Episode
20/20: Family Lies?
Overview
Newly obtained investigative files provide fresh insight into one of New England's most notorious mysteries, which unfolded after Nathan Carman and his mother Linda Carman took a fateful fishing trip in 2016. Was it lost at sea...or was it murder?
Details
- Series
- 20/20
- Season
- Season 48
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 2025-04-04
- Runtime
- 81 min
Episode context
Family Lies? is Episode 23 in Season 48 of 20/20. It aired on 2025-04-04. The runtime is 81 min.
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