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The Assassination of Jeff German

A Las Vegas journalist is stabbed to death while investigating claims a boss was toxic. Did his reporting make him a target? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. [CASE UPDATE: On Oct. 16, 2024, public administrator Robert Telles was sentenced to serve at least 28 years in Nevada state prison for killing investigative journalist Jeff German. A judge invoked sentencing enhancements for elements including use of a deadly weapon, lying in wait and the age of the reporter to add eight years to the minimum 20-year sentence that a jury set in August after finding Telles guilty of murder.]

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The Footprint | Post Mortem

Watch "The Footprint" and then join "48 Hours" host Anne-Marie Green and correspondent Erin Moriarty on "Post Mortem" as they discuss the cold case murder of Jeanie Childs, who was stabbed to death in 1993. Almost three decades later, her killer was finally convicted. They discuss the investigative genetic genealogy that led authorities to Jerry Westrom, a local businessman and father of three, and the bloody footprints left at the crime scene that were pivotal at trial.

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The Boy Across the Street | Post Mortem

Watch "The Boy Across the Street " and then join "Post Mortem" host Anne-Marie Green and "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty as they discuss the 1979 murder of Catina Rose Salarno, who was shot by her ex-boyfriend, Steven Burns, and her family's ongoing fight to keep him in prison. Erin shares how her producers tracked down witnesses more than four decades later, how attending the recent parole hearing changed her opinion on the case, and the lasting impact Salarno's death has had on her family.

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