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Smart and deadly? Over the years, multiple men with links to Catherine Shelton died under unusual circumstances.
The victim's 6-year-old sister was also hospitalized after being found injured, officials said.
Authorities say the case was solved by sheriff's detectives using DNA collected from the father, and covertly, from the suspect herself.
"We are confident that the occupant or occupants of that vehicle had information that's critical to this investigation," the police captain said.
"Justice delayed doesn't have to be justice denied in this case," authorities said.
The maximum penalty for manslaughter in Texas is 20 years in prison.
An extraordinary legal battle is taking place in a St. Louis courtroom this week over the future of a man who has spent most of his life in prison. St. Louis circuit attorney Kim Gardner said Lamar Johnson was wrongfully convicted of murder in 1995. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports.
DOUBLE FEATURE: A journalist finds herself in a game of cat and mouse with a skilled former attorney dogged by mayhem and suspicions of murder. Why do bad things happen to the men in Catherine Shelton’s life? Follow "48 Hours" contributor Jenna Jackson's quest for answers. Watch part 1 Saturday, Dec. 17 at 9/8c and part 2 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.
"Like an episode of 'CSI', a series of breakthroughs led to Lillian's killer," the Broward Sheriff's Office said.
In the hopes of generating new leads, investigators in Moscow, Idaho, released bodycam footage taken on the same morning four University of Idaho students were murdered. Former FBI special agent Mary Ellen O'Toole analyzes the facts of the case.
In 2019, a mother in Missouri went missing, and juniper tree needles would later help lead investigators to her killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant joins "CBS Mornings" to share an inside look at his upcoming "48 Hours" report, "The Tree That Helped Solve a Murder."
Gene Meyer lived about a mile from where Betty Rolf's body was found on Nov. 7, 1988, just outside of Appleton, Wisconsin
The suspect told detectives he killed the girl because "she was going to tell her father about being hit by the FedEx truck," the warrant states.
The mother of Athena Strand, the 7-year-old Texas girl who police say was killed by a FedEx driver, spoke publicly for the first time since her daughter's death. An affidavit has more details on the case.
Authorities announced the child's name at a news conference on Thursday, more than 65 years after he was found dead in Philadelphia.
A new Justice Department watchdog report reveals a botched prison transfer led to the death of notorious gangster Whitey Bulger, who was beaten by fellow inmates.
Detectives are searching for a white 2011 to 2013 Hyundai Elantra in their investigation into the killings of four Idaho college students. They say the occupants of the car may have critical information regarding the deaths.
Police said "tips and leads" have indicated that the person or persons in the vehicle might have "critical information" about the slayings.
The person accused of a mass shooting at an LGBTQ nightclub in Colorado Springs last month appeared in court on Tuesday. They face 305 felony accounts, including murder, attempted murder and hate crime charges.
The small community of Paradise, Texas, was rocked after the body of 7-year-old Athena Strand was found two days after being reported missing from her home. A 31-year-old FedEx driver is being held and police say he has confessed to her kidnapping and killing. Omar Villafranca has more.
Family and friends honored four University of Idaho students who were brutally murdered in November, as investigators continue to search for a suspect, motive and weapon. Two roommates who survived broke their silence for the first time: "You were all gifts to this world."
The two surviving roommates of the Idaho murder victims break their silence. A pastor at a local church reads their emotional messages during a religious service. Lilia Luciano reports.
Weeks after the killings, police still have not identified a suspect, recovered a weapon or pinned down a possible motive.
Police found Carl Mattson and Vicki Mattson in their home in Marshfield, a community south of Boston, on Tuesday.