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The Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 38

Every episode of 48 Hours Season 38 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 38!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    48 Hours Season 38 Episode 1 - The Life and Death of Blaze Bernstein
    7.3/10(25 votes)

    #1 - The Life and Death of Blaze Bernstein

    S38:E1

    A brilliant college student is killed by a former classmate. Inside the trial of the secret neo-Nazi prosecutors say murdered Blaze because he was gay and Jewish.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  2. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 2 - The Unending Search for Sara Anne Wood
    7.2/10(25 votes)

    #2 - The Unending Search for Sara Anne Wood

    S38:E2

    Investigators are locked in a 30-year game of cat and mouse with a child serial killer to find the body of 12-year-old Sara. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  3. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 3 - The Bathtub Murder of Kendy Howard
    6.8/10(28 votes)

    #3 - The Bathtub Murder of Kendy Howard

    S38:E3

    Did a former Idaho state trooper use his law enforcement skills to stage his wife's death in their bathtub? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  4. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 4 - The Depraved Heart Murder
    6.5/10(27 votes)

    #4 - The Depraved Heart Murder

    S38:E4

    Sarah Harris was a bright, young Maryland woman who dreamed of a career in medicine. On the morning of Jan. 26, 2022, she was found unresponsive on the floor of the home she shared with her boyfriend, Dr. James Ryan. Ryan told police it was an overdose, but Harris’ family believed he was responsible. Contributor Nikki Battiste reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  5. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 5 - Where is Jermain Charlo?
    6.9/10(24 votes)

    #5 - Where is Jermain Charlo?

    S38:E5

    Police have searched for 23-year-old mother Jermain Charlo since she vanished in June 2018 from Missoula, Montana. Now, six years after she disappeared, police release the last known images of the missing mom. Can this security camera video help reveal what happened to her?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  6. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 6 - Who Killed Aileen Seiden in Room 15?
    7.2/10(25 votes)

    #6 - Who Killed Aileen Seiden in Room 15?

    S38:E6

    Three people check into a Florida motel room. Only two walk out alive. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  7. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 7 - The Strange Shooting of Alex Pennig
    7.2/10(26 votes)

    #7 - The Strange Shooting of Alex Pennig

    S38:E7

    A nurse is found dead in her apartment. Surveillance video captures her coming home for the last time. Can investigators piece together what happened next? "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 8 - Fatal First Date
    7.3/10(23 votes)

    #8 - Fatal First Date

    S38:E8

    A couple's first date ends with an ambush. Both are shot. Can the only survivor identify the shooter?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 9 - Tracking the Killer of Mary Catherine Edwards
    7.7/10(26 votes)

    #9 - Tracking the Killer of Mary Catherine Edwards

    S38:E9

    A schoolteacher is murdered in her own home. Years later investigators discover she was a bridesmaid at the killer's wedding. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 10 - The Plot to Eliminate Alyssa Burkett
    6.6/10(25 votes)

    #10 - The Plot to Eliminate Alyssa Burkett

    S38:E10

    A toxic couple orchestrates an elaborate plan to kill a mother. Peter Van Sant reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  11. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 11 - The Firefighter's Secret
    7.1/10(30 votes)

    #11 - The Firefighter's Secret

    S38:E11

    A young woman is found dead in her burning home. She'd been involved with a firefighter — could he have set a fire to cover her murder? "48 Hours" contributor Nikki Battiste reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  12. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 12 - The "Batman" Intruder
    7.4/10(18 votes)

    #12 - The "Batman" Intruder

    S38:E12

    Morgan Metzer is attacked in her home by a masked intruder disguising his voice to sound like Batman. Her ex-husband comes to her aid, but is he a hero? "48 Hours" contributor Nikki Battiste reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  13. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 13 - The Search for JonBenét's Killer
    7.0/10(24 votes)

    #13 - The Search for JonBenét's Killer

    S38:E13

    Is there new hope to solve the murder of JonBenét Ramsey? Her father says there's a way.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  14. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 14 - The Blackout Murder of Livye Lewis
    6.7/10(16 votes)

    #14 - The Blackout Murder of Livye Lewis

    S38:E14

    A woman is discovered shot dead in her car with a blood-covered man alive on the ground. The man says he has no memory of how he got there. Investigators unravel the strange scene. 48 Hours correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  15. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 15 - Deputy Spivey on Trial
    7.2/10(20 votes)

    #15 - Deputy Spivey on Trial

    S38:E15

    Former TV bailiff Renard Spivey found himself in a real-life courtroom drama when he was accused of killing his wife in 2019. He speaks out for the first time about the fight to prove his innocence in an interview with 48 Hours contributor Natalie Morales.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  16. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 16 - Unraveling the Case Against Melissa Calusinski
    7.1/10(23 votes)

    #16 - Unraveling the Case Against Melissa Calusinski

    S38:E16

    Was key evidence manipulated to help convict a day care worker of murder? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 17 - The Ivy League Murder
    7.3/10(18 votes)

    #17 - The Ivy League Murder

    S38:E17

    A road rage incident unravels into a story of obsession and premeditation when Yale graduate student and former National Army Guardsman Kevin Jiang is gunned down in New Haven, Connecticut.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 18 - The No Body Case of Dee Warner
    7.3/10(24 votes)

    #18 - The No Body Case of Dee Warner

    S38:E18

    When a woman disappears, her children are certain she's been murdered. But without a body, they know it will be hard to get justice. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 19 - It's About Danni
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #19 - It's About Danni

    S38:E19

    When 15-year-old Danni Houchins is found dead in a swamp, her family says they were led to believe she drowned. 24 years later, Danni's sister learns the terrible truth. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  20. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 20 - Justine's Voice
    7.2/10(18 votes)

    #20 - Justine's Voice

    S38:E20

    After a teenager is strangled and buried alive, her family takes on the fight to keep her convicted killers behind bars. "We're her voice" says Justine's sister. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  21. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 21 - The Hit-and-Run Homicide of Davis McClendon
    7.4/10(15 votes)

    #21 - The Hit-and-Run Homicide of Davis McClendon

    S38:E21

    When South Carolina authorities found Davis McClendon dead by the road near his wrecked car, they suspected a hit-and-run. But his newfound love is convinced it was not accident.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  22. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 22 - Cati Blauvelt: Death of a Soldier's Wife
    7.3/10(16 votes)

    #22 - Cati Blauvelt: Death of a Soldier's Wife

    S38:E22

    Shortly after former Army recruiter John Blauvelt was questioned about the fatal stabbing of his estranged wife Cati Blauvelt in South Carolina, he went on the run with his then-17-year-old girlfriend, Hannah Thompson. What does she know?

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  23. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 23 - Could Angela Prichard Have Been Saved?
    7.1/10(17 votes)

    #23 - Could Angela Prichard Have Been Saved?

    S38:E23

    A woman repeatedly called police for help when she was attacked, stalked, and intimidated by her husband. It didn't stop him from killing her. "48 Hours" contributor Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  24. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 24 - Dead Girls Don't Talk
    7.1/10(18 votes)

    #24 - Dead Girls Don't Talk

    S38:E24

    A man charged with murder for poisoning two women tells a friend, "dead girls don't talk." Brave survivors speak out on their behalf.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 25 - The Day My Mother Never Came Home
    6.9/10(19 votes)

    #25 - The Day My Mother Never Came Home

    S38:E25

    Did a father use his 6-year-old son as an alibi for murder? Reggie Reed Jr. grapples with his parents' troubled past.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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Season 38 Ratings Summary

"The Life and Death of Blaze Bernstein" is the best rated episode of "48 Hours" season 38. It scored 7.3/10 based on 25 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 9/21/2024. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "The Unending Search for Sara Anne Wood".