Episode
48 Hours: The Daughters Who Disappeared
Overview
In 1997 four families are shattered when their daughters go missing. As they grieve, one man claims to have answers. Can he be trusted? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports on the final chapter of a case she started covering more than two decades ago.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 36
- Episode
- Episode 15
- Air date
- 2023-01-21
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The Daughters Who Disappeared is Episode 15 in Season 36 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2023-01-21. The runtime is 43 min.
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Episode 21: Remembering the Chowchilla Kidnapping
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