Episode
48 Hours: Playing by the Rules?
Overview
A popular football coach is serving life for killing his pregnant wife -- was evidence hidden that could set him free? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 29
- Episode
- Episode 23
- Air date
- 2016-03-12
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Playing by the Rules? is Episode 23 in Season 29 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2016-03-12. The runtime is 43 min.
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