CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS WIFE IN 2004, AN ARIZONA MAN GETS A SECOND SHOT AT FREEDOM, AND "48 HOURS" IS THERE WHEN A JURY DECIDES HIS FATE

"48 Hours: Dark Side of the Mesa"

Convicted of killing his wife in 2004, an Arizona man gets a second shot at freedom, and 48 HOURS is there when a jury decides his fate. Susan Spencer and 48 HOURS have the stunning end in a story 48 HOURS has been covering for more than a decade, in an updated edition of "Dark Side of the Mesa," to be broadcast Saturday, May 12 (9:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Michael Blagg was convicted in 2004 of killing his wife. Jennifer Blagg and the couple's 6-year-old daughter, Abby, went missing in 2001. Michael Blagg called police when he returned home from work and reported finding a bloody bed and his family gone.

On the outside, the Blaggs appeared to have a perfect marriage. After his wife and daughter vanished, he begged people to come forward with information. Meanwhile, investigators were learning not everything was as rosy in the Blagg household as believed.

Investigators found Jennifer's body seven months later in the county landfill mixed with garbage from her husband's employer. Abby Blagg still hasn't been found.

Michael Blagg and his family steadfastly maintain his innocence. But, in 2004, without taking the stand at his trial, he was convicted of murder and sent to prison. Since then, Blagg's attorneys have filed appeals, which were denied. However, in 2014, there was a bombshell twist in the case that even Blagg couldn't have expected.

Blagg was back in court in February for his retrial. 48 HOURS was there in April for the outcome in a case that ripped the heart out of a family and shocked a community.

Blagg has never been charged with his daughter's death.

48 HOURS: "Dark Side of Mesa" is produced by Susan Mallie. Lindsey Schwartz is the field producer Gregory F. McLaughlin, Jud Johnston and Michelle Harris are the editors. Peter Schweitzer is the senior producer. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Susan Zirinsky is the senior executive producer.

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