Sneak peek: Fatal First Date | Forensic Files

[Music] this wasn't just a crime scene was it no it was not this one was bad two innocent people that were on
their first date had their lives destroyed for what [Music] reason how well did Leslie Reeves know
Chris Smith first date Chris was in a band and a singer and they had connected and he
asked a route the night before Thanksgiving they decided just to meet up go to the
bar he lived 65 mil away in a really small farming Community the bar that night was very
busy the place was packed wall to- wall Chris Leslie were talking a lot laughing getting along with everyone
around them she texted me around 10 and she said everything's going okay she did
then text a second text that said I feel like something's a little bit off or something I'm not sure what she meant
was that text the last time you heard from Leslie Reeves mhm yes it was did you try texting her in the
morning morning mhm and did she respond no I just started driving towards Farmersville because I had the address
and called the police department in that area Montgomery County Sheriff's Office
this is Jeff hi I'm greatly concerned about my friend can someone do a welfare check what are you feeling at this point
Nana a lot of anxiety because I don't know what I'm going to walk into uh going up there to this house
that I pulled up in front of the address and then who came while you're sitting there while I'm sitting there uh who's
this uh woman parked I said well maybe I'll roll my window down and talk to her I asked her
if she was checking on Chris and she said she was checking on her friend and that's when I went up to the
door I saw all the back door was broken and then I saw Chris laying there and then I ran back to my car and called
911 nobody's answering the door and and the back window shattered and like the body under the foot I fell on the
floor I'm only 16 I can't deal with this I was in shock I think Sheriff's Office Jeff Jeff give me
some help I got one alive and one dead I just remember them bringing Chris out on
the stretcher to the ambulance I remember there being a sheet over him so it made me panic a little
bit I got a call from our Command Center in Springfield you are the lead crime scene
investigator yes were you really prepared for what you faced when you walked into that house I was
not why would somebody do this to him why would they try to hurt my baby that's all I kept thinking he's my baby
someone hurt him going on a first date and they both end up getting shot it's insane

ENCORE: A couple's first date ends with an ambush. Both are shot. Can the only survivor identify the shooter? "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports Saturday, May 17 at 9/8c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

Leslie Reeves and Chris Smith's first date ends tragically when they become victims of a violent crime.

Key points

A Night of Tragedy. Two innocent people on a first date had their lives destroyed in a shocking crime.
Last Text. Leslie's last text hinted at something being off before the tragedy unfolded.
The Discovery. A friend discovers the horrifying scene and calls for help.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Why would they try to hurt my baby?

A mother grappling with the horror of her child's fate.

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