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48 hours has been covering the controversy surrounding a former defense attorney in tech in texas for two
decades say the name katherine shelton and you are guaranteed to get plenty of stories and opinions from many people in
houston and in dallas that's because strange things have happened to the men in katherine shelton's life some have
suffered bizarre mishaps and misfortune and five men have died she says that she's never killed anyone but questions
remain so producer jenna jackson went looking for the truth and has the story for 48 hours
[Music] for years i've been tangled up in a bizarre game of cat and mouse with a
woman named catherine shelton controversy has swirled around me for 25 years men just seemed to mysteriously die
around this one time defense attorney five by our count i've never killed anybody
my name is jenna jackson and i'm a texas girl and a true crime journalist back in 2003 i first covered the shelton
story for 48 hours a special 48 hours mystery in the years since i've met her a few
more times and it's always been the same she's coy even playful i have done a few things yes i
i do admit that i've well i've never stabbed anyone all right and i've never shot anyone with a
shotgun is she guilty of anything or is this all a coincidence i've decided i'm going to look into
these cases again and see if i can dig up any new information helping me on this project is brian
benkin a private investigator and now a defense attorney we're going to keep an open mind
you know no tunnel vision here and lisa andrews a former prosecutor she's a defense attorney now too but let's be
real here there are a lot of coincidences both brian and lisa are consultants for 48 hours
she's a really really smart woman she knows all of this forensic stuff after nearly 20 years of pursuing
catherine i feel like i'm prepared to face her again and she has agreed to talk with me i'm a little nervous
i may throw up don't get that on camera will she finally put to rest the question swirling around her
well you can see part one of jenna jackson's two-part report chasing catherine shelton on 48 hours tomorrow
night at 10 9 central on cbs and you can stream it wednesday night at 8 eastern right here on cbs news

A controversial former attorney with strange ties to a string of dead men speaks out to a journalist who has been playing a cat and mouse game with her in “Chasing Catherine Shelton.” Part one of a two-part “48 Hours airs Saturday, April 30 at 10/9c on CBS and streams on Paramount +.

Brief Summary

Jenna Jackson investigates Katherine Shelton's connection to five mysterious deaths in Texas.

Key points

Chasing Catherine Shelton. Jenna Jackson revisits the mysterious deaths linked to defense attorney Catherine Shelton.

Episode highlights

Chasing Catherine SheltonJenna Jackson revisits the mysterious deaths linked to defense attorney Catherine Shelton.“Men just seemed to mysteriously die around this one time defense attorney.”0:55Apr 30, 2022

Episode quotes

I've never killed anybody.

Catherine Shelton's denial of guilt.

1:04WatchApr 30, 2022

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