48 Hours - Season 38

48 HOURS launches its 38th season with the case of 17-year-old Benjamin Elliott, who stabbed his twin sister - a crime with no known motive. His defense team says he was sleepwalking when he killed her.

A wife calls 911 to report her husband missing. Police then discover his lifeless body in his car, parked inside a corporate parking garage. The first clues to solving the mystery come from the very cameras the killer tried to cover up. Security footage shows a masked man in a yellow hard hat carrying a can of blue spray paint, attempting to conceal his crime. 

After her husband is found with a fatal injury at the foot of the stairs, a woman is accused of murder and fights to clear her name. Alison Davis says she woke up to find her husband, Kevin, critically injured, and she insists he fell down the stairs. But police say an autopsy revealed inconsistencies that led them to a different conclusion. Alison Davis always maintained her innocence and was in the fight of her life to defend herself. 

A young woman mourns her uncle's murder and questions whether the convicted killer was the only one involved.

A gifted artist is murdered in her home; decades later, her killer reveals what drove him. Her toddler is left at the crime scene to fend for herself.

The murders of a beloved doctor, his wife and their young daughter leave their Santa Barbara, Calif., community reeling; a manhunt leads to the arrest of a suspect who prosecutors say is a conman.

When a young mother goes missing, trained tracker and detective Dakota Black launches an investigation that locates the murdered woman.

A stalker sends menacing messages to a young mother before she is murdered. The investigation reveals a sinister setup. In this week's 48 HOURS, correspondent Peter Van Sant reports on how law enforcement unraveled the case, including why a person of interest believes the spirit of the victim gave him "the urge" to buy a sweatshirt that ultimately helped clear his name.

Molly Bish was just 16 years old when she went missing on June 27, 2000. She vanished after being dropped off at her lifeguarding job. What followed became the largest search in Massachusetts history. Her remains were eventually discovered, but her killer has never been identified. Decades later, Bish's sister turns to social media, sharing her family's story and urging the public to help generate new leads. 48 HOURS correspondent Erin Moriarty reports on the renewed push for answers.

This week's 48 HOURS centers on SURVIVOR contestant Joe Hunter, whose emotional tribute to his late sister Joanna became one of the most talked-about moments of season 48. Joanna's death was officially ruled a suicide, but Joe says she was murdered and has made it his mission to uncover the truth. 48 HOURS correspondent Natalie Morales has the story on what happened to Hunter's sister in this episode, "Joe Hunter's Mission."

Did a high school softball coach recruit one of her former players to kill? "48 Hours" correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports

When a gravely ill young woman is rushed to the hospital, doctors make a shocking discovery: she has an "astronomical" amount of lead in her body. What begins as a medical mystery quickly becomes a criminal investigation. Hannah Pettey, a young mother from Alabama, suffered debilitating pain and lost more than 45 pounds in the months prior as her health rapidly declined. Investigators focus on the two people she trusted the most as the police work to uncover who was poisoning Hannah, and why. 48 HOURS correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports on the case in "The Gaslighting of Hannah Pettey," which includes Green's multiple interviews with survivor Hannah Pettey and an exclusive interview with the prime suspect in the case, Hannah's husband, Brian Mann.

A Pennsylvania man claims a freak accident while handling his gun caused the death of his wife, Melissa Rocuba. Bruno Rocuba was not arrested or charged with any crime. Years later, investigators uncover disturbing new evidence that challenges Bruno Rocuba's story, including surveillance audio capturing his wife's final moments. The recording raises haunting questions about what really happened in that bedroom and whether Melissa Rocuba's death was truly an accident. 48 HOURS correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports on the case in "Melissa Rocuba's Final Moments."

When Debe Atrops was murdered, her daughter, Rhianna Stephens, was just 8 months old. More than 30 years later, a cold case team from Washington County took a fresh look at the case by talking to witnesses and running new tests on old evidence. The team thought they had enough to prosecute Debe's estranged husband at the time of her murder, Bob Atrops, who is also Stephens' father. Stephens is convinced they have the wrong man – after losing her mother, she fears losing her father too. 

The investigation into Katlyn's death, which was initially reported as a medical emergency after her 4-year-old daughter found her unresponsive. Evidence soon revealed she had been strangled with phone charging cables in what prosecutors called a "cold-blooded and calculated" attack following a recent breakup.

On Dec. 23, 2023, police were called to a Texas home where two teenagers had been shot. Eighteen-year-old Ethan Riley died from his injuries, while 19-year-old Ben Bliek survived. Their friend, 17-year-old Connor Hilton, was arrested and later confessed to the shooting. Hilton and his parents sat down for an exclusive interview with 48 HOURS. He claims the shooting was triggered by a reaction to a popular prescription acne medication, saying it caused him to experience homicidal thoughts. Prosecutors, however, reject that explanation and say the evidence points elsewhere. 

In 1969, 17-year-old Mary Kay Hesse was stabbed to death in Wahoo, Neb. – a crime that haunted the community for decades. 48 HOURS first began reporting on the case in 1999, capturing interviews and material that, until now, had never aired. For more than 50 years, the murder remained unsolved. But advances in investigative techniques and renewed focus by law enforcement helped piece together long-overlooked evidence, ultimately leading to an arrest. 48 HOURS correspondent Natalie Morales reports on how the murder of Mary Kay Hesse was finally brought back into focus in "The Girl from Wahoo."

When a college student in Milwaukee vanishes after a first date, investigators race to retrace her final movements. Using data from an app on her phone, law enforcement begins to piece together where she went – and whom she was with. As the investigation focuses on a man named Maxwell Anderson, chilling security camera footage and evidence discovered on a secluded beach raise urgent questions about what happened to Sade Robinson. 48 HOURS correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports in "Sade Robinson and the Secret Beach." 

When a woman's remains found in a swamp outside Savannah are identified, friends are stunned. They had been told Mindi Kassotis died in a hospital. But five months later, authorities say she was murdered. Investigators ultimately focus on her husband, Nick Kassotis, as they work to unravel how she appeared to die twice, and what really happened in the months between. 48 HOURS correspondent Erin Moriarty reports in "The Woman Who Died Twice."

The murder of third grade teacher Jocelyn Peters baffled investigators in St. Louis, Missouri, from the start. The crime scene contained unusual clues, such as potato fragments splattered near the victim, and the behavior of a person of interest before a police interview caught detectives' attention. Why did this man eat pages from a notebook when facing questions about Jocelyn's murder? What did investigators believe the notebook might reveal? 48 HOURS correspondent Anne-Marie Green reports in "Jocelyn Peters and the Notebook." 

In the summer of 2013, Minnesota resident Gary Herbst seemingly vanished. But before anyone realized he was missing, neighbors noticed something strange: late one night, they watched a rolled-up carpet being carried out of his home. Years later, investigators would uncover a startling discovery that revealed what really happened. In an exclusive interview, 48 HOURS correspondent Peter Van Sant speaks with Gary Herbst's son, Austin Herbst, about why he killed his father. 

Denise Huskins Quinn and Aaron Quinn share how they worked with law enforcement to help uncover additional crimes committed by their attacker, helping to bring justice to other victims.

What begins as a burglary investigation quickly turns into something far more sinister. When a thief is caught in the act, he sends police down a trail of evidence that reveals the murder of Harold Allen, involving thousands of text messages, unusual poisons and a root beer float. How did a sweet treat become central to a deadly crime? 48 HOURS correspondent Peter Van Sant reports in "The Root Beer Float Murder."

Tiffani McInnis was a teenager when her mother, Kimberly Langwell, failed to return home from work, leaving her family searching for answers. For decades, Tiffani lived with uncertainty, holding on to the hope that she would one day learn what happened to her mother. More than 20 years later, detectives in Beaumont, Texas, received critical information that would breathe new life into the cold case. Their investigation led to a secret grave and a horrific discovery that finally revealed Kimberly Langwell's fate. 

The last known sighting of a missing teenager leads investigators to a remote Iowa farm, where photos discovered on an old cell phone reveal critical clues. As law enforcement works to make sense of the evidence, those images help them put the pieces together and determine what happened to 14-year-old Jade Colvin. 48 HOURS correspondent Natalie Morales investigates how the case unfolded and how investigators used the photos to uncover the truth.

In 1984, three teenage girls went missing from the same Long Island area within months of each other. Fifteen-year-old Kelly Morrissey walked out of her home on June 12 and was never heard from again. Five months later, her friend Theresa Fusco, 16, vanished after leaving her job at a local roller rink. And then four more months after that, 19-year-old Jackie Martarella never showed up for a shift at a Burger King. Nearly 41 years later, a breakthrough involving DNA from a smoothie straw has finally brought new answers in one of the cases. 

Gloria Choi, a young single mother from Washington, had a chance meeting that led to what appeared to be a dream romance. Her new boyfriend, Billy Rickman, showered her with attention, convincing those around her that he was deeply devoted. But investigators would later uncover a far more troubling reality. As police pieced together what was real and what was deception, the investigation revealed how the relationship spiraled into violence and ended in murder

When Beverly Hills police respond to a 911 call at a mansion, they discover a widow, Violet Yacobi, dead below a staircase. How did she end up on the marble floor of her entryway, and was her death the result of a tragic accident or something more sinister? As detectives dig deeper, conflicting accounts and forensic evidence raise suspicion about Violet's dentist son Daniel Yacobi.

In 2002, 48 HOURS correspondent Erin Moriarty covered the case of New York nurse Ted Maher who was convicted in the arson death of a billionaire in Monaco. Twenty-four years later, Maher had reinvented himself – changed his name to Jon Green – but was now accused of putting a hit out on his wife, Dr. Kim Lark, in New Mexico. Prosecutors say Green was locked up for forging his wife's name on checks and stealing her dogs when he paid a jail mate to murder her. Erin Moriarty spoke with the man who claims Green hired him. The man says Green instructed him to hold a gun to the head of one of Dr. Lark's dogs and force her to drink fentanyl-laced water. Green denies the charges. 

Kouri Richins, the Utah mother who made headlines for publishing a children's book about grief after her husband's death, was sentenced just last week to life in prison without parole for his murder. Prosecutors argued she poisoned her husband, Eric Richins, in a case that drew national attention. Now, jurors who heard the evidence are speaking out about what led them to convict her, including what they believe motivated the crime and why they reached their verdict. 48 HOURS correspondent Natalie Morales reports in the season finale, "Kouri Richins: Behind the Facade."