Episode
48 Hours: Defending DJ
Overview
"48 Hours" goes inside a family’s mission to restore their son’s reputation seven years after he was fatally shot by a police officer. CBS News special correspondent James Brown reports.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 32
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2018-12-01
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Defending DJ is Episode 9 in Season 32 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2018-12-01. The runtime is 43 min.
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