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“48 HOURS” CRIME TIME DOUBLE FEATURE: TWO SERIAL KILLINGS INVESTIGATED
Back-to-Back Encore Episodes All Summer Saturday, June 15 9:00 PM – The disappearance of three women in the early 2000s led their families on paths filled with twists and turns that would prove to be the ultimate tests of love and determination. The cases also challenged the intelligence and skill of two investigators, one a local police officer and the other a seasoned FBI agent, who were brought together to unlock the mystery between the cases. Their work revealed a killer with the chilling nickname of Hannibal. His ultimate identity would shock everyone involved. 48 HOURS reports in...
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“48 HOURS” CRIME TIME DOUBLE FEATURE: A LOOK BACK AT CASES OF SURVIVORS WHO LIVED TO TELL THEIR STORIES
Back-to-Back Encore Episodes All Summer Long Saturday, June 8 9:00 PM, ET/PT – Robin Doan thought the gunshots she was hearing were part of a nightmare, but when she woke up, they continued. One of the 15 shots that rang out in her Pampa, Texas, home grazed her leg and arm. The other shots killed Doan’s mother, stepfather and brother. The lone gunman then fled into the night. Doan, then just 10 years old, played dead before making a chilling call to 911, telling the operator, “There was a shoot-out in my house and I don’t know who’s dead. And I’m scared half to death.” She survived the...
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“48 HOURS” CRIME TIME DOUBLE FEATURE: FORMER GAME SHOW CONTESTANTS CONVICTED OF MURDER
Back-to-Back Encore Episodes All Summer Long Saturday, June 1 9:00 PM, ET/PT – Rodney Alcala worked as a photographer and a typesetter and was once a contestant on “The Dating Game.” However, police say he was also a chameleon and a serial killer, perhaps the deadliest in the country’s history, and investigators are unsure if they will ever know how many victims he left behind. Peter Van Sant and 48 HOURS investigate Alcala’s trail of murder in an encore of “Rodney Alcala: The Killing Game,” to be broadcast Saturday, June 1 (9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network and strea...
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“48 HOURS” SATURDAY DOUBLE ENCORE
Saturday, May 25 48 HOURS celebrates its 36th anniversary as Saturday’s #1 non-sports primetime program for the season, its 18th consecutive season in that spot. The broadcast also added more than +1 million viewers in 7-day playback 10 times this season, which has never happened before. 9:00 PM, ET/PT – Has a forensic document expert unmasked the anonymous author of the infamous Circleville letters? For nearly two decades, an anonymous letter writer terrorized the small town of Circleville, Ohio, by sending threatening letters that exposed alleged secrets about neighbors and friends. E...
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THE WIFE OF A FERTILITY DOCTOR IS FOUND DEAD – DID HER DOGS PLAY A ROLE OR WAS THE SCENE STAGED TO COVER A MURDER?
(L-R) Susann Sills and dogs; Dr. Eric Scott Sills and Susann Sills Watch a Preview On Nov. 13, 2016, Dr. Eric Scott Sills, a renowned California fertility doctor, called 911 and reported finding his wife and business partner unresponsive at the bottom of the stairs. An initial investigation revealed some evidence that was consistent with an accidental fall. But other evidence pointed to something more sinister. What role, if any, did the family dogs play? Correspondent Tracy Smith reports in 48 HOURS: “The Puzzling Death of Susann Sills,” to be broadcast Saturday, May 18 (10:00 PM, ET/...
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INSIDE A DAUGHTER’S DESPERATE SEARCH FOR HER MOTHER 17 YEARS AFTER SHE DISAPPEARED, AND HER DETERMINATION TO BRING HER KILLER TO JUSTICE, ON “48 HOURS: THE DAY MY MOTHER VANISHED”
Nicki Myers Bates Watch a Preview Nicki Myers Bates was just 7 years old in 2006 when her mother vanished and the man her mom lived with told police he watched her die. That man, William Greer, went on the run, evading authorities for years. Nearly two decades later, Bates is still desperately trying to find her mother’s remains. Bates talks with 48 HOURS correspondent Peter Van Sant about her mother’s disappearance and about bringing her killer to justice in “The Day My Mother Vanished,” to be broadcast Saturday, May 11 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming ...
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A RESPECTED DETECTIVE BECOMES A SUSPECT IN THE DEATH OF HIS WIFE – HE INSISTS HE DIDN’T DO IT – A CRIME SCENE ANALYST SAYS GUNSHOT RESIDUE MAY HOLD THE ANSWER
(L-R) Brian and Amy Fanion Watch a Preview On May 8, 2018, detective Brian Fanion dialed 911. When Massachusetts State Police detectives Brendan O’Toole and Mike Blanchette arrived at the scene, they found 51-year-old Amy Fanion dead on the dining room floor. According to Brian Fanion, the couple had been arguing about his retirement plans, and at some point, Amy Fanion picked up his service weapon and shot herself. Investigators did not believe his story. Contributor Nikki Battiste reports in 48 HOURS: “The Detective’s Wife,” to be broadcast Saturday, May 4 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on t...
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CBS ANNOUNCES ITS 2024-2025 PRIMETIME SCHEDULE
The New Scripted Series “Matlock,” “Poppa’s House,” “NCIS: Origins” and “Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage” Join 18 Returning Shows High-Stakes Competition Show “The Summit,” Hosted by Manu Bennett, to Debut After “Survivor” in Fall; “The Amazing Race” Returns in Spring “Hollywood Squares,” Starring Drew Barrymore as the Center Square, to Premiere in January as Part of the New “Game Show Wednesdays” Paired with “The Price Is Right at Night” and “Raid the Cage” The New Drama “Watson,” Starring Morris Chestnut, to Debut Mid-Season CBS today announced its 2024-2025 primetime programmin...
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A KANSAS WOMAN IS FOUND DYING FROM A GUNSHOT WOUND – EVIDENCE AT THE SCENE DOESN’T ADD UP, SO PROSECUTORS COME UP WITH A NEW WAY – THEY SAY – TO FIND OUT WHAT REALLY HAPPENED
Erin Moriarty Reports in “48 Hours: Kristen Trickle: Autopsy of the Mind” Kristen Trickle Watch a Preview In the early morning hours of Halloween 2019 in Hays, Kansas, Colby Trickle called 911 and said he woke up to his ears ringing and saw his wife, Kristen Trickle, bleeding next to him in the bed. Responding officers found Kristen Trickle, 26, clinging to life. What happened was a mystery. Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports on the unusual investigation in 48 HOURS: “Kristen Trickle: Autopsy of the Mind,” to be broadcast Saturday, April 27 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Televisio...