The BEST episodes of 48 Hours season 26
Every episode of 48 Hours season 26, ranked from best to worst by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The best episodes of 48 Hours season 26!
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#1 - Highway of Tears
Season 26 - Episode 7 - Aired 11/17/2012
A series of disappearances and murders of women and girls dating back four decades. Now, a break in the case. Peter Van Sant reports.
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Season 26 - Episode 2 - Aired 10/6/2012
An unfaithful husband is shot dead - do his wife and her best friend have a clue? Erin Moriarty reports.
Watch Now:Amazon#3 - The Usual Suspect
Season 26 - Episode 18 - Aired 3/2/2013
A girlfriend wears a wire to help police find the killer of her lover's wife. Maureen Maher reports.
#4 - Murder at Sea?
Season 26 - Episode 25 - Aired 5/11/2013
New evidence in the case of George Smith who vanished on his honeymoon cruise. CBS News senior correspondent John Miller reports.
#5 - Shattered Dreams
Season 26 - Episode 11 - Aired 1/5/2013
A husband is suspected of killing his wife and drugging his children. Maureen Maher has the story.
#6 - My Dad's Killer
Season 26 - Episode 1 - Aired 9/29/2012
48 HOURS gets underway Saturday, Sept. 29 at 10:00 PM, ET with "My Dad's Killer," which features Richard Schlesinger's report about a daughter who spent a decade certain she knew who killed her father and his fiancé, but couldn't prove it. After 48 HOURS began reporting the story, investigators pushed the case and the killer will now stand trial for murder. It is a story 48 HOURS has been reporting on for five years and the outcome has the potential to rip the family apart.
#7 - Everything to Lose
Season 26 - Episode 10 - Aired 12/8/2012
A mother torments her daughter's killer, can she get him to confess? Richard Schlesinger reports.
#8 - Presumed Guilty
Season 26 - Episode 8 - Aired 11/24/2012
A convicted killer's son believes his dad is innocent, but can he find the evidence to prove it? Troy Roberts reports.
#9 - Secrets of the River
Season 26 - Episode 6 - Aired 11/10/2012
A high school dancer and aspiring model is found dead. Did the killer videotape the murder? Peter Van Sant reports.
#10 - Desperate Measures
Season 26 - Episode 15 - Aired 2/9/2013
A married couple are assassinated in Wisconsin, but questions arise as to whether they were the intended targets. Peter Van Sant reports.
#11 - Collision Course
Season 26 - Episode 3 - Aired 10/13/2012
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.
#12 - The Preacher's Passion
Season 26 - Episode 4 - Aired 10/20/2012
An actress is dead and her preacher boyfriend prays for answers. Maureen Maher reports.
#13 - The Hunt for Mr. Wright
Season 26 - Episode 9 - Aired 12/1/2012
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.
#14 - Lina's Heart
Season 26 - Episode 5 - Aired 10/27/2012
A beautiful wife and mother is suddenly dead. Would a twin really know if his brother was a killer? Erin Moriarty investigates.
#15 - Ambushed
Season 26 - Episode 20 - Aired 3/16/2013
A son helps a new detective find his father's killer. Troy Roberts reports.
#16 - Over the Edge
Season 26 - Episode 24 - Aired 5/4/2013
A missing wife and a wild confession - what made a top chef jump from a California cliff? Richard Schlesinger investigates.
#17 - The War in Chicago
Season 26 - Episode 27 - Aired 5/18/2013
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.
#18 - Power and Passion
Season 26 - Episode 21 - Aired 4/13/2013
A powerful politician's girlfriend is shot dead. Did he love her to death? Richard Schlesinger reports.
#19 - Picture Perfect: The Trial of Jodi Arias
Season 26 - Episode 13 - Aired 1/19/2013
Accused killer Jodi Arias told all to "48 Hours" ... now her words are evidence in her life-or-death trial. Maureen Maher reports.
#20 - Cold as Ice
Season 26 - Episode 19 - Aired 3/9/2013
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.
#21 - Honor and Dishonor
Season 26 - Episode 16 - Aired 2/16/2013
Two women shot dead by a soldier - can the Army get justice against one of its own?
#22 - The Accuser
Season 26 - Episode 17 - Aired 2/23/2013
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.
#23 - Crazy Love
Season 26 - Episode 14 - Aired 1/26/2013
A brat, a Batman collector, filthy rich and dead - who killed Miami hotel heir Benji Novack? Troy Roberts reports.
#24 - The Perfect Family
Season 26 - Episode 12 - Aired 1/12/2013
A former high-school valedictorian is charged with the murder of his mother in Michigan in 2011. Tracy Smith reports.
#25 - Caught
Season 26 - Episode 22 - Aired 4/20/2013
A special report on the manhunt and capture of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects