Episode
48 Hours: The Corn Rake Murder
Overview
A farmer says he found his wife impaled by a corn rake. The rake has just four tines – so why does she have six puncture wounds? CBS News chief investigative and senior national correspondent Jim Axelrod reports.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 34
- Episode
- Episode 5
- Air date
- 2020-09-26
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The Corn Rake Murder is Episode 5 in Season 34 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2020-09-26. The runtime is 43 min.
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