"48 Hours" investigates connection between three 2014 murders in Austin | Forensic Files

I could sort of relate to Kathy Blair and just thinking about what that would be like as a woman to be home alone for
prosecutor Andrea Austin this case was personal that is the Boogeyman story for every woman right an intruder is in your
house someone is stabbing you 53-year-old Kathy Blair was a beloved choir director in Austin Texas
[Music] music needed to be in our lives or we would die Kristen deg grou was one of
hundreds of students Kathy inspired she was so kind this is a case that sticks with you throughout your life a crime
that made no sense to detectives Carrie scanland and Derek Israel it was the dead of night December 6th
2014 this martyr started right here on the bed Kathy woke to a total strange anger with a knife Kathy Blair fought
like hell who kills a choir director who does that a monster the killer took some
inexpensive jewelry but left no DNA then just N9 days later I get notified that there's been another
murder Billy and Sydney Shelton married 64 years and devoted to their family slaughtered in their beds I was seeing
some of the same things the crime scene the innocence of the victims were all eerily similar to Kathy Blair's the
Shelton Kathy Blair none of these people had any enemies that we could figure out
they all upstanding people it had these detectives Whispering the unimaginable I
thought we were dealing with a serial killer if word gets out that there's a serial killer it kicks it to an entirely
different level Austin needed answers it came in a form not even the savviest cops could
predict I was out testing a thermoscope Rob Leaf lived a few blocks from Kathy the night she was murdered Rob was out
trying a scope like this one picks up a heat signature I saw the headlights of a
car coming up on this street on this street this is the video Rob recorded this video showed the murderer walking
towards Kathy bl's house the actual killer the actual killer

After three similar murders, Austin, Texas, police began to wonder if a serial killer was on the loose -- did a man out for a late-night walk testing his new thermal imaging night scope capture images of the actual killer? "48 Hours" Maureen Maher previews an all new "48 Hours" airing Saturday at 10/9c on CBS.

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Brief Summary

The episode discusses the murders of Kathy Blair and the Shelton couple, focusing on the investigation and emotional impact on the community.

Key points

The Murder of Kathy Blair. Kathy Blair, a beloved choir director, was brutally murdered in her home.
A Pattern Emerges. Detectives discover eerie similarities between Kathy's murder and another couple's.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Who kills a choir director?

Reflecting on the brutality of the crime.

1:02WatchMar 15, 2019

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