
48 Hours Mystery — Season 25
The circumstances surrounding the 2009 death of boxer Arturo Gatti remain under scrutiny, with authorities investigating the possibility of either suicide or homicide.
In the wake of Amanda Knox’s acquittal this week, "48 Hours Mystery" will air a special titled "Amanda Knox: The Untold Story." The program reveals Knox's own descriptions of cruel manipulation and sexual intimidation she endured while i…
The Austin music community is reeling after a murder shattered its fragile peace. A frantic phone call to the police, placed by a distraught wife, has unexpectedly reopened a cold case dating back years. Tracy Smith has the story.
Could a film from Hollywood offer a key to understanding Texas's most infamous killing spree? Erin Moriarty investigates.
The 1994 murder of millionaire William McLaughlin in his Newport Beach, California home remains a subject of ongoing interest. Though former NFL linebacker Eric Naposki was convicted of the crime, he maintains his innocence and continues to…
The veteran, bearing the marks of his service in Iraq, was medically evacuated and subsequently diagnosed with traumatic brain injury and PTSD. Yet, he recalls scant detail of the violence inflicted upon his nineteen-year-old girlfriend, th…
The man, once a Cajun millionaire, now cultivated an air of English gentility, found himself unexpectedly implicated in a murder.
The circumstances surrounding Jocelyn Earnest's death in 2007 are under scrutiny. Found in her Virginia home with a firearm and a note indicating suicide, her death is being investigated. Her husband, Wesley, an assistant principal at a loc…
A significant development in the Long Island Serial Killer case emerged this week with the confirmation that remains believed to be those of 23-year-old Shannan Gilbert have been found. The eighteen-month search for the missing woman from N…
The quiet of a small Southern town is shattered when a clandestine love affair spirals into tragedy, irrevocably altering the course of a family. Susan Spencer reports on the unfolding drama.
Twenty-five years of marriage culminate in a brutal act. The question now before a jury: did a wife possess the right to take a life? Richard Schlesinger reports.
The case of a teenage girl accused of fatally stabbing her mother has ignited public interest, with whispers centering on a love triangle as the alleged motive. Richard Schlesinger reports on the tragic events that led to a mother’s violent…
The disappearance of an American from his sailboat in the Caribbean sets in motion a relentless pursuit. His nephew, driven by a desperate hope, follows the fading clues, aided by a journalist who has since become a skilled tracker. Peter V…
Gilles Tetreault’s encounter with a woman he’d connected with online quickly spiraled into a nightmare. He describes confronting a deranged individual who had meticulously planned an ambush intended to kill him. Tetreault was violently atta…
Maureen Maher’s report, “Soccer Moms Confidential,” details the origins of the P.I. Moms and examines the figure at its center, Chris Butler. The narrative, it is said, is driven by a potent mix of notoriety, wealth, drugs, and corruption. …
In April of 2010, Bruce Beresford-Redman, a former reality television producer, his wife Monica, and their two young children journeyed to Cancun, Mexico for a family holiday. On April 8th, Monica’s naked and battered body was found in a se…
Ernie Scherer III, a professional poker player, remains the primary suspect in the 2008 murders of his parents, Ernest Scherer Jr. and Charlene Abendroth, who were found in their Pleasanton, California home.
The investigation into the 1993 murder of Tricia Pacaccio, which occurred near Chicago, is being revisited alongside two other homicides and a violent assault near Los Angeles. These crimes are believed to have been committed by Michael Gar…
The long-awaited developments in the case of Anthony Graves, wrongly incarcerated for eighteen years in a Texas prison for murders he did not commit, continue to unfold.
The final, shocking act: Two years following his retirement, did world champion boxer Arturo Gatti take his own life, or was he murdered? Erin Moriarty presents the official findings, revealing the truth behind his death and the fate of his…
The story of Noor Almaleki, a young woman of twenty, who was fatally struck by her father's speeding SUV while crossing a parking lot in suburban Phoenix, and the subsequent prosecution of the event as an "honor killing," is detailed by Tro…
The disappearance of Jamie Laiaddee in March of 2010, and the subsequent narrative spun by her live-in boyfriend—a tale of a new job in Denver—is detailed in a report by Erin Moriarty. However, detectives would soon uncover a far more sinis…
The 1998 death of Ronda Reynolds in Toledo, Washington, remains a subject of inquiry, with investigators seeking to definitively determine whether it was a self-inflicted act or a homicide. Ann Rule, author of the book *In the Still of the …
Following a missing person report filed by Jeffrey Locker’s family, New York City Police discovered the body of the Long Island businessman and motivational speaker. He was slumped over the steering wheel of his car in Harlem. The initial a…
The case file details the inquiry into the 2009 deaths of a man's wife and two children; the man himself was a security chief employed by Joyce Meyer Ministries.
The April 2008 disappearance of the son of a prominent aviation entrepreneur presented a troubling case of kidnapping and extortion, as detailed by Peter Van Sant.
The dormant investigation has ignited anew with the announcement that a member of the police force will be charged in connection with a 1986 murder. Maureen Maher has the latest details.


