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48 Hours•Season 33•Episode 7

Who Wanted Howard Pilmar Dead?

6.8/10 · 13 votesOct 26, 201943 min

Ranked #20 of 25 in Season 33•−0.6 vs season avg

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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The Hollywood Ripper

The Hollywood Ripper on Trial

The Case Against Brooke Skylar Richardson

The Murder of Kelsey Berreth

Live to Tell: The Chowchilla Kidnapping

Good Cop/Bad Cop: Solving the Murder of Heather Bogle

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Who Wanted Howard Pilmar Dead?

The Disappearance of Kelly Dwyer

The Twisted Case of Angie Dodge

Maria Spencer's Vow to Kill

Justice for Kelsey Berreth

Mandy Stavik: The Case No One Could Forget

The Killing of Officer Green

Live to Tell: Standoff at Trader Joe's

Chacey Poynter: Witness to Murder

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

The Death of Todd Stermer

The Case Against Ezra McCandless

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The Plot to Kill Dr. Sievers

The Life and Death of Amie Harwick

The Tara Grinstead Mystery

The Case Against Sandra Garner

Broken Hearts

The Troubling Case Against Kevin Cooper

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Reuschel vs. Reuschel

Live to Tell: Surviving Ted Bundy

Crosley Green's Hard Time

The Murder of Haley Anderson

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What Ever Happened to Mary Day?

Tracking the Murders of Israel Keyes

The Missing Children of Lori Vallow Daybell

The Golden State Killer

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Episode Summary

"Who Wanted Howard Pilmar Dead?" is episode 7 of 48 Hours season 33. It scored 6.8/10 from 13 votes, ranking #20 of 25 episodes this season (season average 7.4). It aired on October 26, 2019.

Next: E8 · The Disappearance of Kelly Dwyer Best of Season 33