Episode
48 Hours: The Brighton Ax Murder
Overview
A young mother is killed in her bed, her toddler unharmed. Unsolved for 40 years, how the unusual crime scene helped close the case. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 36
- Episode
- Episode 18
- Air date
- 2023-02-25
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
The Brighton Ax Murder is Episode 18 in Season 36 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2023-02-25. The runtime is 43 min.
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