Episode
48 Hours: Portrait of a Killer
Overview
A teenager said after he killed an elderly couple “it felt amazing.” Now a controversial new California law could set him free at 25. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty investigates.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 32
- Episode
- Episode 17
- Air date
- 2019-02-23
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Portrait of a Killer is Episode 17 in Season 32 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2019-02-23. The runtime is 43 min.
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