A Stabbing in Colts Neck | Sneak peek | Forensic Files

foreign [Music] country Horse Country [Music] bucolic upwardly mobile wealthy type of community EF flew in
it's a quiet place [Music] tiny unassuming house just a simple farmhouse Colts Neck has a lot of these yes
this beautiful little Farmhouse with this beautiful Farm star you know in the middle of it
[Music] in July of 2013 I was an assistant prosecutor in Monmouth County New Jersey
Donna and Chaco was alone she had just gone to bed for the evening an intruder came into her house and
attacked her stabbing her repeatedly [Music] said really bad the kid just came in and stabbed me
I love my heart I'm pouring cushion bloated I'm losing consciousness keep your eyes open
Donna Donna I was driving home it was maybe like three o'clock in the morning 3 30.
[Applause] as I pulled up closer I saw big SUVs cop cars lights flashing everywhere
I was like where is my mom and they were like well she has been attacked and she's on her way to the hospital
they couldn't tell me whether she was alive or she wasn't I was new into Major Crimes I didn't
have the experience at some of the older detectives so I had never seen that much
blood and before why would somebody do this who did this what did she ever do to anybody you know
on that night in the early morning hours we got a 9-1-1 call from a worker from this restaurant
about how far from Donna's house are we standing right here this is about an eight minute drive
they called because they saw a subject walking through their drive through I have a detention police
and drive through were approached by a man with no shirt but had a knife in his hands knocking on Windows carrying a
knife one of the witnesses who saw the young man she agreed to come in and give us a
sketch everybody was asking about the police question it was in every store people
were frightened can you tell me about the tip I get a call the woman on the other end says that
she's calling about the stabbing in Colt's neck she said I think my cousin may have something to do with that

A woman outwits a young stranger who attacked her in her own home. What will it take to find him? "48 Hours" contributor Jim Axelrod reports Saturday, May 20 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

PROGRAM NOTE: This episode was previously scheduled for Saturday, May 13.

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Brief Summary

The episode details the 2013 stabbing of Donna Chaco and the ensuing investigation in Colts Neck, New Jersey.

Key points

The Attack on Donna. In July 2013, Donna was brutally attacked in her home, leaving her in critical condition.
The Search for Answers. Detectives scramble to understand the motive behind the shocking attack on Donna.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I'm losing consciousness.

A victim's desperate plea during an attack.

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