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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 9 - Tracking the Killer of Mary Catherine Edwards
    7.4/10(35 votes)

    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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  2. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 18 - The No Body Case of Dee Warner
    7.4/10(33 votes)

    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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  3. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 21 - The Hit-and-Run Homicide of Davis McClendon
    7.4/10(23 votes)

    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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  4. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 22 - Cati Blauvelt: Death of a Soldier's Wife
    7.4/10(22 votes)

    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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  5. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 16 - Unraveling the Case Against Melissa Calusinski
    7.3/10(37 votes)

    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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  6. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 17 - The Ivy League Murder
    7.3/10(28 votes)

    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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  7. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 24 - Dead Girls Don't Talk
    7.3/10(27 votes)

    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. "48 Hours" contributor Jonathan Vigliotti reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  8. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 28 - The Boy Across the Street
    7.3/10(25 votes)

    S38:E28

    College student Catina Rose Salarno is killed by her boyfriend who lived right across the street. Decades later, her family is still battling to keep him in prison.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  9. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 29 - Facing a Monster
    7.3/10(26 votes)

    S38:E29

    As a teenager, C.C. Opanowski survives a vicious attack by an ex-boyfriend. Years later, she faces him in court after he murders a young mother.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  10. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 2 - The Unending Search for Sara Anne Wood
    7.2/10(34 votes)

    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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  11. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 6 - Who Killed Aileen Seiden in Room 15?
    7.2/10(35 votes)

    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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  12. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 7 - The Strange Shooting of Alex Pennig
    7.2/10(38 votes)

    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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  13. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 8 - Fatal First Date
    7.2/10(34 votes)

    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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  14. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 11 - The Firefighter's Secret
    7.2/10(43 votes)

    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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  15. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 19 - It's About Danni
    7.2/10(27 votes)

    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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  16. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 27 - The Farris Wheel
    7.2/10(21 votes)

    S38:E27

    Melody Farris, the matriarch of a wealthy family, spins a tale trying to pin the murder of her husband on her own son.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  17. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 30 - The Footprint
    7.2/10(21 votes)

    S38:E30

    Jeanie Ann Childs is murdered in her home in south Minneapolis and the pivotal clue at the crime is a bloody footprint her killer left behind.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  18. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 31 - My Mother's Murder Trials (1)
    7.2/10(21 votes)

    S38:E31

    Dana Chandler's own daughter believes she committed a double murder. Years later, courtroom drama brings unsettling answers.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  19. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 1 - The Life and Death of Blaze Bernstein
    7.1/10(33 votes)

    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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  20. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 12 - The "Batman" Intruder
    7.1/10(23 votes)

    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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  21. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 20 - Justine's Voice
    7.1/10(26 votes)

    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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  22. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 5 - Where is Jermain Charlo?
    7.0/10(36 votes)

    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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  23. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 13 - The Search for JonBenét's Killer
    7.0/10(35 votes)

    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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  24. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 26 - First Love, Then Murder
    7.0/10(22 votes)

    S38:E26

    When Oregon teen Ellen Friar disappears, investigators discover her forbidden relationship led to murder. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.

    Director:Unknown
    Writer:Unknown

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  25. 48 Hours Season 38 Episode 23 - Could Angela Prichard Have Been Saved?
    6.9/10(27 votes)

    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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Season 38 Ratings Summary

"Tracking the Killer of Mary Catherine Edwards" is the best rated episode of 48 Hours season 38. It scored 7.4/10 from 35 votes. Written and directed by Unknown, it aired on November 9, 2024.