Episode
48 Hours: Dead Ringer
Overview
Ramon Sosa, was a former pro boxer who owned two gyms in Houston, Texas. He was on top of the world — until he learned someone was trying to hire a hit man to kill him. He came out fighting, helping police in an elaborate sting which meant he'd go down for the count in a most unusual way. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant goes inside the twisted case of a man whose murder was ordered – and who lived to talk about it.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 32
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2018-10-13
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Dead Ringer is Episode 4 in Season 32 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2018-10-13. The runtime is 43 min.
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