hard Time

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    S33:E28

    A Florida man remains in prison two years after his 1990 murder conviction -- which his lawyers call a "racial hoax" -- is overturned by a federal judge.

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  5. 8.0/10(13 votes)

    #5 - What Ever Happened to Mary Day?

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    S33:E30

    Detectives believe a 13-year-old girl who vanished from her California home in 1981 was murdered; more than 20 years after the disappearance, a traffic stop in Arizona turns up a woman claiming to be the missing girl.

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  6. 7.9/10(11 votes)

    #6 - The Murder of Haley Anderson

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    S33:E29

    A college student goes missing -- the “Find My Friends” app leads to her body as her suspected killer flees the country. Will he get away with murder? CBS News contributor Maria Elena Salinas reports.

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  8. 7.8/10(11 votes)

    #7 - The Disappearance of Kelly Dwyer

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    S33:E8

    A young woman vanished after a night out in Milwaukee in October 2013. Did a meeting set up on a dating app lead to the disappearance or was it someone she knew? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

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  9. 7.8/10(10 votes)

    #8 - The Case Against Sandra Garner

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    S33:E22

    A rare look inside a murder case where virtually everything from the first moments of the investigation through the verdict are captured on camera. Correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports.

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  10. 7.6/10(13 votes)

    #9 - The Hollywood Ripper

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    S33:E1

    Part 1: Four young women attacked, only one survivor. "48 Hours"' Maureen Maher has been on the trail of serial killer Michael Gargiulo for more than a decade. How "48 Hours" helped crack one of the cases.

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  11. 7.6/10(5 votes)

    #10 - The Tara Grinstead Mystery

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    S33:E21

    A former beauty queen vanishes. One man said he had answers. Why didn’t anyone listen?. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

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  12. 7.4/10(7 votes)

    #11 - The Life and Death of Amie Harwick

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    S33:E20

    An investigation into the death of a Hollywood therapist. Did the system do enough to protect her from alleged killer Gareth Pursehouse? Her former fiancé Drew Carey calls for updated laws. "48 Hours" Erin Moriarty reports.

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  13. 7.4/10(14 votes)

    #12 - Reuschel vs. Reuschel

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    S33:E26

    When police are called to an upscale Gainesville, Fla., home to a find a couple stabbed and bleeding, the husband says an intruder attacked them; when the wife regains consciousness, she has a very different story.

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  14. 7.3/10(7 votes)

    #13 - The Killing of Officer Green

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    S33:E13

    A California police officer shot dead in his home -- his ex-wife admits she pulled the trigger. Did a photo posted on social media lead to the officer’s death? 48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

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  15. 7.3/10(21 votes)

    #14 - The Death of Todd Stermer

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    S33:E17

    A woman accused of setting her house on fire and then intentionally running over her husband as he escaped the flames speaks out for the first time. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

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  16. 7.3/10(22 votes)

    #15 - The Case Against Ezra McCandless

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    S33:E18

    A young woman claims she was attacked by an ex-boyfriend who carved the word boy into her arm. But the crime scene tells a different story. CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas reports.

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  17. 7.3/10(27 votes)

    #16 - Live to Tell: Surviving Ted Bundy

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    S33:E27

    Notorious serial killer Ted Bundy targeted three young Florida women in one of his final attacks. They survived and share their terrifying ordeal and long road to recovery. CBS News correspondent Tracy Smith reports.

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  18. 7.0/10(11 votes)

    #17 - Who Wanted Howard Pilmar Dead?

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    S33:E7

    The wife of a NYC businessman is suspected of murdering him with help from her brother -- why would she want him dead and why did it take more than two decades to crack the case? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports.

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  19. 6.9/10(16 votes)

    #18 - Live to Tell: The Chowchilla Kidnapping

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    S33:E5

    Abducted by masked gunmen and buried alive in a truck trailer, survivors relive the horrifying time they spent underground and their journey to escape.

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  20. 6.9/10(18 votes)

    #19 - The Troubling Case Against Kevin Cooper

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    S33:E24

    A man on death row says his blood was planted at the crime scene. Will an empty vial help his case?

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  21. 6.7/10(11 votes)

    #20 - The Twisted Case of Angie Dodge

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    S33:E9

    A brutal murder and police have DNA evidence — could a discarded cigarette lead investigators to a possible killer and close a case two decades later? CBS News correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports.

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  22. 6.4/10(25 votes)

    #21 - Broken Hearts

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    S33:E23

    A story of tragedy and triumph -- the murder of a young woman and how her killer's heart saves the life of a dying woman.

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  23. 6.1/10(9 votes)

    #22 - The Hollywood Ripper on Trial

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    S33:E2

    Part 2: Four young women attacked, only one survivor. "48 Hours" correspondent Maureen Maher has been on the trail of serial killer Michael Gargiulo for more than a decade. How "48 Hours" helped crack one of the cases.

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    #23 - The Case Against Brooke Skylar Richardson

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    S33:E3

    The parents of Brooke Skylar Richardson speak out -- the real story behind the international headlines in the case of an alleged unthinkable crime. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.

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    #24 - Good Cop/Bad Cop: Solving the Murder of Heather Bogle

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    S33:E6

    An Ohio mother is brutally murdered. A detective pursues the wrong suspects, while the real killer walked free. It would take a dedicated sheriff to find a real suspect. Were there other victims? CBS News' Jim Axelrod reports.

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    #25 - Maria Spencer's Vow to Kill

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    S33:E10

    A woman repeatedly threatened to kill her ex. She enlisted her father to help make good on her promise. Why couldn’t anyone stop her? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

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Season 33 Ratings Summary

"The Murder of Kelsey Berreth" is the best rated episode of "48 Hours" season 33. It scored 9.1/10 based on 12 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/5/2019. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "“48 Hours Live to Tell”: Murder on Prom Night".