Episode
48 Hours: Private Needham's War
Overview
A decorated soldier who was medievac-ed from Iraq and later diagnosed with traumatic brain injury (TBI) and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) remembers little of the beating that he gave his 19-year-old girlfriend who died from his hands.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 25
- Episode
- Episode 6
- Air date
- 2011-11-12
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Private Needham's War is Episode 6 in Season 25 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2011-11-12. The runtime is 60 min.
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