20/20 Season 32 Episode Guide
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Market Crash/Plantation 911 Call/Alec Baldwin
Episode 1 Originally aired: September 19, 2008First, a look at the economic crisis on Wall Street. Then, a 911 call in Sunrise, Florida that lead to the death of a beloved mother. Finally, a Diane Sawyer exclusive: In his first television interview in conjunction with his new book, Promises to Ourselves, actor Alec Baldwin speaks candidly about the custody battle that devastated him and even caused him to contemplate suicide. He takes on the business of divorce in A…more
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Portrait of a President (Part 1)
Episode 2 Originally aired: September 26, 2008Diane Sawyer reports the personal crises, family struggles and defining events that have shaped the candidates of presidential race. Over five months, ABC News sat down with Senators McCain and Obama, their families and close friends, who provided first-hand accounts of their extraordinary lives.
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Portrait of a President (Part 2)
Episode 3 Originally aired: October 3, 2008An intimate look at the personal and family lives of presidential nominees Senator John McCain and Senator Barack Obama. The Senators share what they consider their most crushing failures, who their closest friends are and how they ended up with the women they are devoted to. Diane Sawyer interviews both Michelle Obama and Cindy McCain, who talk about how they see their husbands -- as candidates, fathers and leaders.
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The Model's Husband/Voting For Dummies/Womanizer/Payback Time
Episode 4 Originally aired: October 10, 2008First, a look at the economy and interviews with home owners who recently made bad decision. Next, Barbara Walters interviews Peter Cook in his first interview since his bitter public divorce from former supermodel Christie Brinkley. Then, a report on whether or not everyone in America should vote just because they can vote. Finally, Chris Connelly reports on Britney Spears' comeback and her new album with the world p…more
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John Stossel's Politically Incorrect Guide to Politics
Episode 5 Originally aired: October 17, 2008John Stossel reports on his opinions about the current state of politics in the United States: the presidential candidates, government response to natural disasters like Hurricane Katrina, campaign finance reform, farm subsidies, and more.
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What Happened to Andrew?/Wild Love
Episode 6 Originally aired: October 24, 2008Did Hannah Overton, a pregnant mom of four, become so overwhelmed and abusive with the arrival of Andrew, the four-year-old foster child they were trying to adopt, that she poisoned him with a deadly amount of salt? Or was the devout churchgoer with no criminal history wrongly accused of his death? Then, a report on Shaun Ellis, founder of a wolf sanctuary at the Combe Martin Wildlife Park on England's southwest coast…more
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The Homestretch/Every Vote Counts?/Sins of the Father/Herd Mentality
Episode 7 Originally aired: October 31, 2008Sarah Palin is interviewed by Elizabeth Vargas. John Stossel reports on the inaccuracies in voting machines. Next, a man realizes his father stole his identity, and confronts him on camera. Finally, a look at people who "follow the herd" when voting and playing the stock market.
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Daddy's Little Girl
Episode 8 Originally aired: November 7, 2008The abduction and murder of three-year-old Riley Fox one of the most heart-breaking and dramatic unsolved crimes the Chicago area had seen in years. In the spring of 2004, Riley disappeared in the middle of the night from her living room couch, where she had been sleeping. She was found floating in a nearby creek, sexually abused. The tight knit Chicago suburb was devastated, especially when police announced a most unlike…more
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Barbara Walters Special: What is a Man? What is a Woman? Journey of a Pregnant Man
Episode 9 Originally aired: November 14, 2008Barbara Walter's exclusive report about Thomas Beatie a transgender man who was pregnant sparked controversy and questions. In their first interview since the birth of daughter Susan, he and his wife Nancy speak candidly about the childbirth experience, raising their daughter in a non-conventional family and what the future holds for them. The report features exclusive footage from inside the hospital during Susan'…more
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Girl at the Crossroads/Safe Haven
Episode 10 Originally aired: November 21, 2008Ashley Dupre, the woman at the center of the scandal involving former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, speaks candidly to Diane Sawyer about what life as a high-end escort is like, how an upper middle-class, girl-next-door got into the profession and about the psychological journey she continues to experience. The interview is a continuation of Sawyer's recent and extensive reporting on prostitution.
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Stranger in the House
Episode 11 Originally aired: November 28, 2008Foreign adoption is often a wonderful opportunity for couples desperate to have a family. But what happens when well-meaning parents set out to rescue abandoned children and those children are so damaged that they act out in disturbing, sometimes life-threatening ways? In some extreme cases, the problems in the family become so large that, not only are they financially and emotionally spent, the adoption has tragically re…more
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Cracking the Case/Three's A Crowd/Give Me A Break
Episode 12 Originally aired: December 5, 2008Did a woman's renewed relationship with her high school sweetheart ignite such jealousy in her ex-husband as to make him the man behind a murder? Stacey Rock, the woman at the heart of a deadly love triangle, speaks for the first time since the trial of her ex-husband, Jim Brescia. Then, a report on new information in the highly-publicized murder of Little Rock, Arkansas television anchor Anne Pressly, including a ne…more
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Finding Caylee/Friends/America's Miser
Episode 13 Originally aired: December 12, 2008Elizabeth Vargas reports on the latest information on the case of a young girl, Caylee, who went missing last June. Her mother, Casey Anthony, did not report the child missing until a month later and has been charged in the young girl's murder. She has pled not guilty to the murder charges. Then, ABC News Correspondent Bob Brown has covered dozens of stories over the years, but none like this. Madi is ABC News collea…more
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Drama High: The Making of a High School Musical
Episode 14 Originally aired: December 15, 2008Cameras capture the challenges, frustrations and triumphs faced by students at a Virginia high school, where more than 100 audition for a production of ``The Wiz, though only four students can star in the show.
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Episode #3214
Episode 15 Originally aired: December 19, 2008Bloomington, Ill., police suspect one of their own may be the serial rapist they have sought for more than two years; where bailout money is actually going.
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Episode #3215
Episode 16 Originally aired: December 26, 2008Unforgettable video moments; cops caught misbehaving on camera; winners and losers of 2008; breakout stars; greed.
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Vanished: Missing in Milwaukee
Episode 18 Originally aired: January 7, 2009A woman from Milwaukee desperately searches for her missing daughter.
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Central Park Jogger
Episode 19 Originally aired: January 7, 2009A female jogger is brutally raped, beaten, and left for dead in New York City.
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Vanished: Missing in Milwaukee
Episode 20 Originally aired: January 7, 2009Milwaukee area mother Karren Kraemer's daughter was missing and she thought she knew the man responsible, so she went in pursuit of a man police hadn't charged and whose family said he was innocent. She took her hunt to a level many may find over the top. It is an obsession that threatened to ruin her marriage and tapped out her 401K. Elizabeth Vargas reports on the emotionally haunting mystery of a loved one'…more
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Surviving the Night/Made in America
Episode 21 Originally aired: January 9, 2009It's known as Sin City, but even the town that glorifies debauchery was shocked when two teenage siblings stabbed and left for dead two young innocent sisters, Brittney, aged 10, and Kristyanna, aged 3, who were left alone while their mother played the slot machines. JuJu Chang reports on an unthinkable crime, parental neglect and the struggle to not only regain but take charge of a young life. As Chang reports, not o…more
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Driven to Revenge
Episode 22 Originally aired: January 14, 2009Dentist Clara Harris is put on trial for the murder of her husband.
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The Impact/What Are You Worth?
Episode 23 Originally aired: January 16, 2009A few survivors of the US Air flight that safely landed in the Hudson tell their story. Then, Are CEO's of big companies and some entertainers worth their enormous paychecks? Can a price tag be put on a human life? What happens to your self-worth when your net-worth drops? A report on a pressing - and often personal - question, "what are you worth?"
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A Father s Flight
Episode 24 Originally aired: January 21, 2009Stephen Fagan is a fugitive who had taken his young daughters from their mother and fled.
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Live to Tell: Who Lives? Who Dies?
Episode 25 Originally aired: January 23, 2009Correspondent Elizabeth Vargas reports on some of the stories of people who survived incredible events from a plane crash to a mountain lion attack to a nightclub fire to the devastating 2004 tsunami. Vargas also speaks to experts about what to do - and what not do - when faced with a potential life-and-death situation.
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Love Gone Wrong
Episode 26 Originally aired: January 28, 2009Parents kidnap a bride in order to keep her from her wedding; violent divorce cases; DNA divorce case.
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The Science of Seduction: Why Him? Why Her?
Episode 27 Originally aired: January 30, 2009What exactly is love and how do we find it? What makes us fall in love and why do we feel it for one person and not another? From possible scientific advances to inventive ways of finding a soul mate, Martin Bashir reports on what is one of the most complicated and mysterious processes in one's life: love.
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Shopping For Victims/Little Brother
Episode 28 Originally aired: January 30, 2009Three women each who drove a black SUV and each of who had parked in the same area in Boca Raton, Florida on different days were all abducted in their vehicles. Two of them end up dead, and in one case, the woman's seven year old daughter is killed as well. Jay Schadler also reports about the police suspecting it to be the work of a serial killer. Plus: Growing up a dwarf, Will Graf was different from other little boy…more
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The Science of Seduction: Why Him? Why Her?
Episode 29 Originally aired: January 30, 2009Researchers discuss love, what makes people experience the emotion, extreme measures taken in the name of love, including arranged marriages.
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A Mother s Search
Episode 31 Originally aired: February 4, 2009Patty Wetterling s 11-year-old son, Jacob, is abducted by a masked gunman.
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Well Deserved/Little Black Book
Episode 32 Originally aired: February 6, 2009Tom and Jackie Hawk had achieved the American dream working all of their lives to retire early and live a golden lifestyle aboard their beloved yacht named the "Well Deserved." But their dream came to a tragic end when former child actor Skylar Deleon murdered the couple. Deleon talks to Jim Avila about the horrific crime he admits to committing far out in the Pacific Ocean. Brian Ross investigates the New York …more
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Beautiful, Married & Missing
Episode 33 Originally aired: February 11, 2009The disappearance of a woman and the cold-blooded execution of another may be connected.
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A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains
Episode 34 Originally aired: February 13, 2009Diane Sawyer reports on America's Children Living in Poverty where children and families face unthinkable conditions, living without what most Americans take for granted. Isolated pockets in Central Appalachia have three times the national poverty rate, an epidemic of prescription drug abuse, the shortest life span in the nation, toothlessness, cancer and chronic depression. But also in Appalachia, young fighters and …more
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The Secrets of Melanie Maguire
Episode 35 Originally aired: February 18, 2009Melanie McGuire becomes a suspect in the disappearance of her husband, Bill.
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The Poor Rich/A Real Bronx Tale/A Hidden America: Children of the Mountains
Episode 36 Originally aired: February 20, 2009Brian Ross investigates the secret world inside the Bernie Madoff scandal. Plus, "Sopranos" actor Lillo Brancato speaks for the first time since being sentence to 10 years in jail following the murder of a police officer. Then, Diane Sawyer updates last week's report on the CHildren of the Mountains.
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Yosemite Park Murders
Episode 37 Originally aired: February 25, 2009A mother, her daughter and a foreign exchange student are murdered while visiting Yosemite National Park.
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Double Jeopardy/Live to Tell
Episode 38 Originally aired: February 27, 2009On a stormy night last September, two college best friends, Jordan Wells and Ashley Younger, survived a car crash only to have their Medivac helicopter crash into the woods of Maryland, killing all but one onboard. Plus: In February 2003, three American contractors conducting aerial surveillance for the U.S. Defense Department were taken hostage by rebels after their single engine plane crashed into the Colombian jungle.…more
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Who Killed Aliza?
Episode 40 Originally aired: March 3, 2009Jurors debate whether Laura Trujillo is criminally responsible for her daughter s death.
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Siegfried and Roy: The Magic Returns
Episode 41 Originally aired: March 6, 2009Entertainers Siegfried and Roy perform at the Power of Love charity gala to benefit the Lou Ruvo Brain institute; the duo talk about their career and Roy s recovery after a tiger attack.
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Siegfried & Roy: The Magic Returns
Episode 43 Originally aired: March 6, 2009Siegfried & Roy, whom no one expected to ever see onstage again, return to the stage for a benefit for the Lou Ruvo Brain Institute.
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Promises Made, Promises Broken?
Episode 44 Originally aired: March 6, 2009From exciting, work-at-home online job opportunities to enhanced waters promoting health and wellbeing, Chris Connelly investigates some questionable claims made by companies.
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Bailouts and Bull
Episode 45 Originally aired: March 13, 2009John Stossel teams up with Drew Carey to report on "Bailouts and Bull." From the stimulus and bailout to claims that America is no longer the "land of opportunity," from the controversy surrounding a border wall to the government's plans for Universal Pre-K, from fixing killer commutes to medical marijuana.
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The Mystery of Madalyn O Hair
Episode 46 Originally aired: March 17, 2009Madalyn Murray O Hair, her son Jon and her granddaughter Robin vanish from their Austin home in 1995.
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Episode #3230
Episode 47 Originally aired: March 20, 2009Evictions, foreclosures and unemployment are pushing families to live life on the edge. "20/20" takes a look at the effects of the economy, with reports on promises made by foreclosure rescue services and creative ways to make ends meet. Reports also include a former hedge fund manager who is now delivering pizza, kids who are homeless because their parents have lost jobs and buying a hundred dollar house.
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Kids For Cash?/Trigger Point/Spelling it Out
Episode 48 Originally aired: March 27, 2009Jim Avila reports on how two judges from Pennsylvania got rich by receiving more than two million dollars in kickbacks from a privately run detention center even as some juvenile offenders were being sent away to the center for months. Some kids, often first-time offenders, claim they were sent away for minor offenses and that their parents were never advised that they should have a lawyer during hearings which often last…more
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Faylene Grant
Episode 49 Originally aired: April 3, 2009Appearing on television for the first time, Douglas Grant and his new wife, Hilary, talk to Jay Schadler about the death of his first wife, Faylene Grant. He was charged with manslaughter. Also, a report on the recent shooting in Binghamton, NY.
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If I Only Had a Gun
Episode 50 Originally aired: April 10, 2009A look at guns in America. Some people believe that if they had a gun, they could protect themselves, but numerous studies prove that most Americans would not be prepared to handle a gun in an emergency. People don't have the training, and the training isn't required. Also, a hidden camera study on what happens when kids and young adults find guns. Then, a hidden camera shows how easy it is to buy guns without any…more
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Enemy on Board/The Notorious A-I-G/Get a Grip
Episode 51 Originally aired: April 17, 2009Somali Pirates terrorizing foreign vessels and hijacking dozens of ships so far this year, including American vessels, have made worldwide news in recent weeks. A look at how merchant marines are trained to defend against pirate attacks on the high seas. A report on the private citizens who have been victimized by pirates, including the American captain who was just rescued by the U.S. Navy. Then, did AIG, the insurance c…more
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Black Widow
Episode 52 Originally aired: April 24, 2009David Muir interviews Stacey Castor, accused of murdering her two husbands and framing her daughter, Ashley Wallace. He also interviews lawyers, detectives, doctors, family and friends who have been watching this mystery unravel.
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Flesh and Blood
Episode 53 Originally aired: May 1, 2009A bright, well-spoken boy raised in a beautiful home by caring parents turns into a scheming monster who would direct the bloody ambush of his own family, even taking a bullet in the arm to make himself look like a victim. Thomas "Bart" Whitaker, 23, is currently sitting on death row in Texas awaiting execution for the brutal crime that sent shockwaves through his hometown of Sugar Land, Texas. His mother and br…more
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You Can't Even Talk About It
Episode 54 Originally aired: May 8, 2009John Stossel brings us his take on tough subjects: from pregnancy discrimination laws to doing less for senior citizens and from farming endangered animals to letting athletes do steroids.
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Vanished...Gone in 90 Seconds
Episode 55 Originally aired: May 15, 2009Elizabeth Vargas reports on the disappearance of 11-Year-Old Mikelle Biggs.
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There's a Stranger Inside
Episode 56 Originally aired: May 22, 2009An estimated one in every thousand children has Tourette syndrome, a neuro-biological disorder that is characterized by a range of symptoms ranging from painful self-abuse and rage episodes to bizarre vocalizations like barking, meowing or even vulgar and profane language. The children are helpless to control the embarrassing behavior, which subjects them to painful ridicule from their peers and sometimes even adults. For…more
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Missing Forever: What Really Happened to Etan Patz?
Episode 57 Originally aired: May 29, 2009A disappearance 30 years ago became a national symbol of lost innocence and changed the way police investigate missing children cases.
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The Secret Nightlife of Teens
Episode 58 Originally aired: June 5, 2009A night of drinking and partying at the house of a star infielder on the DeAnza community college baseball team in California's Silicon Valley led to scandal in early 2007. Was a 17-year-old high school girl sexually assaulted by the college athletes or was it consensual, as the baseball players maintained? A report that includes interviews with three DeAnza women's soccer players who came to the alleged victim…more
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Amanda's Story/Being Glenn Beck/Out There
Episode 59 Originally aired: June 12, 2009A reports from the trial in Italy of Amanda Knox, the American student accused, along with her former Italian boyfriend of murdering her roommate. Then, American Idol runner-up Adam Lambert talks about being gay and his Idol experience. Next, a report on Glenn Beck, a controvertial television personality. Finally, the man who founded FOUND magazine.
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The New Normal
Episode 60 Originally aired: June 19, 2009The current recession has had immediate effects on the lives of Americans in ways big and small, from foreclosures and lost jobs to less cash for food and basic living necessities. Dan Harris' report includes a family in San Diego who had to re-evaluate their core values and return to a simpler life. 'Till Debt Do Us Part: Elizabeth Vargas reports an all too familiar story of a couple who maxed out their credit an…more
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A Special Edition of 20/20: The Life and Death of Michael Jackson
Episode 61 Originally aired: June 25, 2009The life of music icon Michael Jackson, and the latest on his shocking death.
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Rich and Infamous/Forever Young/Fatal Attraction/His Best Work
Episode 62 Originally aired: June 26, 2009Brian Ross reports new details of Madoff's personal life, including names in his "little black book," visits to massage parlors, plus an exclusive interview with his devoted secretary of 25 years. Then, a 16-year-old girl the size of an infant who is baffling the medical world. Next, a teen romance that turned deadly when jealously enraged an ex-boyfriend. Finally, a look at the work of Michael Jackson, who…more
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A Special Edition of 20/20: Michael Jackson: The Man and His Music
Episode 64 Originally aired: June 26, 2009A look at the life and legacy of pop superstar Michael Jackson.
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Michael Jackson: The Life Behind the Music
Episode 65 Originally aired: July 3, 2009A report on the latest details and questions surrounding Michael Jackson's life and shocking death.
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General Motors: From Dream to Downfall
Episode 67 Originally aired: July 10, 2009A look inside the bankruptcy of one of the most important companies in American history. From the mistakes and mismanagement to the negotiations with the powerful unions to the miscalculation of the effect of foreign competition -- and how it plans to win America back.
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Live To Tell
Episode 68 Originally aired: July 17, 2009Ordinary people surviving extraordinary experiences: Three identical sisters, 22-year-old Texas triplets Chandra, Jordan and Trae Berns are reminded of their harrowing ordeal every time they look in the mirror, being burn victims of a fire that engulfed their home and killed their mom when they were just 17 months old. Two thrill-seeking brothers, Sean and Mike Lenahan, one of whom is a cancer survivor, made a pact to d…more
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Money Matters/For Love or Money?/A Sick Plan
Episode 69 Originally aired: July 31, 2009JuJu Chang reports about the out of control spenders who turn to money detox. Convicted murderer Phil Spector's fourth wife, Rachelle, speaks to Chris Connelly. John Stossel reports about President Obama’s plan of universal healthcare for everyone.
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Medical Mysteries
Episode 70 Originally aired: August 7, 2009Juju Chang reports about Christopher Wall, who came into this world with all the right parts, except that one of them was in the wrong place. His heart was beating outside his body. More than a medical rarity, it was a mystery to the doctors. John MacKenzie reports about Carly, who was a severely autistic little girl unable to speak a word or connect to the world around her in any way. Or so everyone thought. That until s…more
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Blown Away: Twisted Terror
Episode 72 Originally aired: August 14, 2009In less than five minutes, an entire community torn apart as a massive tornado of historic proportions changed the lives of everyone in its path. With winds strong enough to level a house in a matter of seconds, and fickle enough to leave the house down the street untouched, the tornado that hit Parkersburg, Iowa on Memorial Day weekend 2008, was the most dangerous type of tornado on the planet, an EF5. Sam Champion chron…more
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Under the Influence/Seeing Things
Episode 73 Originally aired: August 21, 2009Parents driving while drunk - Juju Chang reports that it's more common than many might think. Chang speaks to one mother and her ex-husband - a former Wyoming Highway Patrol Lieutenant - who know all too well the consequences. John Stossel reports on websites that offer wealthy men -- mostly older and often married -- a new way to meet young, attractive women. Chris Connelly reports about what happens inside families …more
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Fatal Attraction/A Leap of Faith/Never Let Them Go/Medical Miser
Episode 74 Originally aired: August 28, 2009Deborah Roberts reports about the secrets of Jasmine and Ryan's relationship and investigating how a man with a history of domestic abuse cleared background checks to be on a reality show. Jay Schadler reports how six good friends became five. A drowning woman is saved, but her savior is lost. Chris Connelly reports on "Helicopter Moms" who micro-manage every stage of their children's lives.
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Episode #3253
Episode 75 Originally aired: September 4, 2009An unprecedented look at Amish teenagers at a crossroads, as they come of age and decide their future. For the past two years, ABC News has followed a group of Amish teens in central Ohio as they experience an Amish tradition called "Rumspringa" where the young have a chance to explore the usually forbidden modern world before forever committing themselves to the Amish way of life. That way of life includes havi…more
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