Footprint to Murder: A 2025 true crime documentary
Forensic investigative genetic genealogy, social media and good old-fashioned police work ultimately led to the killer.
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Forensic investigative genetic genealogy, social media and good old-fashioned police work ultimately led to the killer.
Sentenced to life for the murder of her husband, Melody Farris tells "48 Hours" in an exclusive interview that she is innocent – and points the finger at her son. He says he had nothing to do with his father's death.
Melody Farris says her son Scott Farris wanted to inherit the family farm and fortune. But a Georgia jury ruled that Melody was the real killer.
Massachusetts investigators uncover a suspicious web history after Brian Fanion reports his wife Amy's death as a suicide.
Brian Fanion says he and his wife Amy Fanion had been arguing about his retirement plans when she picked up his service weapon and shot herself. Investigators did not believe his story.
We uncover stories investigating the staggering number of unsolved murders in the nation. We speak with mothers in Mississippi who have lost sons to murder and say they're not getting enough help from police. Then to Baltimore where officials believe they have a solution to the rising number of murder cases. Watch these stories and more on "Eye on America" with host Michelle Miller.
Bryan Kohberger is charged in the stabbing deaths of Ethan Chapin, Xana Kernodle, Madison Mogen and Kaylee Goncalves at a rental home on Nov. 13, 2022.
Judge Victoria Rossetti gave Robert Crimo III seven consecutive life sentences for the murder convictions, plus 50 years for each of the 48 attempted murder charges.
Watch "First Love, Then Murder" and then catch up with host Anne-Marie Green and CBS News correspondent Natalie Morales on "Post Mortem" as they discuss the case of Aaron Friar, who was murdered by Gavin MacFarlane, the boyfriend of Aaron's 15-year-old daughter, Ellie. They examine why police believed Ellie was the mastermind behind her father's killing, the handwritten murder plots they found in Gavin's house, and the video of Gavin's friend, Russell, who was taunting police through cameras in the interrogation room.
Former deputy Sean Grayson's trial has been moved to Peoria County, after his defense attorney argued publicity from the trial made it impossible to find an impartial jury in Sangamon County.
ALL NEW: Melody Farris, the matriarch of a wealthy family, spins a tale trying to pin the murder of her husband on her own son. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports Saturday, April 26 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
An Arizona jury on Tuesday convicted Lori Vallow Daybell of conspiring to murder her estranged husband in 2019. CBS News' Andres Gutierrez and Jessica Levinson have more details.
An Arizona woman has been found guilty of conspiring to murder her estranged husband in 2019. Lori Vallow Daybell pleaded not guilty and represented herself in court. She is already serving life sentences in Idaho for the murders of her children and conspiring to murder her then-boyfriend's wife. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson has more.
Vicki Radig, 20, was reported missing by her family in March 1981.
A missing 82-year-old woman's remains were found buried beneath a shed and partially encased in concrete in northwestern Washington, authorities said.
After Aaron Friar and his 15-year-old daughter Ellie vanished from their Medford, Oregon, home, investigators arrived to discover a horrific scene – and soon after, evidence of a murder plot is revealed.
When Aaron Friar and his teenage daughter, Ellie, go missing in Medford, Oregon, Det. Bill Ford takes one of the suspects out for a cigarette break. It would break the case.
In an exclusive interview, with "48 Hours," Sierra Friar recalls the day her sister and father vanished.
Marvin Roberts alleges police acted with a racial bias in a case in which he and three other Indigenous men spent nearly two decades in prison.
A Los Angeles judge has paused a resentencing hearing to determine whether Erik and Lyle Menendez, who were convicted of murdering their parents in 1989, deserve reduced sentences. The brothers were sentenced in 1996 to life in prison without the possibility of parole. CBS News correspondent Carter Evans reports.
All new: When an Oregon teen disappears, investigators discover her forbidden relationship led to murder. "48 Hours" contributor Natalie Morales reports Saturday, April 19 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
A young wife and mother dies unexpectedly with a strange mix of drugs in her system. Investigators turn to her journals for answers. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
Police did not say what led them to arrest the couple, but both have been charged with murder and are in custody.
Prosecutors said they charged a Berlin doctor with the murder of 15 patients, alleging he acted out of a "lust" for killing.
Authorities detained a man "who played a leading role" in the high-profile murder of crime reporter Peter R. de Vries, prosecutors said.