7.6/1022 votes#1 - The Gilgo Beach Serial Killings
Season 37 Episode 1 - Aired 9/16/2023
Chilling new details about alleged killer Rex Heuermann.
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7.5/1017 votes#2 - The Night of the Idaho Student Murders
Season 37 Episode 2 - Aired 9/16/2023
New information about the case against Bryan Kohberger for the Nov. 13, 2022, deaths of four University of Idaho students.
Director: N/A
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7.3/1026 votes#3 - The Game Show and the Murder
Season 37 Episode 3 - Aired 9/30/2023
A "Family Feud" contestant convicted of murdering his estranged wife speaks out for the first time.
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6.9/1022 votes#4 - Who Wanted Nicki Lenway Dead?
Season 37 Episode 4 - Aired 10/7/2023
A crime scene investigator for the Minneapolis Police Department who was gunned down in broad daylight and left for dead in a parking lot tells her story.
Director: N/A
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6.8/1019 votes#5 - Jade Janks and the Secret Photos
Season 37 Episode 5 - Aired 10/14/2023
A woman is charged with her stepfather's murder when he is found dead soon after she discovered explicit photos of herself on his computer.
Director: N/A
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6.8/1018 votes#6 - Who Killed Aileen Seiden in Room 15?
Season 37 Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/2024
n April 2018, in the Florida Gulf Coast town of Eastpoint, a killer had struck. Aileen Seiden's beaten body was found dumped near a highway. The next day, a bloody motel room was discovered nearby. The back-to-back scenes prompted investigators to see if the two were connected.
Director: N/A
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6.9/1016 votes#7 - The Strange Shooting of Alex Pennig
Season 37 Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/2024
Police were called to the Minnesota apartment of 32-year-old nurse Alex Pennig in December 2022. Her friend, Matthew Ecker, told first responders that Pennig had shot herself in the head. Officers arrived to find Pennig lying on her back in the bathroom. However, officers noted unusual findings, including the position Alex was found in. The gun was found with her left hand on it, but Alex was right-handed. So, was it a tragic, self-inflicted act, or something more sinister?
Director: N/A
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7.1/1023 votes#8 - Fatal first date
Season 37 Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/2024
The 2021 incident in Farmersville, Ill., began like any other date night. Smith and Reeves met online and decided to go on their first date the night before Thanksgiving. But their evening together ended in horror, when an intruder entered Smith's home sometime after 1:00 AM. Reeves was shot and killed, while Smith, who was shot in the head, barely survived.
Director: Matthew DeVoe
Writer: N/A
6.8/1013 votes#9 - Tracking the Killer of Catherine Edwards
Season 37 Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/2024
In 1995, Catherine Edwards was found murdered in her Beaumont Texas, home – an act that sent shockwaves through the community. The investigation went cold for years, leaving friends and family without answers. However, recent advances in forensic science and tireless work by investigators revealed a startling twist.
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6.9/1018 votes#10 - The Plot to Eliminate Alyssa Burkett
Season 37 Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/2024
A toxic couple orchestrates an elaborate plan to kill a mother.
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7.2/1019 votes#11 - Andreen McDonald: A Millionaire Vanishes
Season 37 Episode 11 - Aired 12/9/2023
When the husband of a woman who turned her assisted living business into a million-dollar company vanishes, he is charged with her murder; his unusual self-defense claim raises concern.
Director: N/A
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7.2/1015 votes#12 - The Journals of Maria Muñoz
Season 37 Episode 12 - Aired 12/16/2023
A nurse anaesthetist's wife is found dead with a puzzling combination of drugs in her system and a pinprick mark on her right elbow crease.
Director: N/A
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7.4/1016 votes#13 - The Suspicious Death of Megan Parra
Season 37 Episode 13 - Aired 1/6/2024
A young mother's death is declared a suicide, but when her family reviews photos of the scene, they believe they see evidence of a homicide.
Director: N/A
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6.9/108 votes#14 - Shootout at the Shaughnessys
Season 37 Episode 14 - Aired 1/13/2024
A Texas woman sentenced to 120 days in jail for her role in a plot to have a millionaire jeweller murdered shares her story.
Director: N/A
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7.2/1012 votes#15 - For the Love of Cayley Mandadi
Season 37 Episode 15 - Aired 1/20/2024
When a beloved college student dies with unusual bruising, her parents go to extreme lengths to prove her death was no accident.
Director: N/A
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7.3/1021 votes#16 - Capturing Moriah Wilson's Killer
Season 37 Episode 16 - Aired 1/27/2024
An inside look at the international hunt for the killer of cyclist Moriah Wilson.
Director: N/A
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6.9/1015 votes#17 - Who Took Our Dad? The Abduction of Ray Wright
Season 37 Episode 17 - Aired 2/3/2024
After a beloved family man vanishes suddenly, a high-speed chase gives police a lead that suggests he was abducted and murdered in a revenge plot.
Director: N/A
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NaN/100 votes#18 - Justice for Amie Harwick
Season 37 Episode 18 - Aired 2/19/2024
The roommate of Hollywood family therapist Amie Harwick shares details for the first time about how he tried to save her the night she was murdered.
Director: N/A
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7.4/1011 votes#19 - The Assassination of Jeff German
Season 37 Episode 19 - Aired 2/17/2024
A Las Vegas journalist is stabbed to death while investigating four women's claims of a toxic workplace.
Director: N/A
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6.9/1015 votes#20 - The People v. Kouri Richins
Season 37 Episode 20 - Aired 2/24/2024
A grieving widow is arrested and charged with the murder of her husband shortly after writing a children's book to help her kids deal with the loss.
Director: N/A
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7.5/1017 votes#21 - The Menendez Brothers' Fight for Freedom
Season 37 Episode 21 - Aired 3/2/2024
After spending nearly 34 years in prison for killing their parents, Lyle and Erik Menendez await a judge's decision on whether new evidence can support their claim that they killed in self-defense and should have been convicted of manslaughter.
Director: N/A
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7.1/1018 votes#22 - The Monica Sementilli Affair
Season 37 Episode 22 - Aired 3/9/2024
When a celebrity hairstylist is killed poolside, investigators look at his wife, whose alleged affair with her racquetball coach could be a motive for murder
Director: N/A
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6.8/106 votes#23 - Who Poisoned Angela Craig?
Season 37 Episode 23 - Aired 3/23/2024
When Angela Craig's autopsy reveals she was poisoned, police charge her dentist husband with murder.
Director: N/A
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7.0/108 votes#24 - The Troubled Case Against Jane Dorotik
Season 37 Episode 24 - Aired 3/30/2024
A woman convicted of murdering her husband discovers problems with evidence used against her at trial after nearly two decades in prison.
Director: N/A
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6.8/109 votes#25 - The Conspiracy to Murder Jennifer Dulos
Season 37 Episode 25 - Aired 4/6/2024
A woman is found guilty of conspiring with her boyfriend to murder his estranged wife; the convicted woman's sister believes she is innocent.
Director: N/A
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The Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 37
Every episode of 48 Hours Season 37 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 37!
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 37 Ratings Summary
"The Gilgo Beach Serial Killings" is the best rated episode of "48 Hours" season 37. It scored 7.6/10 based on 22 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/16/2023. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Night of the Idaho Student Murders".