Show Notes
Todd Winkler admitted to fatally stabbing his wife with scissors, but he claimed it was self-defense. Winkler’s mental health became a focal point at trial when he seemed to have a psychotic outburst. Prosecutors suggested he was faking. Which version of Winkler would the jury believe? "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 12/12/2015. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays and stream on demand on Paramount+.
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48 Hours correspondents Natalie Morales and Anne-Marie Green discuss the 2022 murder of Savannah Tolbert in Huntsville, Alabama. She was found dead in the passenger seat of her husband’s car with a gun in her hand, and it initially appeared as if she had killed herself. They discuss why Savannah’s sisters were convinced she had been murdered, how investigators tracked down surveillance footage that showed Savannah and her husband, David Tolbert, were the only people in the car around the time of the shooting, and that gunshot residue was found on David’s hands, but not Savannah’s.
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In 2012, Lizzi Marriott was a 19-year-old New Hampshire student when she disappeared after visiting her co-worker, Kat McDonough, and Kat's boyfriend, Seth Mazzaglia, in their apartment. Kat initially claimed Lizzi's death was accidental, but later testified that Seth strangled Lizzi with a rope after she rejected his sexual advances. "48 Hours" correspondent Troy Roberts reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 9/19/2015. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays and stream on demand on Paramount+.
On August 16, 2009, 9-1-1 operators received two separate calls from the same house. A husband and wife had each dialed in, claiming their partner had stabbed them. When the husband died of his wounds, investigators were left wondering if the killing was self-defense or a cold-blooded murder. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 9/3/2011. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays and stream on demand on Paramount+.