Episode
48 Hours: A Killer in the Family Tree
Overview
When a woman uploads her DNA to a genealogy website, authorities show up at her door. Is there a double murderer in her family tree? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 35
- Episode
- Episode 9
- Air date
- 2021-11-20
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
A Killer in the Family Tree is Episode 9 in Season 35 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2021-11-20. The runtime is 43 min.
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