48 Hours

An Indiana softball coach was convicted of planning and arranging the murder of his ex-fiancée Shea Briar. Together with a former player, he executed a crime rooted in deception and personal conflict.

A 33-year-old firefighter and paramedic in Illinois was convicted of killing his nine-months-pregnant girlfriend and setting their home ablaze to cover his tracks. The case, featured in CBS's '48 Hours' documentary series, underscores how forensic pathology can unravel carefully planned crimes.

Despite references to a case known as 'Marina Erte-mordet' in Swedish-language podcasts and documentaries, verified English-language sources containing factual details about this matter remain unavailable through major international crime databases and news outlets.

Rex Heuermann, 62, pleaded guilty on April 8, 2026, to seven counts of murder in Suffolk County Court, New York, and admitted to an eighth uncharged killing. The former architect's confession resolves eight of the eleven Gilgo Beach serial murders that terrorized Long Island from 1993 to 2011.

In May 2025, CBS's 48 Hours aired 'Facing a Monster,' the story of C.C., a college student who survived a brutal attack by her ex-boyfriend Shawn Doyle in 1996, only to face him in court years later after he murdered Lori Leonard, a single mother of two, in 2005.

A mysterious death involving a photographer was the subject of investigation on 48 Hours, CBS's long-running documentary series that examines complex criminal cases.