Episode
48 Hours: Murder on the Dark Web
Overview
Known as the internet's evil twin, the dark web is a place where services offering hit men-for-hire are just a computer click away. "48 Hours" explores the alarming world of murder-for-hire on the mysterious dark web and exposes an international criminal organization in a hunt for a self-described murder mastermind who uses the name Yura. A six-month investigation spans the globe and leads "48 Hours" to information in the U.S. and beyond, about murder plots bought and paid for -- but not yet carried out. Who is Yura? Where is Yura? And can police intervene before someone else gets killed?
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 32
- Episode
- Episode 1
- Air date
- 2018-09-29
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Murder on the Dark Web is Episode 1 in Season 32 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2018-09-29. The runtime is 43 min.
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