7.8/1014 votes#1 - The Sweetheart Murders
Season 26 Episode 1 - Aired 9/28/2012
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
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- 7.1/1017 votes
#2 - Friends For Life
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.
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- 7.9/1030 votes
#3 - 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.
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- 6.4/1024 votes
#4 - 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.
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- 7.3/1020 votes
#5 - 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.
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- 7.5/1026 votes
#6 - 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.
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- 7.3/1023 votes
#7 - 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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- 7.0/1011 votes
#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.
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- 7.1/1012 votes
#9 - 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.
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- 6.9/1015 votes
#10 - 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.
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- NaN/100 votes
#11 - 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.
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- 6.9/1017 votes
#12 - 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.
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- 6.6/1017 votes
#13 - 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.
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- 7.0/1010 votes
#14 - 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.
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- 7.0/1016 votes
#15 - 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.
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- 7.4/1020 votes
#16 - 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?
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- 7.2/108 votes
#17 - 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.
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- 6.7/1011 votes
#18 - 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.
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- 8.2/1012 votes
#19 - 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.
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- 6.7/1014 votes
#20 - Ambushed
Season 26 Episode 20 - Aired 3/16/2013
A son helps a new detective find his father's killer. Troy Roberts reports.
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- 6.7/1014 votes
#21 - 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.
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- 6.7/1015 votes
#22 - Caught
Season 26 Episode 22 - Aired 4/20/2013
A special report on the manhunt and capture of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects
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- 6.4/1015 votes
#23 - Muscle and Mayhem
Season 26 Episode 23 - Aired 4/27/2013
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.
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- NaN/100 votes
#24 - 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.
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- 6.6/1011 votes
#25 - 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.
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The Best Episodes of 48 Hours Season 26
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Season 26 Ratings Summary
"The Sweetheart Murders" is the best rated episode of "48 Hours" season 26. It scored 7.8/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 9/28/2012. This episode is rated 0.7 points higher than the second-best, "Friends For Life".