48 Hours

When detectives brought Michel Fournier in for questioning about the death of his wife, Susan “Phoenix” Lane, he initially cooperated. Then, when confronted with evidence that he hadn’t told them the truth, Fournier said, “I’m void,” and told detectives, “I can’t help you.” #48Hours

Community members say it can take law enforcement up to two hours to respond to calls up near Oregon’s Mount Hood because of its remoteness. Locals say they often rely on what they call “mountain justice” to handle their issues. As authorities investigated the disappearance of Susan “Phoenix” Lane, a member of the mountain community found her body. #48Hours

Before she disappeared, Susan “Phoenix” Lane told people she was afraid her husband Michel Fournier would “do something” to her two beloved dogs. Now Phoenix was missing and security cameras captured her truck driving around with the dogs in the back and then later without them. Who was driving the truck and what had happened to her dogs? #48Hours

When Susan “Phoenix” Lane never showed up to her job at the Hoodland Bazaar, her boss and employees from nearby businesses found it unusual. Clackamas County Sheriff’s deputies performed a welfare check at Phoenix’s home. The front door was unlocked and the lights were on, but there were no signs of her or her two dogs. #48Hours

Amy McHale’s dead ex-husband is now suspected of being a serial killer as law enforcement investigate a so-called “house of horrors,” with nearly 1 million photos and videos, linking five missing women — including McHale, who vanished in 2016. Her mother, Gloria, calls Raymond Horsch a predator, accusing him of preying on vulnerable women.

Public opinion remains split over Todd Mullis, the Iowa farmer who was sentenced to life in prison for the 2018 death of his wife, Amy. The alleged murder weapon? A corn rake. @EFMoriarty recalls one viewer’s own story of surviving a freak accident: “That’s life on a farm.”

A mountain community was worried when one of their own, Susan “Phoenix” Lane didn’t show up for work one day. After a community member found her truck, authorities started a search nearby – saying they were looking for a missing hiker and her two dogs. Her friends and family, however, believed Phoenix would never have taken the dogs on that trail, and worried something more sinister had happened. #48Hours

Susan “Phoenix” Lane was a well-known member of the tight-knit community near Mount Hood, Oregon. When Phoenix went missing in November 2024, her friends took action to get answers. #48Hours

#48Hours is honored to have won Silver in “News & Journalism, Human & Civil Rights” in the 6th Annual @anthemawards, as selected by the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. “Joe Hunter’s Mission” follows “Survivor” contestant Joe Hunter, who is convinced his sister Joanna was murdered. Her death was ruled a suicide, but Joanna’s relationship with her husband was marked by domestic violence. The hour took a deep dive into the Hunter family’s battle with law enforcement and their efforts to get “Joanna’s Law” passed in California.