Episode
48 Hours: Dark Side of the Mesa: Update
Overview
Convicted of killing his wife in 2004, a bombshell twist gives an Arizona man a second shot at freedom. Will a jury set him free? "48 Hours" correspondent Susan Spencer has the latest in the case.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 31
- Episode
- Episode 30
- Air date
- 2018-05-12
Episode context
Dark Side of the Mesa: Update is Episode 30 in Season 31 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2018-05-12.
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