Episode
48 Hours: The DNA of a Killer: Update
Overview
Police have DNA evidence in a brutal murder, but can't match a killer -- so how did a public DNA database lead police to suspect a filmmaker of murder? CBS News correspondent Anne-Marie Green investigates.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 31
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2017-12-16
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The DNA of a Killer: Update is Episode 11 in Season 31 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2017-12-16. The runtime is 43 min.
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