Episode
48 Hours: The Day My Mother Never Came Home
Overview
Did a father use his 6-year-old son as an alibi for murder? Reggie Reed Jr. grapples with his parents' troubled past. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 38
- Episode
- Episode 25
- Air date
- 2025-04-12
- Runtime
- 42 min
Episode context
The Day My Mother Never Came Home is Episode 25 in Season 38 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2025-04-12. The runtime is 42 min.
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