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48 Hours Mystery

Fifteen-year-old Penny Chang of Shaker Heights, Ohio was stalked and killed by her older brother’s best friend, 21-year-old Scott Strothers.

Billy Fox, 33, is a devoted father of two and a soccer coach. He appears to be an all-around regular guy. But he’s booked for the death of a baby. It's a charge that could put him in prison for the rest of his life.

A report on how the criminal justice system handles minors who are tried as adults for serious crimes.

A report on corruption and a cover-up by city officials of Tacoma, Washington, focusing on David Brame, the city’s police chief who rose to power despite a shady past.

A report on Catherine Mehaffey Shelton, a criminal defense attorney from Dallas. She has been practicing law in Texas for nearly three decades and making headlines for nearly as long, primarily because strange things happen to the men in her life.

A report on problems which arise when children under the age of 17 receive unwanted sexual letters on the Internet, focusing on Lindsay, a 14-year-old suburban Florida girl who began receiving explicit love letters from a stranger in Greece.

In 1980, Kathi Spiars met a man who called himself Steve Marcum, and shortly married him.

Celeste Beard claims she is innocent of the murder of her husband Steven Beard, co-founder of an Austin television station. After a life of abuse and depression, Celeste married Beard. In October 1999, Beard was fatally shot while lying in bed.

Steve Tauzer, a prominent assistant district attorney in Kern County, CA, was found murdered in his garage. Chris Hillis, a former police officer, a colleague and friend of Tauzer, was arrested for the murder. Chris’ son Lance was key to the case.

A report on the unsolved abduction and murder of 16-year-old Molly Bish. Bish disappeared in June 2000 from the local swimming hole. In May 2003, Tim McGuigan, a former police officer, helped discover evidence that lead to the discovery of Molly’s body.

A report that focuses on cases where people accused of sexually abusing children were tried and imprisoned based on little real evidence other than the testimony of young children.