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“48 HOURS” EXCLUSIVELY REVEALS THE FINDINGS OF AN INDEPENDENT INVESTIGATION INTO A COLD CASE IN “STEPHEN SMITH – A DEATH IN MURDAUGH COUNTRY”
Because of odd crime scene, his mother never believed that it was a hit and run. Now a team of high-profile lawyers and forensic experts is helping her get answers. Stephen Smith and forensic pathology break-down Watch a preview Years before South Carolina legal scion Alex Murdaugh was convicted for the murders of his wife and son, there was another mystery in Murdaugh country – the death of Stephen Smith, a 19-year-old gay man. After his body was found on a country road on July 8, 2015, the medical examiner ruled it a hit and run. For years, his mother Sandy Smith wanted a second opi...
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A HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT ON HER WAY TO DRILL TEAM PRACTICE IS FOUND DEAD ON CAMPUS – IT TOOK NEARLY THREE DECADES TO CATCH HER KILLER
Former Detective Scott Strathy Tells “48 Hours”: “Just the Innocent Nature of This Young Woman in Her School Drill Team Uniform, with Her Hot Curlers Still in Her Hair. This Was Just Pure Unadulterated Evil.” (L-R) Sarah Yarborough and police sketch of murder suspect Watch a Preview On Dec. 14, 1991, 16-year-old honor student Sarah Yarborough was on her way to drill team practice at Federal Way High School outside Seattle, Wash. She never made it. She was found murdered just a hundred yards away from her car on the school’s campus. Correspondent Natalie Morales speaks to key people wh...
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A MURDERER DISGUISED AS A CLOWN KILLED A BELOVED FLORIDA MOTHER AND ALMOST GOT AWAY WITH IT
Peter Van Sant Reports in “48 Hours: Murder by Clown” (L-R) Marlene Warren, Joseph Aherns; accused murderer Sheila Keen. Watch a preview Marlene Warren answered the door of her Florida home on May 26, 1990, to find a clown handing her balloons and flowers. In an instant, she was shot dead while her 21-year-old son looked on. Warren’s son, Joe Aherns, opens up to 48 HOURS correspondent Peter Van Sant about the horrific day in “Murder by Clown,” to be broadcast Saturday, Oct. 28 (10:00-11:00 PM) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming on Paramount+. “That was the worst day of my l...
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“48 HOURS” REPORTS ON HOW THE POLICE USED A CHILI’S RESTAURANT TO CATCH A MURDERER WHO POSED AS A ZOMBIE-FIGHTING COMIC BOOK HERO
Peter Van Sant Reports in “48 Hours: Unmasking the Zombie Hunter” Watch a Preview The murders of two young Phoenix, Ariz., women killed 10 months apart in 1992 and 1993 went unsolved for more than two decades. Investigators found the same DNA on both victims but had no match. Then, thanks to new technology, police had a person of interest, and tracked him in an unusual way. Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports on the case and the trail to the killer in 48 HOURS: “Unmasking the Zombie Hunter” to be broadcast Saturday, Oct. 21 (10:00-11:00 PM) on the CBS Television Network, and streamin...
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A WOMAN DISCOVERS EXPLICIT PHOTOS OF HERSELF ON HER STEPFATHER’S COMPUTER. SOON AFTER, HE’S FOUND DEAD – WAS IT REVENGE?
Tracy Smith Reports in “48 Hours: Jade Janks and the Secret Photos” Jade Janks Watch a Preview It was New Year’s Day 2021 when the San Diego Sheriff’s Department got a call from a man saying his friend, an area woman named Jade Janks, might have killed her stepfather, Tom Merriman. In a story only on 48 HOURS, contributor Tracy Smith reports on the case against Janks and shares clues never-before-seen on television that investigators uncovered, in “Jade Janks and the Secret Photos,” to be broadcast Saturday, Oct. 14 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming o...
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A CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATOR GUNNED DOWN IN BROAD DAYLIGHT SHARES HER STORY OF SURVIVAL, EXCLUSIVELY ON “48 HOURS: WHO WANTED NICKI LENWAY DEAD?”
Lenway Tells Erin Moriarty: “I Fell to the Ground. … And the Shooter Stands Over Me and Continues to Try to Shoot … I Felt My Neck and Then Could See the Blood” . (L-R) Surveillance footage of shooter and Nicole “Nicki” Lenway. Watch a Preview Nicole “Nicki” Lenway, a crime scene investigator for the Minneapolis Police Department, was gunned down in broad daylight and left for dead in a parking lot and the shooting was captured on camera. In her first television interview, Lenway talks exclusively with 48 HOURS correspondent Erin Moriarty in “Who Wanted Nicki Dead?” to be broadcast Sat...
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“FAMILY FEUD” CONTESTANT CONVICTED OF MURDERING HIS ESTRANGED WIFE SPEAKS OUT FOR THE FIRST TIME, EXCLUSIVELY ON “48 HOURS: THE GAME SHOW AND THE MURDER”
Tim Bliefnick Tells Erin Moriarty: “I’m Innocent. I Didn’t Kill Becky” (L-R) Erin Moriarty, Tim Bliefnick and attorney Casey Schnack. Watch a preview Tim Bliefnick, a former contestant on the game show “Family Feud,” was arrested, charged and convicted for the February 2023 murder of his estranged wife, Becky Bliefnick. Now, in his first TV interview after a jury found him guilty, Bliefnick talks with 48 HOURS correspondent Erin Moriarty for 48 HOURS: “The Game Show and the Murder,” to be broadcast Saturday, Sept. 30 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, and streaming ...
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CBS NEWS FINISHES 2022-2023 BROADCAST YEAR WITH FOUR #1 BROADCASTS AND COMPETITIVE GROWTH THROUGHOUT ITS LINEUP
“60 Minutes” Is America’s #1 News Broadcast, and Has Been for 49 Years “CBS News Sunday Morning,” “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” and “48 Hours” Finish Top in Their Categories 60 MINUTES remains the #1 news broadcast for the 2022-2023 broadcast year, a title held for 49 consecutive years. 60 MINUTES marks five #1 finishes during the year, was in the top five 23 times. 60 MINUTES delivers 8.89 million viewers, with 1.58 million in adults 25-54. CBS NEWS SUNDAY MORNING remains viewers’ #1 Sunday morning news program for the 23rd consecutive broadcast year (since 1999/2000...
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CBS NEWS AND PARAMOUNT AUDIO ANNOUNCE FALL SLATE OF NEW AND RETURNING PODCASTS
Lineup Includes New Seasons of Mo Rocca’s “Mobituaries” and “48 Hours” Correspondent Erin Moriarty’s “My Life of Crime” – Premiering in September and October LOS ANGELES – Sept. 13, 2023 – CBS News today announced its fall slate of new and returning podcasts. The lineup consists of new shows and new seasons produced by Paramount Audio and features veteran correspondents such as Erin Moriarty (48 HOURS) and Mo Rocca (CBS NEWS SUNDAY MORNING) hosting podcasts about life, death and true crime. The new slate expands CBS News’ position as a leading brand in on-demand audio content. This...
