Death Investigators

When Marty Tankleff was convicted for murdering his parents in 1990, some people still had their doubts about his guilt, including Jay Salpeter, a retired detective turned private investigator. Jay found a new witness who claimed he was the getaway driver for two hitmen who had b ... Show More

On September 6, 1988, a wealthy couple, Seymour and Arlene Tankleff, were brutally attacked and killed in their home on Long Island, New York. The main suspect was their 17-year-old son, Marty, who was the sole survivor in the house. Detective James McCready was convinced Marty w ... Show More

A retired attorney in California revolutionized the field of crime fighting — all from her home. Barbara Rae-Venter identified the notorious Golden State Killer as Joseph James DeAngelo thanks to investigative genetic genealogy, a technique using DNA to build the family tree of t ... Show More

Join 48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty for her riveting new podcast series "Fifteen: Inside the Daniel Marsh Murders". When beloved couple Claudia Maupin and Chip Northup are brutally murdered while sleeping in the peaceful college community of Davis, California, police are le ... Show More

<p>A woman's murder shines a light on an unsolved mystery from years earlier. As the connection between the two cases becomes clear, a long-hidden truth surfaces. Could a master manipulator be behind both crimes? Andrea Canning reports.</p><p>Andrea Canning and Blayne Alexander g ... Show More

<p>A young mom is brutally murdered. Her husband is suspected, although he was away on business at the time of the crime. Would shoes and other physical clues lead investigators to the truth?</p><p> </p><p>View source material and photos for this episode at: <a href="https://anat ... Show More

A woman convicted of murdering her husband discovers serious problems in some key evidence used against her at trial. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. This episode last aired on 4/1/24. 

She was last seen leaving a casino. Her killer was convicted without saying where he left her body. Could her mother and investigators team up to find her body 15 years later? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. 

A building manager finds the violated and lifeless body of a young woman in the bathtub of her first apartment. When questioned, an ex-con living downstairs lies to police. But the lies alone do not prove murder and the case goes cold. Then a new forensic tool examines the old ev ... Show More