The Heartbreaking Case of Athena Strand

In November 2025, 18-year-old Anna Kepner boarded a family cruise expecting sunshine, memories, and a relaxing vacation at sea. Instead, the trip ended in horror when Anna was found dead inside the room she shared with her stepbrother and younger half-brother while the ship saile ... Show More

This week on Headline Highlights: A developing situation has left multiple people ill and at least three dead from suspected Hantavirus, an unusual outbreak on a luxury cruise ship. Prosecutors say a new timeline shows David Anthony Burke (d4vd) planned Celeste’s murder, and stag ... Show More

Just days before her mother was set to visit, 26-year-old Annie McCarrick, an American who had moved to Ireland to build a life she loved, vanished without a trace after a normal morning of errands, leaving behind unpacked groceries, missed plans, and a final confirmed sighting t ... Show More

In 1957, the quiet town of Plainfield, Wisconsin, was rocked by one of the most shocking crimes in American history. Inside Ed Gein’s farmhouse, detectives would uncover horrors beyond imagination– atrocities that would forever brand him The Butcher of Plainfield.If you’re new he ... Show More

<p>When Maggie and Paul Murdaugh are killed on their family’s estate in 2021, the investigation unravels a history of privilege, corruption, and suspicious deaths tied to one of South Carolina’s most influential families. But beneath the headlines and courtroom drama are stories ... Show More

In November 2022, four University of Idaho students were brutally murdered inside their off-campus home. The killer left behind a trail of evidence: from DNA on a knife sheath to cell phone records and chilling witness accounts. Morgan and Kaelyn unravel the case that shocked a c ... Show More

We continue our fascinating discussion on ethics in true crime with Sarah Turney, on topics ranging from leaks in the Delphi case, parasocial relationships in true crime, web sleuthing, family-member creator content, and the future she envisions for true-crime media. Sarah Turney ... Show More

<p>In 2003, an LAPD cold case detective digging through old case files finds a piece of forgotten evidence that belongs to an unidentified woman found murdered off Mulholland Drive in 1969. As he searches for her identity, he uncovers eerie parallels to another young woman killed ... Show More

<div>On February 14th, 2025, 14-year-old Emily Pike’s dismembered body was found in garbage bags in a remote part of an Arizonan forest. This discovery came about three weeks after she had gone missing. Not only was this a horrible crime committed against a child, but Emily was a ... Show More

Eric Carter-Landin didn't set out to be an advocate; but as the family member of a murder victim whose case was closed, he watched other disturbing cases unfold in his home state of New Mexico, and he felt called to do something about it: to help families, to shine a light on the ... Show More

A quiet college town shattered by horror. Dr. Phil unpacks the first hours, first clues, and first cracks in the case that gripped the nation. Kaylee Goncalves, Madison Mogen, Xana Kernodle, and Ethan Chapin were brutally murdered in their off-campus home near the University of I ... Show More

On September 25, 2007, 22-year-old Amy Winnick left her job near Calabasas, California, and headed home. Her cell phone rang. It was was her 25-year-old brother Jesse. "Don't go home," he told her. And then he said "I just killed Mom," and then he hung up. This unimaginable night ... Show More

Join us for Post Mortem, a new companion podcast to 48 Hours. CBS News correspondent Anne-Marie Green will go behind the scenes with the 48 Hours correspondents and producers who know these stories best. In the premiere episode, veteran correspondent Peter Van Sant and producer L ... Show More