Kathy Blair
SIdney & Billie Shelton
The Shape of a Killer
Three murders in Austin, Texas, and little evidence to go on. Did a man testing a thermal imaging camera inadvertently capture the image of one of the killers? "48 Hours"' Maureen Maher investigates.
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INSIDE THE CASE
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Did thermal imaging video help lead Austin police to a killer?
Rob Leef was testing a thermal scope late at night on Dec. 6, 2014 – the night that Kathy Blair, an innocent Austin choir teacher, was murdered. What he recorded in her quiet neighborhood that night would give detectives their first major break in the case.
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Two convicts blame each other for brutal Austin murders
In 2018, Shawn Gant-Benalcazar was convicted in the 2014 murder of Kathy Blair, and Timothy Parlin was convicted in the murders of Kathy Blair and Billie and Sidney Shelton. "48 Hours"' Maureen Maher sat down with each of them, hoping to get answers. Instead, both men claimed they were innocent – and pinned the blame on each other.
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JUST ON
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March 9
Out of Reach
After 30 years, "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant questions the prime suspect in the brutal murder who claims she is innocent
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March 9
"48 Hours" Live to Tell: Trafficked
"48 Hours" Live to Tell: A 15-year-old is held captive by a sex trafficker and Ashton Kutcher’s mission to stop children from being exploited.
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TODAY IN CRIME
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Trial begins for ex-cop who fatally shot unarmed black teen
Former East Pittsburgh officer Michael Rosfeld shot Antwon Rose three times as the teen fled a traffic stop
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Patriots owner Robert Kraft offered plea deal in prostitution case
Kraft and 24 other men must concede they would be found guilty, perform 100 hours community service, attend a class on the dangers of prostitution and pay $5,000 per count
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A man robbed 4 stores with a BB gun. He got 40 years.
"When I look back on my life, I'm 42 years old. My life is defined by a mistake I made 20 years ago."
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