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Why did a man eat pages from a notebook when facing questions about the murder of a third grade teacher?

On March 16, 2009, Rhonda Casto went on a hike in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge with her boyfriend, Stephen Nichols, only to never return home. Before Casto headed out on her hike, she joked to a friend that Nichols was either “going to propose or kill me”. Somewhere along the trail, she slipped or fell 150 feet to her death. “48 Hours" Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This classic "48 Hours"...

In 2016, Nicole Vander Heyden went out with her boyfriend Doug Detrie and friends but never made it home. A day later, she was found beaten and strangled in a field. Wisconsin police used a host of digital tools to try to solve her murder. One device created an alibi. But other tools were used to incriminate her killer. “48 Hours" Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. This classic "48 Hours" episod...

48 Hours correspondents Erin Moriarty and Anne-Marie Green discuss the murder of Mindi Kassotis, whose dismembered remains were discovered in the woods in 2022. Her husband, Nick Kassotis, told family and friends that Mindi had died in a hospital, but he was later charged with her murder and sentenced to life without parole. The team discusses the couple’s isolated lives in the months leading up t...

A woman's body is found in a swamp, murdered. Impossible, say friends, who learned she'd died in a hospital 5 months earlier.

Entrepreneur Robert Dahl was drawn from Minnesota to the Napa Valley wine scene and wealthy Silicon Valley businessman Emad Tawfilis wanted to be an investor in the wine industry. But in March 2015, their bitter money dispute over a winery business ended in murder. “48 Hours" Correspondent Tracy Smith reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 8/18/2018. Watch all-new episodes of “48 H...

Sebastien Bellin, an international basketball star-turned tech entrepreneur, was nearly killed in the March 2016 Brussels airport terror attack. His recovery is detailed over the course of eight months after the attack left him with shattered bones and torn muscles. “48 Hours" correspondent Vladimir Duthiers reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 9/1/2018. Watch all-new episodes of...

 In January 2002, Christa Worthington, a former fashion writer, was found murdered in her Massachusetts home. The expanding list of potential suspects included her former boyfriend, Tim Arnold, who had discovered her body, and ex-lover Tony Jackett, with whom Christa shared a daughter. “48 Hours" Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 5/27/2017. Watch al...

In August 2009, Olympian shot putter Dave Laut was shot to death. His wife, Jane Laut, originally claimed Dave was shot by an intruder, but when detectives discovered a gun hidden inside a grandfather clock, she changed her story, claiming she killed him in self-defense. “48 Hours" Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 5/27/2017. Watch all-new episodes...

On June 1, 2002, Memphis police responded to an alleged attack outside a morgue. The victim was the medical examiner, Dr. O.C. Smith, who was found wrapped in barbed wire with a bomb strapped to his neck. Dr. Smith survived but was concerned his assailant might attack again. “48 Hours" Correspondent Troy Roberts reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 7/8/2006. Watch all-new episode...

When Dr. Linda Goudey was found strangled to death in October 1993, the main suspect was her boyfriend, Timothy Stryker, who was also a doctor. Nothing police found at the scene pointed directly to Stryker, and it took years for him to plead guilty, but it wasn't to murder charges. “48 Hours" Correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 6/13/2009. Watch...

Grief children’s book author Kouri Richins is on trial in Utah, accused of fatally poisoning her husband, Eric Richins, with a fentanyl-laced Moscow mule in 2022. Prosecutors say she killed him for financial gain, while also engaging in an extramarital affair. The defense argues his death was an accidental overdose. In a special episode, 48 Hours correspondent Natalie Morales speaks with CBS News...

48 Hours correspondents Natalie Morales and Anne-Marie Green discuss the murder of 19-year-old Sade Robinson, whose partial remains were discovered on a remote beach and scattered throughout Milwaukee, WI. They explore how law enforcement connected Sade to the remains, identified her killer through digital clues, and how her sister is carrying on her legacy.

A teenage girl goes missing. Will evidence on a secluded beach reveal what happened?  Anne-Marie Green reports.

Two cases featuring abductions that sparked worldwide searches. First, Glen Heggstad was kidnapped during a motorcycle adventure. Second, Paul Marinkovich’s efforts to be reunited with his son who was taken to Europe by his former wife. “48 Hours" Correspondent Troy Roberts reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 4/3/2002. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and strea...

Cassie Herring and Billy Fox were single parents to young children when they married and blended their families. In May 2001, tragedy struck when their infant son died. When Billy was charged with murder, the family drew closer to fight for justice. “48 Hours" Correspondent Susan Spencer reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 1/14/2004. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Satur...

48 Hours correspondents Anne-Marie Green and Natalie Morales examine the cold case of Mary Kay Heese, a 17-year-old girl who was murdered in Wahoo, Nebraska in 1969. They discuss the behind-the-scenes footage of the cold case unit in 1999, why investigators kept digging into Mary Kay’s murder, and how the evidence came together to make an arrest over 50 years later.

A girl is murdered in Wahoo, Nebraska. More than 50 years later, how the pieces of a puzzle came together to make an arrest. Natalie Morales reports.

The death of Lina Kaufman, a young mother of two, came as a shock to family and friends. According to her husband, Adam, it was also a shock when he was charged with Lina’s murder. There were no real signs of marital strife. How would a jury get to the heart of the matter? “48 Hours" Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 9/6/2014. Watch all-new episodes...

Texas millionaire, Charlie White, accumulated wealth and friends, but also his share of enemies. One of them had left him beaten and strangled to death at his lakeside mansion, and while there was no shortage of potential suspects, police zeroed in on someone closer to home: Charlie's son, Darin. “48 Hours" Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 5/29/20...

48 Hours correspondent Anne-Marie Green and CBS News correspondent Tracy Smith discuss the case of Connor Hilton. He was a 17-year-old in 2023 when he shot two teen boys and claimed his prescription acne medication drove him to kill. They dig into the science behind Hilton’s defense, his demeanor in interviews, and the survivor story of Benjamin Bliek, who believes that Hilton’s actions had nothin...

A Texas teenager shoots two of his friends. He says a popular acne medication made him do it. Tracy Smith reports.

Professor Thomas Murray and his former student, Carmin Ross, had been married for 18 years before they divorced. They shared custody of their daughter, Ciara, but the night after Carmin told Murray she wanted Ciara to live with her and her fiance, she was found beaten and stabbed in her home. “48 Hours" Correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 3/29/2...

What do you do if you find out your best friends got away with murder? That's the question Jason Weir faced in 2002 when a friend confided in him that the death of an elderly woman, ruled an accident, was actually a case of murder. “48 Hours" Correspondent Susan Spencer reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 9/30/2006. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream o...

48 Hours correspondents Anne-Marie Green and Erin Moriarty discuss the murder of Katlyn Lyon Montgomery and why her family turned to TikTok to demand justice. They explore why the case evolved from a possible drug overdose to a homicide investigation and why police first suspected Katlyn’s roommate. Erin also shares what it was like to be in the courtroom.