Episode
48 Hours: To Catch A Genius
Overview
A successful wife dead from nicotine poisoning. Her genius husband beat "Jeopardy!" -- can he beat a murder rap? Erin Moriarty investigates.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 28
- Episode
- Episode 26
- Air date
- 2015-04-18
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
To Catch A Genius is Episode 26 in Season 28 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2015-04-18. The runtime is 60 min.
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