Episode
48 Hours: Sugar Land: Life or Death
Overview
A Texas father targeted by a hit man fights for the life of the person who ordered the murder -- his son. "48 Hours"' Peter Van Sant has the latest in the case.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 32
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2019-01-05
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Sugar Land: Life or Death is Episode 11 in Season 32 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2019-01-05. The runtime is 43 min.
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