Episode
48 Hours: Sins of the Father
Overview
After nearly 60 years, a former priest is on trial for murdering a young woman who had gone to him for confession. Did the church conspire to cover it up? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger investigates.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 31
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2018-01-27
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Sins of the Father is Episode 16 in Season 31 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2018-01-27. The runtime is 43 min.
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