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48 HOURS
Air Date: Saturday, May 31, 2025
Time Slot: 9:00 PM-10:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: "My Mother's Murder Trial Part One"
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A DAUGHTER SUSPECTS HER MOTHER OF A DOUBLE MURDER - YEARS LATER, COURTROOM DRAMA BRINGS UNSETTLING ANSWERS

"48 Hours" Reports in the Two-Hour Season Finale "My Mother's Murder Trials" Saturday, May 31 at 9:00 PM, ET/PT

48 HOURS: "My Mother's Murder Trials"

AIR DATE: Saturday, May 31 at 9:00 PM, ET/PT

CORRESPONDENT: Jim Axelrod

LOCATION: Topeka, Kan.

STORY DETAILS: In the season finale of 48 HOURS, a woman suspects her mother of a double murder. Years later, courtroom drama and new testimony reignite the case. The two-hour episode features extensive testimony from defendant Dana Chandler, along with new and archival interviews. CBS News chief investigative correspondent and 48 HOURS contributor Jim Axelrod reports on the case in "My Mother's Murder Trials."

FEATURES INTERVIEWS INCLUDING:

· Hailey Seel, daughter of victim Mike Sisco and defendant Dana Chandler

· Darryl Burton, supporter of Chandler and co-founder of Miracle of Innocence

· Stacey Schlimmer, former appeal attorney for Dana Chandler

· Dustin Sisco, son of Mike Sisco

· Cathy Boots, sister of Mike Sisco

· Mark Boots, brother-in-law of Mike Sisco

· Chad Harkness, son of Karen Harkness

· Erin Sutton, daughter of Karen Harkness

· Detective Richard Volle, lead detective

· Mike Kagay, Shawnee County district attorney

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48 HOURS (CBS)
Returns in Fall 2025 (Exact Date TBA)
BROADCAST HISTORY:
1/19/88 - ???
STATUS:
returning this fall (yet to premiere)
TIME SLOT:
saturdays from 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST
CURRENT SEASON:
38 (??? episodes)
VISIT THE OFFICIAL WEB SITE
ADDITIONAL NOTES:
Season 38 confirmed on 5/7/25
DESCRIPTION:
(from CBS's web site, September 2024) This newsmagazine investigates intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all aspects of the human experience. Over its long run, the show has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, driven the reopening -- and resolution -- of cold cases, and changed numerous lives. CBS News correspondents offer an in-depth look into each story, with the emphasis on solving the mystery at its heart. The program and its team have earned critical acclaim, including multiple Emmy, Peabody and Edward R. Murrow Awards.
CREW INFORMATION:
· Judy Tygard as EP
GENRE(S):
· newsmagazine
STUDIO INFORMATION:
· CBS News