About this season
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.
Episodes (27)
1. The Sweetheart Murders
Aired 28 September 2012 • 60 min
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
2. Friends For Life
Aired 6 October 2012 • 60 min
An unfaithful husband is shot dead - do his wife and her best friend have a clue? Erin Moriarty reports.
3. Collision Course
Aired 13 October 2012 • 60 min
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.
4. The Preacher's Passion
Aired 20 October 2012 • 60 min
An actress is dead and her preacher boyfriend prays for answers. Maureen Maher reports.
5. Lina's Heart
Aired 27 October 2012 • 60 min
A beautiful wife and mother is suddenly dead. Would a twin really know if his brother was a killer? Erin Moriarty investigates.
6. Secrets of the River
Aired 10 November 2012 • 60 min
A high school dancer and aspiring model is found dead. Did the killer videotape the murder? Peter Van Sant reports.
7. Highway of Tears
Aired 17 November 2012 • 60 min
A series of disappearances and murders of women and girls dating back four decades. Now, a break in the case. Peter Van Sant reports.
8. Presumed Guilty
Aired 24 November 2012 • 60 min
A convicted killer's son believes his dad is innocent, but can he find the evidence to prove it? Troy Roberts reports.
9. The Hunt for Mr. Wright
Aired 1 December 2012 • 60 min
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.
10. Everything to Lose
Aired 8 December 2012 • 60 min
A mother torments her daughter's killer, can she get him to confess? Richard Schlesinger reports.
11. Shattered Dreams
Aired 5 January 2013 • 60 min
A husband is suspected of killing his wife and drugging his children. Maureen Maher has the story.
12. The Perfect Family
Aired 12 January 2013 • 60 min
A former high-school valedictorian is charged with the murder of his mother in Michigan in 2011. Tracy Smith reports.
13. Picture Perfect: The Trial of Jodi Arias
Aired 19 January 2013 • 60 min
Accused killer Jodi Arias told all to "48 Hours" ... now her words are evidence in her life-or-death trial. Maureen Maher reports.
14. Crazy Love
Aired 26 January 2013 • 60 min
A brat, a Batman collector, filthy rich and dead - who killed Miami hotel heir Benji Novack? Troy Roberts reports.
15. Desperate Measures
Aired 9 February 2013 • 60 min
A married couple are assassinated in Wisconsin, but questions arise as to whether they were the intended targets. Peter Van Sant reports.
16. Honor and Dishonor
Aired 16 February 2013 • 60 min
Two women shot dead by a soldier - can the Army get justice against one of its own?
17. The Accuser
Aired 23 February 2013 • 60 min
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.
18. The Usual Suspect
Aired 2 March 2013 • 60 min
A girlfriend wears a wire to help police find the killer of her lover's wife. Maureen Maher reports.
19. Cold as Ice
Aired 9 March 2013 • 60 min
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.
20. Ambushed
Aired 16 March 2013 • 60 min
A son helps a new detective find his father's killer. Troy Roberts reports.
21. Power and Passion
Aired 13 April 2013 • 60 min
A powerful politician's girlfriend is shot dead. Did he love her to death? Richard Schlesinger reports.
22. Caught
Aired 20 April 2013 • 60 min
A special report on the manhunt and capture of the Boston Marathon bombing suspects
23. Muscle and Mayhem
Aired 27 April 2013 • 60 min
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.
24. Over the Edge
Aired 4 May 2013 • 60 min
A missing wife and a wild confession - what made a top chef jump from a California cliff? Richard Schlesinger investigates.
25. Murder at Sea?
Aired 11 May 2013 • 60 min
New evidence in the case of George Smith who vanished on his honeymoon cruise. CBS News senior correspondent John Miller reports.
26. Unraveling the Lies of Jodi Arias
Aired 17 May 2013 • 60 min
Convicted of murder, "48 Hours" interviews were evidence in her trial. Will she be put to death? Maureen Maher reports.
27. The War in Chicago
Aired 18 May 2013 • 60 min
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.