A Death in the Stairwell
After her husband is found dying at the foot of the stairs, a woman accused of murder fights to clear her name. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports.
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Alison Davis says she woke up to find her husband, Kevin Davis, face down in a pool of blood inside their New Haven, Indiana, home. She says he fell down the stairs. But after an autopsy report, police came to a different conclusion.
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