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A crime scene investigator is gunned down in broad daylight. The harrowing scene is captured on surveillance video. Who pulled the trigger? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
The Game Show and the Murder
When Becky Bliefnick was murdered, an answer her husband gave on "Family Feud" years earlier raised eyebrows."48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
The Betrayal of Linda Slaten
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The Night of the Idaho Student Murders
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The Gilgo Beach Serial Killings
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The Brighton Ax Murder
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The Trial of Alex Murdaugh
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The two plaintiffs are seeking from $15.5 million to $43 million for damages from Giuliani, according to recent court filings.
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A second person of interest in the murder of Detroit synagogue president Samantha Woll has been taken into custody.
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The National Retail Federation retracted an earlier estimate of the losses stores suffer at the hands of criminal rings.
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Texas Supreme Court halts emergency abortion ruling
The Texas Supreme Court late Friday night put a hold on a lower court ruling which would have allowed a woman who is 20 weeks pregnant with a fatal fetal diagnosis to obtain an abortion. The all-Republican state Supreme Court issued its hold without offering an opinion. Jared Hill has details.
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