For Jamie Barnett, the loss of her daughter Ashley has been a nightmare. "On October 14th, 2005, Ashley sailed out of Los Angeles to celebrate her upcoming 25th birthday and one day into that cruise, she was dead," she says.
What do you do if you find out your best friends got away with murder? That's the question a young man faced in 2002, when a friend confided in him that the death of an elderly woman, ruled an accident, was actually a case of murder.
On the same day a judge was supposed to rule whether Lita McClinton could try to make a claim against her husband's multi-million dollar fortune, she was gunned down in her own home. 48 Hours investigates.
48 Hours examines the murder of Tampa bartender Sandra "Sandee" Rozzo who was shot multiple times in her car outside her Pinellas Park home. The police focuses on Tracey Humphrey who was recently arrested for felony battery on Sandee. Although he alibi, the same cannot be said for his wife Ashley.
Authorities try to determine whether a jealous husband killed a country music star (Randy Hardison). An update to the 48 Hours episode "Cheatin' Heart", which aired in May 2006.
Jarrod Davidson was gunned down outside of his Santa Barbara apartment in July 2004, after someone had left what he thought was a gift - a potted plant - at his front door.
In an update to the story from March 4, 2006, titled "The Highest Stakes", as correspondent Erin Moriarty reports, the investigation shifted dramatically when casino surveillance video surfaced, showing Christie leaving the casino with a mystery man.
"48 Hours" has covered the murder of A-list fashion writer Christa Worthington, murdered on Cape Cod, for nearly 16 years; now the man convicted of killing her may get a new trial. Correspondent Susan Spencer reports.
David Coffin a wealthy Atlanta is found dead in his burning home. Immediately, Scott Davis was suspected of being involved because his soon to be ex wife Megan was one of the women Coffin was dating. Scott was in the police crosshairs because be he repeated to police what Megan had told him that evening that Coffin had been "Shot". Megan denied telling Scott this starting she did not know how Coffin had died. Scott was arrested. Scott denied any involvement vehemently. The case fell apart against Scott when he produced an alibi and it was discovered that Coffin was involved with cocaine when it was found in his blood during autopsy. Megan's best friend came forward and stated that Megan had called her that first evening from Coffin's neighbor's house and stated Coffin had been "Shot in the head". Charges were dropped against Scott. Years later the case was restarted against Scott because he ran for Governor in California. Over these years police lost or destroyed virtually all the evidence in the case and Megan changed her story repeatedly to now dubiously claim Scott told her Coffin had been shot in the head. No evidence supported this but prosecutors moved forward anyway. In a very close trial, it appears an Innocent Man is possibly convicted.
Racing legend Mickey Thompson made headlines in 1960, when he set the land speed record of 406 miles per hour in the salt flats of the Utah desert. In 1988, he made headlines again for how he died: Mickey and his wife Trudy were murdered execution-style outside their California home.
