Episode
48 Hours: Unraveling the Case Against Melissa Calusinski
Overview
Was key evidence manipulated to help convict a day care worker of murder? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 38
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2025-01-18
- Runtime
- 43 min
Episode context
Unraveling the Case Against Melissa Calusinski is Episode 16 in Season 38 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2025-01-18. The runtime is 43 min.
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