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The Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 36

Every episode of 48 Hours Season 36 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 36!

The Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 36

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 - The Case Against Michael Politte

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    At 14 he was accused and later convicted of murdering his mother. But he claims he knows who the real killer is and he’s still out there. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

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    #2 - Gabby Petito: The Untold Story

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    “48 Hours” explores Gabby Petito’s final days and the missed warning signs that might have saved her. "48 Hours" contributor Jericka Duncan reports.

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    #3 - The Shooting of Lauren Kanarek

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    Did social media posts drive an Olympic horseman to shoot his own student? "48 Hours" contributor Nikki Battiste reports.

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    #4 - A Man With a Past

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    A young woman vanishes. The prime suspect has a criminal past — he murdered his parents when he was a child. Did he kill again? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

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    #5 - Death Hits Home: The Hargan Killings

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    Megan Hargan was suspected of killing her mother and sister. Her defense had an unusual theory: her sister was the one who pulled the trigger – with her toe. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

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    #6 - The Strange Death of Professor Shockley

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    A respected professor dies in a hot tub. Two friends are at the scene. Only one survives to tell the tale. "48 Hours" contributor Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

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    #7 - The Kidnapping of Schanda Handley

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    A daughter watches in horror as her mother is kidnapped from their home by intruders posing as deliverymen. "CBS Mornings" lead national correspondent David Begnaud reports.

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    #8 - The Snapchat Clue

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    When his parents disappear, Chandler Halderson’s social media helps investigators unravel the case. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

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    #9 - The "Unsolvable" Murder of Roxanne Wood

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    How a DNA “detective,” an undercover cop and a cast-off cigarette butt helped catch a killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

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    #10 - Last Seen in Breckenridge

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    In 1982 the bodies of Annette Schnee and Bobbie Jo Oberholtzer were found outside a luxe ski town. A man rescued from a snowdrift the night of the murders turned out to be their killer. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.

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    #11 - The Betrayal of Linda Slaten

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    After a young mother is murdered, her son unknowingly hangs the killer's photo on his wall. "48 Hours" contributor Jim Axelrod reports.

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    #12 - The Tree that Helped Solve a Murder

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    When a young mother disappears, DNA from a tree helps lead to her killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

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    #13 - The Idaho Student Murders

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    Four college students are found stabbed to death in their home. Police say the suspect had studied the criminal mind. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

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    #14 - Melissa Turner's Closing Act

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    A cosplay actor finds herself in the spotlight when she's accused of murdering her boyfriend. Can she convince a jury it was self-defense? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

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    #15 - The Daughters Who Disappeared

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    In 1997 four families are shattered when their daughters go missing. As they grieve, one man claims to have answers. Can he be trusted? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports on the final chapter of a case she started covering more than two decades ago.

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    #16 - The Death of an Officer’s Wife

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    Amanda Perrault died of a gunshot wound to the head. The unusual position of her body raised questions about who pulled the trigger. "48 Hours" contributor Anne-Marie Green reports.

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    #17 - The Kidnapping of Michelle and Breea Renee

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    A mother is forced to rob a bank to save her daughter’s life, then her abductor falsely claims the mother was in on the crime. "48 Hours" contributor Tracy Smith reports.

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    #18 - The Brighton Ax Murder

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    A young mother is killed in her bed, her toddler unharmed. Unsolved for 40 years, how the unusual crime scene helped close the case. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

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    #19 - The Trial of Alex Murdaugh

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    "48 Hours" explores the double life of a once prominent lawyer and his stunning fall from grace. Murdaugh is now an admitted drug addict, thief and convicted murderer. "48 Hours" contributor Nikki Battiste reports.

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    #20 - What Angelina Saw

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    A young girl peeks out of her bedroom to see blood on the floor and her mother in distress. As an adult she looks back on a night that changed her life. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

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    #21 - Remembering the Chowchilla Kidnapping

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    The segment airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ follows the story of the infamous 1976 school bus kidnapping, in which three masked gunmen abducted 26 children and school bus driver Ed Ray. They were buried alive beneath a rock quarry and in an old moving truck, spending more than 16 hours in the dark before they were able to escape.

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    #22 - The Mysterious Death of Tiffiney Crawford

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    A young mother found dead in her car. Could she have shot herself twice? "48 Hours" contributor David Begnaud reports.

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    #23 - Kassanndra's Secret

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    A young woman vanishes. Eerie surveillance video captures a man in a hat. Investigators learn the two are linked by a secret. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.

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    #24 - Christy and Hilda's Last Dance

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    After a night out, two women were dumped outside hospitals by masked men. Were the men good Samaritans or did they play a role in the women’s deaths? "48 Hours" contributor Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

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    #25 - Crosley Green's Hard Time

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    He was free for two years and then sent back to prison for a murder he swears he didn't commit. Yet Green still has faith he'll see his loved ones again. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty has the latest on the case.

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Season 36 Ratings Summary

"The Case Against Michael Politte" is the best rated episode of "48 Hours" season 36. It scored 7/10 based on 1 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 11/26/2022. This episode is rated NaN points higher than the second-best, "Gabby Petito: The Untold Story".