Episode
48 Hours: The Mortician, the Murder, the Movie
Overview
An investigation into the 1996 murder of a Texas widow that inspired the Jack Black movie "Bernie." At the heart of the probe is whether a mortician killed her and froze her body in order to live off her millions or to end years of abuse.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 30
- Episode
- Episode 2
- Air date
- 2016-10-01
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The Mortician, the Murder, the Movie is Episode 2 in Season 30 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2016-10-01. The runtime is 43 min.
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