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First Aired: January 19th, 1988

Genre: News, Mystery, Crime, Documentary

Network: CBS

Summary: This newsmagazine series 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.

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Season 26

Episode 1: The Sweetheart Murders

Air Date: September 28th, 2012

Summary: Two murdered teens, a 32-year search for justice and eight years of reporting by "48 Hours". Troy Roberts has the latest in the investigation

Episode 2: Friends For Life

Air Date: October 6th, 2012

Summary: An unfaithful husband is shot dead - do his wife and her best friend have a clue? Erin Moriarty reports.

Episode 3: Collision Course

Air Date: October 13rd, 2012

Summary: A car crash leaves a young Air Force vet dead - but her boyfriend alive. The crash didn't kill her, what did? Susan Spencer reports.

Episode 4: The Preacher's Passion

Air Date: October 20th, 2012

Summary: An actress is dead and her preacher boyfriend prays for answers. Maureen Maher reports.

Episode 5: Lina's Heart

Air Date: October 27th, 2012

Summary: A beautiful wife and mother is suddenly dead. Would a twin really know if his brother was a killer? Erin Moriarty investigates.

Episode 6: Secrets of the River

Air Date: November 10th, 2012

Summary: A high school dancer and aspiring model is found dead. Did the killer videotape the murder? Peter Van Sant reports.

Episode 7: Highway of Tears

Air Date: November 17th, 2012

Summary: A series of disappearances and murders of women and girls dating back four decades. Now, a break in the case. Peter Van Sant reports.

Episode 8: Presumed Guilty

Air Date: November 24th, 2012

Summary: A convicted killer's son believes his dad is innocent, but can he find the evidence to prove it? Troy Roberts reports.

Episode 9: The Hunt for Mr. Wright

Air Date: December 1st, 2012

Summary: The hunt for convicted killer George Wright, who murdered war hero Walter Patterson in 1962 and then escaped from a New Jersey prison in 1970. Susan Spencer reports.

Episode 10: Everything to Lose

Air Date: December 8th, 2012

Summary: A mother torments her daughter's killer, can she get him to confess? Richard Schlesinger reports.

Episode 11: Shattered Dreams

Air Date: January 5th, 2013

Summary: A husband is suspected of killing his wife and drugging his children. Maureen Maher has the story.

Episode 12: The Perfect Family

Air Date: January 12nd, 2013

Summary: A former high-school valedictorian is charged with the murder of his mother in Michigan in 2011. Tracy Smith reports.

Episode 13: Picture Perfect: The Trial of Jodi Arias

Air Date: January 19th, 2013

Summary: Accused killer Jodi Arias told all to "48 Hours" ... now her words are evidence in her life-or-death trial. Maureen Maher reports.

Episode 14: Crazy Love

Air Date: January 26th, 2013

Summary: A brat, a Batman collector, filthy rich and dead - who killed Miami hotel heir Benji Novack? Troy Roberts reports.

Episode 15: Desperate Measures

Air Date: February 9th, 2013

Summary: A married couple are assassinated in Wisconsin, but questions arise as to whether they were the intended targets. Peter Van Sant reports.

Episode 16: Honor and Dishonor

Air Date: February 16th, 2013

Summary: Two women shot dead by a soldier - can the Army get justice against one of its own?

Episode 17: The Accuser

Air Date: February 23rd, 2013

Summary: An examination of whether convicted killer Ryan Ferguson murdered Missouri sports editor Kent Heitholt in 2001. His accuser, Charles Erickson, who was also convicted of the crime, now claims Ferguson is innocent. Can "48 Hours" help him get his life back? Erin Moriarty reports.

Episode 18: The Usual Suspect

Air Date: March 2nd, 2013

Summary: A girlfriend wears a wire to help police find the killer of her lover's wife. Maureen Maher reports.

Episode 19: Cold as Ice

Air Date: March 9th, 2013

Summary: Can a childhood memory of a friend's murder solve a 55-year-old case? Correspondent Erin Moriarty goes inside the investigation of what authorities say is the oldest cold case ever prosecuted in the U.S.

Episode 20: Ambushed

Air Date: March 16th, 2013

Summary: A son helps a new detective find his father's killer. Troy Roberts reports.

Episode 21: Power and Passion

Air Date: April 13rd, 2013

Summary: A powerful politician's girlfriend is shot dead. Did he love her to death? Richard Schlesinger reports.

Episode 22: Caught

Air Date: April 20th, 2013

Summary: A special report on the manhunt and capture of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects

Episode 23: Muscle and Mayhem

Air Date: April 27th, 2013

Summary: A gang of bodybuilders hatch a plan to kidnap and kill wealthy people. Correspondent Troy Roberts has the real story that inspired a new Hollywood movie.

Episode 24: Over the Edge

Air Date: May 4th, 2013

Summary: A missing wife and a wild confession - what made a top chef jump from a California cliff? Richard Schlesinger investigates.

Episode 25: Murder at Sea?

Air Date: May 11st, 2013

Summary: New evidence in the case of George Smith who vanished on his honeymoon cruise. CBS News senior correspondent John Miller reports.

Episode 26: Unraveling the Lies of Jodi Arias

Air Date: May 17th, 2013

Summary: Convicted of murder, "48 Hours" interviews were evidence in her trial. Will she be put to death? Maureen Maher reports.

Episode 27: The War in Chicago

Air Date: May 18th, 2013

Summary: An honor student shot dead, an innocent victim of a gang war. An investigation into drugs, guns, gangs and the battle for Chicago. An investigation into drugs, guns, gangs and the battle for Chicago. Maureen Maher and Armen Keteyian report.

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