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EPISODE · May 14, 2025 · 40 MIN

Dark Side of the Desert

from 48 Hours · host CBS News

In November 2001, Michael Blagg returned to his Colorado home to find a bloody bed and an empty jewel box, but his wife and their six-year-old daughter were missing. When investigators learned that Blagg and his wife had argued over his addiction to hard-core pornography, Blagg became the prime suspect. “48 Hours" Correspondent Susan Spencer reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 3/24/2007. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.

In November 2001, Michael Blagg returned to his Colorado home to find a bloody bed and an empty jewel box, but his wife and their six-year-old daughter were missing. When investigators learned that Blagg and his wife had argued over his addiction to hard-core pornography, Blagg became the prime suspect. “48 Hours" Correspondent Susan Spencer reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 3/24/2007. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.

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