Episode
48 Hours: The Pretender
Overview
A family murdered, the husband’s on the run posing as a New York Times reporter. The true story behind a new Hollywood movie.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 28
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 2015-03-28
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
The Pretender is Episode 23 in Season 28 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2015-03-28. The runtime is 60 min.
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