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Carol Kennedy was a 53-year-old divorce she was a mother of two children uh she was an artist she
was an educator she lives in a somewhat secluded area outside of town a lot of open land I just loved Carol immediately
we were very good friends she was an absolutely beautiful pure loving person July 2nd of 2008 Carol Kennedy
was murdered in that house this all starts that Carol Kennedy's on a phone call with her mother next thing
you know the mother hears her say oh no and all of a sudden the call is disconnected Sheriff's Office BR how can
I help you mother suspects something's not correct and she calls 911 I was on the phone with my daughter and she
screamed and said oh no and the phone's gone dead can you go check and next thing you know the police
arrive somebody looks through the window and sees a dead body on the floor sees blood all over the place the person who
killed her and was very upset with her there's no reason to whack her seven eight times over the head with a club it
was a horrific crime scene we knew very little other than the fact that she had been clearly beaten to death it's
horrible just horrible I I mean I just can't believe a person would be so cruel my name is Joseph Moira I'm a
private investigator I was h di by 48 hours to look into this case this was a passion passion crime
this was clearly somebody who knew her and therefore the suspects are very limited to all a good
night my brother Steve and Carol were together for about 30 years they were just crazy in love for each other Steve
was a very successful financial adviser he had just been promoted to the senior vice president at UBS so he had a very
strong position and a job that he loved I always had a sense there both deeply in love with each other and that the
marriage had become toxic Steven de marer puts himself approximately a mile mile and a half
from this exact location the night of the murder he claims that he went for by Pride so obviously being the ex-husband
and uh putting himself in the area he becomes a immediately I want to be cooperative
okay and and I'm hoping like you said I I do my best to rule people out he's the
only person that hated her she was just too good no one else could do that to her they already don't believe him they
didn't buy his initial story they don't buy The Alibi of riding the bicycle they're saying oh we got our guy
Steve couldn't do this to anyone certainly not to Carol not to the mother of his
children from the defense point of view the biggest aspect of Reasonable Doubt in this case is the lack of physical
evidence there was none on his bike there was none in his car there was none in his house there was none in his
clothing there should have been something as an American you're entitled to your innocent until proven guilty boy
we found out that that wasn't true if you decide that you're going to a arrest Steve Dem marker for the murder of his
wife without any physical evidence whatsoever you better have a very strong circumstantial case they cannot put
Steve inside that murder scene so there's nothing we're going to find that's going to tell you that I don't
know I wasn't there I wouldn't do that okay what we do know is the DNA under Carol Kennedy's left fingernails is a
complete profile and it's not Steven deer [Music]

Special time: A key witness in the murder case against an Arizona stockbroker accused of killing his ex-wife speaks out on network television for the first time in an interview with "48 Hours." Maureen Maher has the story Saturday, Feb. 28 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

Brief Summary

Carol Kennedy was murdered in 2008; her ex-husband Steve becomes a prime suspect amid a lack of physical evidence.

Key points

The Murder of Carol Kennedy. Carol Kennedy, a beloved mother and artist, was brutally murdered in her home.
The Investigation Begins. Private investigator Joseph Moira is hired to look into the murder case.
Steve Demarer's Alibi. Steve, Carol's ex-husband, claims he was miles away during the murder.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I can't believe a person would be so cruel.

Reflecting on the brutality of the crime.

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