Episode
48 Hours: Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth
Overview
A man gets his life back after spending 28 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. "48 Hours" investigates and is there as Johnson is freed in time to walk his daughter down the aisle. Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 36
- Episode
- Episode 27
- Air date
- 2023-04-29
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Lamar Johnson: Standing in Truth is Episode 27 in Season 36 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2023-04-29. The runtime is 43 min.
Previous / Next
Episode 26: Alisa Mathewson's Night Terrors
A woman is attacked in her sleep and kidnapped by her estranged husband. The dramatic story of her captivity and rescue. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
Episode 28: Where Is Diana Duve?
When a 26-year-old Florida nurse goes missing after a night out, investigators look into her on-again, off-again boyfriend, with whom she was last seen. [also shown as S36:E26]
More episodes from this season
Episode 25: Crosley Green's Hard Time
He was free for two years and then sent back to prison for a murder he swears he didn't commit. Yet Green still has faith he'll see his loved ones again. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty has the latest on the case.
Episode 29: Lori Vallow Daybell: Guilty
"48 Hours" goes inside the case that gripped the nation. A jury in Idaho found Lori Vallow Daybell guilty on all charges, including the murders of her two children and conspiracy to commit murder in the death of her husband's first wife. Contributor Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Episode 24: Christy and Hilda's Last Dance
After a night out, two women were dumped outside hospitals by masked men. Were the men good Samaritans or did they play a role in the women’s deaths? "48 Hours" contributor Jonathan Vigliotti reports.
Episode 30: A Stabbing in Colts Neck
A woman outwits a young stranger who attacked her in her own home. What will it take to find him? "48 Hours" contributor Jim Axelrod reports.
Episode 23: Kassanndra's Secret
A young woman vanishes. Eerie surveillance video captures a man in a hat. Investigators learn the two are linked by a secret. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports.
Episode 31: The Case of the Poison Cheesecake
Viktoria Nasyrova is accused of using cheesecake as a murder weapon. Her motive was to steal the identity of Olga, who looks a lot like her. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
Episode 22: The Mysterious Death of Tiffiney Crawford
A young mother found dead in her car. Could she have shot herself twice? "48 Hours" contributor David Begnaud reports.
Episode 21: Remembering the Chowchilla Kidnapping
The segment airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+ follows the story of the infamous 1976 school bus kidnapping, in which three masked gunmen abducted 26 children and school bus driver Ed Ray. They were buried alive beneath a rock quarry and in an old moving truck, spending more than 16 hours in the dark before they were able to escape.
Episode 20: What Angelina Saw
A young girl peeks out of her bedroom to see blood on the floor and her mother in distress. As an adult she looks back on a night that changed her life. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
Episode 19: The Trial of Alex Murdaugh
"48 Hours" explores the double life of a once prominent lawyer and his stunning fall from grace. Murdaugh is now an admitted drug addict, thief and convicted murderer. "48 Hours" contributor Nikki Battiste reports.