Episode
48 Hours: Was Kevin Cooper Framed? Part 1
Overview
Nearly 20 years ago a death row inmate wrote to "48 Hours" that he was framed for the murder of four people. Was evidence planted? New DNA tests could answer that question. Correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 32
- Episode
- Episode 14
- Air date
- 2019-01-26
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Was Kevin Cooper Framed? Part 1 is Episode 14 in Season 32 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2019-01-26. The runtime is 43 min.
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