Sneak peek: Student of Murder | Forensic Files

[Music] it was early evening of August 31st 2012 when yansy null left work and headed
home he started driving his battered old Subaru up Interstate 5 at some point he encountered a man in
a BMW he had no way of knowing that he was going to be dead in 10 [Music] minutes Yancy no was just a guy who
lived in North Seattle had a girlfriend and a dog like to climb mountains he was
one of us when you prosecute murder cases for as long as we have the random nature of death is what gets in your
head he was my best friend for 2 2 years he was my Touchstone he was the guy who
kept me grounded people adored him the last few moments of yansy n's life were pulling up at a
stoplight the BMW pulled up next to Yan's Subaru yansy turned and saw this car and
this man next to him he saw the gun pointed at his head and he saw the bullet that shattered the
window and tore apart his face and then he turned and was shot three more times in the
[Music] head the witnesses really didn't know what had happened they heard the shots and they saw the BMW pull into
oncoming traffic screeched out leaving tire marks going so fast that when the car hit a hill it took air and then sped
out of sight when I arrived that day at the murder scene it was dusk they had yellow
crime scene tape around yansy NES Subaru there was blood outside the driver's door the driver's seat was saturated
with blood when police respond to a murder they're looking for a reason was anybody
mad at yansy did yansy have any enemies there might have been some kind of Road incident some kind of traffic incident
and what are people thinking that there's a killer on the loose there was a killer on the
loose anybody could have been the next Target police didn't know they were were looking for a student of
murder someone who would kill just a Kill [Music]

Was the shooting of a Seattle man a random incident of road rage, or was the gunman a self-taught killer intent on finding the perfect moment to kill? "48 Hours"' Peter Van Sant investigates Saturday, Sept. 10 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

Brief Summary

Yancy Null was murdered in a road rage incident, shocking his community and leaving investigators searching for answers.

Key points

The Tragic Death of Yancy Null. Yancy Null, an ordinary man, was shot dead in a shocking act of violence.
Witnesses to Chaos. Witnesses heard shots and saw a BMW speed away, leaving confusion in its wake.
The Search for a Killer. Police scramble to understand the motive behind Yancy's murder, fearing a killer is loose.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

He was my best friend for 2 years.

Reflecting on Yancy's impact on his life.

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