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48 HOURS
Air Date: Saturday, September 27, 2025
Time Slot: 9:30 PM-10:00 PM EST on CBS
Episode Title: "COACHED TO KILL"
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"48 HOURS" KICKS OFF SEASON 38 WITH "THE BOY WHO KILLED HIS TWIN" - THE CASE OF A HOUSTON TEEN WHO CLAIMS HE WAS SLEEPWALKING WHEN HE STABBED HIS SISTER

Saturday, Sept. 27 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT

Plus, a Special Preview of Upcoming Episode "Coached to Kill" at 9:30 PM, ET/PT

Watch a Preview

48 HOURS: "The Boy Who Killed His Twin"

AIR DATE: Saturday, Sept. 27 at 10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT

CORRESPONDENT: Erin Moriarty

LOCATION: Houston, Texas

STORY DETAILS: 48 HOURS launches its 38th season with the case of 17-year-old Benjamin Elliott, who stabbed his twin sister - a crime with no known motive. His defense team says he was sleepwalking when he killed her.

Features Interviews Including:

· Benjamin Elliott, defendant accused of twin sister's murder

· Michael and Kathy Elliott, parents of Benjamin Elliott

· Maroun Koutani and Megan Long, prosecutors in Benjamin Elliott's case

· Cary Hart and Wes Rucker, defense attorneys for Benjamin Elliott

· Dr. Jerald Simmons, neurologist and sleep disorder expert for defense

· Dr. Mark Pressman, psychologist and sleep expert for prosecution

· Drue Whittecar, close family friend of the Elliotts

· Bill Price, Wesley Scott and Carlos Fidalgo, jurors in Benjamin Elliott's trial

48 HOURS: "Coached to Kill"

AIR DATE: Saturday, Sept. 27 at 9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT

CORRESPONDENT: Anne-Marie Green

LOCATION: Jay County, Ind.

STORY DETAILS: At 9:30 PM, ET/PT, 48 HOURS presents a preview of "Coached to Kill," the case of a high school softball coach accused of recruiting one of her former players in a plot to kill her ex-boyfriend. This special preview episode offers a first look at an upcoming full-length episode to be broadcast later this season.

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Judy Tygard is the executive producer of 48 HOURS. Watch 48 HOURS on CBS News 24/7, CBSNews.com, Paramount+ and YouTube. The 48 HOURS free, advertiser-supported streaming (FAST) channel is available on Pluto TV, Paramount + and Paramount partner channels. Download the CBS News app on your phone or connected TV. Follow 48 HOURS on X, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube and Instagram. Listen to the 48 HOURS collection of original podcasts from CBS News.







48 HOURS (CBS)
Returns Saturday, September 27
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