Sneak peek: Beverly Hills 911 | Forensic Files

We've all been angry at people that we love. And I think we've all probably done
things that we wish we could take back or regret. Beverly Hills 911, what is the address
of your emergency? October 10th, 2017, the Beverly Hills Police Department received a 911 call of
an unattended death. What's going on there? Um we found Mother are you conscious?
She's found on the floor by [music] her son and daughter. Violet Jacoby was a 67-year-old widow
whose husband had passed a year earlier. She was living in that house alone. It was a nice house. No one had heard
from her that day which was uncommon. Daniel Jacoby and his sister Dina Jacoby meet at the house.
Daniel calls 911. Okay, she's still unconscious? Yes. Yes, is she breathing? No.
Daniel Jacoby is a 36-year-old son of Violet. He was a dentist. How long ago did you last see her? Like how long has
she been like that, do you know? No, I have no He's asked by the 911 operator if anyone
knows CPR. Do you need me to walk you through it or does somebody know it? No, we're both
doctors. You're both doctors? Okay. We have Who is that? Never mind. He says my sister's doing CPR. Who's doing CPR?
My sister. During that call, which is just a matter of minutes, the first patrol car had
arrived at the house. They're here. The police are there? Yes. This is Violet's house. Yes, this is it.
Do you remember coming here? Yeah. It was dark, night time. I remember walking up the steps and then the door
and And no sign of forced entry? No. It's a large entry doorway, marble floor. There's a large curving staircase
that's to the right. The victim was laying on her back. Initially, they thought that she had fallen over the
railing. They just didn't know the cause of death. It wasn't like she'd been stabbed or shot. One of the issues that
becomes incredibly relevant to this case is where she's laying, where it is in vicinity [music] to a railing.
I'm looking straight down and her [music] feet are under the staircase. That to me
she didn't fall over the railing. He was the one who said, [music] "This is not sitting well with me."
There was very significant abrasion on her jawline in a kind of V-shaped pattern. There was a separate abrasion
just [music] below that on her neck. What you're saying is they were suspecting pretty quickly
>> [music] >> that she might have been strangled. Certainly it was an option. What did you
learn about this family? [music] We learned it was a tight family. It was a tight community. I'm telling you
straight to your face, [music] you're not being completely honest with us. That it was not
all roses and rainbows in that house.

ALL NEW: Beverly Hills detectives try to figure out how a widow ended up dead below a staircase in her mansion. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports Saturday, May 9 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

The episode investigates the suspicious death of Violet Jacoby and family dynamics revealed during the police inquiry.

Key points

Unattended Death in Beverly Hills. A 911 call reveals an unattended death in a seemingly quiet home.
Family Ties and Tensions. The investigation uncovers a tight-knit family with hidden conflicts.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

We've all been angry at people that we love.

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