Episode
48 Hours: Dear Savanna
Overview
48 Hours examines the case of Dorothy Lee who kidnapped her daughter in the middle of a bitter divorce with her then-husband Harris Todd. She eluded the FBI for two decades eventually settling in Australia. Recently arrested she tells her side of the story and her daughter reflects on the past she never knew about.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 29
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2015-12-05
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Dear Savanna is Episode 13 in Season 29 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2015-12-05. The runtime is 43 min.
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