Season 43 Plot
The hourlong broadcast returns for its 43rd annual installment complete with all-new insightful interviews with notable figures from the worlds of news, politics and entertainment. Hosted by David Muir and Amy Robach, a revolving team of journalists from ABC News also contribute investigative stories. Airs weekly on Friday evenings for two hours at 9|8c on ABC.
20/20 Season 43 aired on September 27th, 2019.
Season 43 Episodes
1. Siegfried & Roy: Behind the Magic
How Siegfried Fischbacher and Roy Horn rose to fame, survived the tiger accident and changed Las Vegas forever.
2. Sole Survivor
Daughter of Kansas woman who went missing found alive 15 years later; John Robinson, the conman; John Robinson goes to trial for three murders in Kansas
3. Over My Dead Body
Dan Markel and Wendi Adelson's marriage falls apart in Florida; FBI tries to get more information on Markel's murder; Where Dan Markel murder case stands today
4. The Death of a Playmate
Dorothy Stratten's life and promising career are cut short when her estranged husband kills her.
5. The Wicked
Payton Leutner speaks out for the first time after two friends stabbed her and left her for dead in the woods of Waukesha, Wis., to prove themselves to a fictitious character known as "Slender Man."
6. Texas Love Triangle
A man is convicted of killing his 8-month-pregnant wife; a tip points to another suspect.
7. Growing Up Buttafuoco
Mary Jo Buttafuoco, Joey Buttafuoco and their daughter Jessie reflect on their lives following Mary Jo's shooting in 1992.
8. Undercover Girlfriend
When a University of Illinois scholar goes missing, a suspect's girlfriend works with the FBI to go under cover and secretly record a conversation that ultimately cracks the case.
9. Manhunter
Beth Holloway takes her first extensive trip back to Aruba in nearly ten years after her daughter, Natalee Holloway, disappeared while on vacation there almost 15 years ago.
10. Switched at Birth or Stolen?
Thirty years after she had learned that she was switched at birth, Kimberly Mays reveals the details about her tough childhood and her struggle with her identity; interviews with Kimberly's biological siblings, and her mother, Regina Twigg;
11. The Hitman From Pop to Prison
The life of disgraced mogul Lou Pearlman, including his role in one of the biggest Ponzi scheme in history, his blimp business, how he got involved in the boy band scene and how he led authorities on an international manhunt, which ended with his final destination to prison.
12. Trapped
Interviews with Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight, who made headlines when they escaped their Cleveland kidnapper's home, after a decade of captivity.
13. Broken Vows
Pamela Smart talks about the murder of her husband, for which she was sentenced to life in prison.
14. Overboard
A couple preparing to sell their yacht to move closer to family – when they vanished forever. Investigators found that complete strangers to the couple were responsible.
15. Cutthroat Inc.
A man kills his business partner and hatches an elaborate plan to cover it up.
16. Life with Bundy
Ted Bundy's longtime girlfriend and her daughter open up about their lives with him.
17. Gone in a Flash
Details surrounding the Jodi Arias murder case, including excerpts from Arias' personal journal and victim Travis Alexander's blog, and new interviews with Alexander's friends and family.
18. Shark Tank: Greatest of All Time
The stars of the hit show look back at the best pitches, the biggest fights, and of course, the greatest money makers and those making the greatest impact with their businesses.
19. Last Seen Walking
After spending almost 10 years behind bars for his former girlfriend's death death -- a crime he says he did not commit -- Nicholas McGuffin opens up after his conviction is overturned.
20. Outbreak: What You Need to Know
The extraordinary chain of events that led to a COVID-19 global health crisis.
21. Catch Me If You Can
The night a marijuana dispensary owner was kidnapped, tortured and maimed; Cortney Shegerian is the bait in a police plan to arrest Hossein Nayeri; Hossein Nayeri appeals to the jury in his own trial
22. Pandemic: What You Need to Know
Communities across US take drastic measures to slow spread of coronavirus; How prepared are we to test for the novel coronavirus; The 'new normal' of the coronavirus.
23. The Chameleon
Decades after four bodies were discovered in New Hampshire's Bear Brook State Park, a podcast renews interest in the cold case and helps lead to authorities solving it.
24. America Rising: Fighting the Pandemic
Healthcare workers and medical professionals' extraordinary work on the frontlines, the latest developments on the COVID-19 pandemic and how hard the crisis is hitting the U.S.'s gig economy.
25. Murder and Scandal in Chicagoland
The chilling true crime story of a '85 Chicago Bears legend and the murder of his pregnant girlfriend.
26. Down Payment on Death
The sting operation to catch a woman in a murder-for-hire plot is filmed for a reality-TV series.
27. The Sins of the Father
Interviews with daughters of Karl Karlsen, who nearly got away with murdering his wife and son.
28. Jeffrey Epstein
New details regarding the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell, a longtime companion of the disgraced financier, and hear from the women who survived his crimes.
29. The Last Defense: Julius Jones – A Special Edition of 20/20
Julius Jones, who was convicted in the shooting death of an Oklahoma businessman at 19 years old, tells his version of events, claiming he is innocent, from death row.
30. In the Cold Dark Night
In 2017, authorities reopen the investigation into the 1983 murder of a young Black man in Georgia.
31. Regis Philbin: The Morning Maestro - A special edition of '20/20'
Remembering the television pioneer, his life and his legacy as the legendary host of the "Live" morning franchise for 28 years.
32. American Catastrophe: How Did We Get Here?
An investigation into why the United States was unprepared for COVID-19, how government and administration officials failed and missed the warning signs, and what the country needs to do to reopen.
33. March on Washington
Exploring how the historic 1963 March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom began.
34. I Am Vanessa
A 20-year-old U.S. Army soldier, Vanessa Guillen, is murdered inside a Fort Hood, Texas, armory by another enlisted soldier.
35. Mystery in Memphis
The ex-wife of former NBA player Lorenzen Wright pleads guilty to facilitating his murder.
36. The Secret in the Suitcase
Melanie McGuire insists she's innocent in husband's 2004 killing. Her trial captured the nation's attention after fishermen found her husband's legs in a suitcase.