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S30 E21 All American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez

Documentary

TV-PG

43m

Nov 21, 2021

What made NFL star Aaron Hernandez kill and kill himself? Best-selling author and "48 Hours" contributor James Patterson unravels Hernandez's complicated and troubling story.

Season 30, 39 Episodes

48 Hours - OJ Simpson: Endgame

OJ Simpson: Endgame,

The OJ Simpson trial for the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman, the controversy that surrounded it, the impact it had on race relations, including the current and recent uproar over race, patriotism, and free speech in America.

48 Hours - Love, Hate & Obsession

Love, Hate & Obsession,

In the investigation of the murder of a one-time millionaire, both his ex-wife and his son are suspects.

48 Hours - Murder on the Cape

Murder on the Cape,

An a-list fashion writer leaves her fast-track career and becomes a single mom, but she also becomes the only murder victim in 30 years in her serene Cape Cod town

48 Hours - The Psychiatrist and the Selfie

The Psychiatrist and the Selfie,

The case against Jacob Nolan, who claims his cousin and psychiatrist, Dr. Pamela Buchbinder, brainwashed him into attempting to kill her former lover, fellow psychiatrist Dr. Michael Weiss.

48 Hours - Guilty Until Proven Innocent

Guilty Until Proven Innocent,

Two men convicted for a brutal rape they say they didn’t commit, and DNA evidence backs them up. How did a law professor, her students and new DNA technology play a part in the case?

48 Hours - Murder by Design

Murder by Design,

Investigators question whether designer Gianni Versace was the random victim of a killing spree, or he knew the man who shot him to death.

48 Hours - Bad Boy

The case of Shelley Mook, a young mother and Tennessee school teacher who mysteriously vanished after visiting her ex-husband, is examined.

48 Hours - Murder in the Mansion

Murder in the Mansion,

In 1976, a gunman dressed in black murders two people and wounds two more in the Texas mansion belonging to one of the victims.

48 Hours - All American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez

All American Murder: The Rise and Fall of Aaron Hernandez,

What made NFL star Aaron Hernandez kill and kill himself? Best-selling author and "48 Hours" contributor James Patterson unravels Hernandez's complicated and troubling story.

48 Hours - A Brother's Mission

A Brother's Mission,

A report on the 2007 death of Karl Hoerig, a decorated military pilot from Ohio and his brother’s mission to track down and bring to justice the accused killer.

48 Hours - Rodney Alcala: The Killing Game

Rodney Alcala: The Killing Game,

48 Hours is television's most popular true-crime series, investigating shocking cases and compelling real-life dramas with journalistic integrity and cutting-edge style.

48 Hours - 48 Hours Paradise Lost

48 Hours Paradise Lost,

A report on the investigation into the 2010 shooting death of Wall Street millionaire John Bender, who was killed in his exotic home in Costa Rica. His wife, Ann, is charged with the crime, but she claims innocence.

48 Hours - The Family: A Cult Revealed - Part 1

The Family: A Cult Revealed - Part 1,

A two-part report on "The Family," a cult that began in Australia and later moved to New York. Includes allegations of stolen children, drugs, and abuse and a portrait of its leader, Anne Hamilton-Byrne, who claimed to be the second coming of Christ.

48 Hours - The Family: A Cult Revealed - Part 2

The Family: A Cult Revealed - Part 2,

A two-part report on “The Family,” a cult that began in Australia and later moved to New York. Includes allegations of stolen children, drugs, and abuse and a portrait of its leader.

48 Hours - Live to Tell: Afraid of the Dark

Live to Tell: Afraid of the Dark,

A woman spends almost two decades searching for the man who kidnapped her from her bedroom and left her for dead when she was 8 years old.

48 Hours - Secrets of Waco

Secrets of Waco,

The 25th anniversary of the deadly standoff in Waco, Texas; a retired United Parcel Service driver reveals his experiences with cult leader David Koresh; a former ATF agent tells about his involvement.

48 Hours - The Golden State Killer

The Golden State Killer,

True-crime writer Michelle McNamara’s relentless search for answers, and the quest to find the elusive so-called “Golden State Killer”, who terrorized Californians by committing 50 rapes and a dozen murders between 1978-1986.

48 Hours - 48 Hours Dark Side of the Mesa

48 Hours Dark Side of the Mesa,

A report about the 2004 conviction of Michael Blagg for the murder of his wife and daughter. Blagg has steadfastly maintained his innocence and in 2014, in a bombshell decision, the conviction was overturned and a new trial began in 2018.

48 Hours - Resident Evil

The investigation into two double murders committed five years apart leads police to a famous hospital and an unlikely suspect.

48 Hours - Blood in the Sand

Blood in the Sand,

DNA on one of two teenage girls killed in a similar fashion on a California beach six years apart leads investigators to a suspect who worked inside the police department.

48 Hours - The DNA of a Killer

The DNA of a Killer,

In 2014, a New Orleans filmmaker becomes a suspect in the 1996 murder of an Idaho teen after a search of a public DNA database yields a partial match.

48 Hours - Serial Confessions

Serial Confessions,

48 Hours is television's most popular true-crime series, investigating shocking cases and compelling real-life dramas with journalistic integrity and cutting-edge style.

48 Hours - 48 Hours Red Notice For Murder

48 Hours Red Notice For Murder,

A report on the international search conducted by Nadia Ford and private detective Herman Weisberg for Viktoria Nasyrova, a Russian woman suspected of the 2014 murder of Ford's mother, Alla Aleksenko.

48 Hours - Moment of Truth

Moment of Truth,

The investigation into the shooting death of retired NYPD officer Patrick Gilhuley, including interviews with jury members and a deconstruction of forensic evidence.

48 Hours - Death and the Dentist

Death and the Dentist,

A New York dentist denies killing his lover's husband -- who was also his best friend.

48 Hours - The Evidence Room - Part 1

The Evidence Room - Part 1,

A defense team and cutting-edge forensic animators strategize to defend a young woman accused of murder.

48 Hours - The Evidence Room - Part 2

The Evidence Room - Part 2,

A defense team and cutting-edge forensic animators strategize to defend a young woman accused of murder.

48 Hours - Death on Valentine's Day

Death on Valentine's Day,

48 Hours is television's most popular true-crime series, investigating shocking cases and compelling real-life dramas with journalistic integrity and cutting-edge style.

48 Hours - Death on the Hudson

Death on the Hudson,

New information in the case of a woman accused of killing her fiancé during a kayaking trip may prove her innocence.

48 Hours - Grapes of Wrath

Grapes of Wrath,

A report about the 2015 showdown between two millionaires, Robert Dahl and Emad Tawfilis, whose bitter money dispute over a Napa Valley winery business ended in murder.

48 Hours - Mystery at Eagle Creek

Mystery at Eagle Creek,

A report on the 2009 death of Rhonda Casto, who went hiking in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge with her boyfriend, Stephen Nichols, and she never returned home.

48 Hours - Who Killed Fabio

Who Killed Fabio,

The 2017 murder of famed hairstylist Fabio Sementilli who was found stabbed to death by his pool in Los Angeles. At first, police believed he was the victim of the “knock-knock” burglars, a ring targeting Hollywood celebrities.

48 Hours - Killer Performance

Killer Performance,

The 2010 murder investigation of 23-year-old dancer Julie Kibuishi in Southern California, and how her friend Sam Herr, became the prime suspect in the case until investigators encountered an aspiring actor with a horrific tale to tell.

48 Hours - 48 Hours The Last Ride Home

48 Hours The Last Ride Home,

An examination of the 2016 case of wealthy lawyer Tex McIver, who shot his wife Diane McIver from the backseat of a car while their friend drove them home.

48 Hours - Sins of the Father

Sins of the Father,

A report on the investigation into the 1960 murder of Irena Garza, in McAllen, Texas, and the efforts that family members and police have taken to bring the suspect, a Roman Catholic priest, to trial for the crime.

48 Hours - 48 Hours Murder in Pinyon Pines

48 Hours Murder in Pinyon Pines,

A report on the investigation into the triple murders and the long quest for justice for Vicki Friedli, her boyfriend Jon Hayward, and Vicki's daughter Becky Friedli.

48 Hours - 48 Hours The Accidental Husband

48 Hours The Accidental Husband,

A report on Harold Henthorn, a twice-widowed man from Colorado whose two wives both died in unusual accidents, and whose changing account of events led family members to suspect that he murdered them.

48 Hours - Live to Tell: The Long Road Home

Live to Tell: The Long Road Home,

48 Hours is television's most popular true-crime series, investigating shocking cases and compelling real-life dramas with journalistic integrity and cutting-edge style.

48 Hours - The Family: A Cult Revealed - Part 1

The Family: A Cult Revealed - Part 1,

A two-part report on “The Family,” a cult that began in Australia and later moved to New York. Includes allegations of stolen children, drugs, and abuse and a portrait of its leader.

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48 Hours

Documentary

TV-PG

26 Seasons

42m

48 Hours is television's most popular true-crime series, investigating shocking cases and compelling real-life dramas with journalistic integrity and cutting-edge style.

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