Pfister murder "biggest story I've covered in Aspen" | Forensic Files

I was sitting in my office it was Wednesday night and we were just starting to edit the copy for the night
and I always have one ear on the scanner it's usually just a lot of traffic and I
heard the word Frank which is a code word for dead body and then I heard the word murder and we heard the address and
it was Nancy fister's house and we all kind of just stared at each other like what how could this be Nancy fer
totally disbelief shock really we weren't sure how to handle it you know you don't you don't know really how to
process that and adrenaline kind of takes over and you just start jamming and you have to you know get the story
start making calls I didn't sleep a wink that night so first there's a lot of questions to
be answered about how this could possibly happen and Aspen and you know some somebody who's such a popular and
well-known figure and we also need a memorialize her and so I'm you know sitting there trying to figure out how
I'm going to do a proper obituary for a Aspen native who's you know known all over the town and then also find out the
details of a murder that has happened in Aspen which hasn't happened in decades this story was by far the biggest story
I've covered in Aspen I had my entire staff working on this 24/7 forget about what city coun was doing this was Nancy
FIS got murdered what

When Aspen Daily News editor and CBS consultant Carolyn Sackariason learned of her friend Nancy Pfister's murder, adrenaline took over. She knew this was the story of her career. She takes us through that dramatic first night.

Brief Summary

The episode discusses the shocking murder of Nancy Fister in Aspen and its impact on the community and local media.

Key points

Nancy Fister's Shocking Murder. A well-known figure in Aspen is found dead, leaving the community in disbelief.
The Biggest Story in Aspen. The reporter reflects on the unprecedented nature of the murder case.

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How could this be Nancy?

Reaction to the shocking news of Nancy's murder

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