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in late September of 2012 Harald henthorne surprises his wife Dr Tony henthorne and whisks her
away for a weekend anniversary hike in Scenic Rocky Mountain National Park it sounded like a fabulous weekend
romantic tragically for all of her friends and family it ended horribly and I have a series of texts
from my brother-in-law Harold henthorne regarding my sister Tony henthorne it says Barry urgent Tony is
injured fall from Rock she has been in a critical accident falls off of a ledge 140
ft and she does die there on the mountain that night being the big brother and supposed to take care of
your sister you can't do it it's a bad feeling I need to be there for my sister and I couldn't Tony henthorne
died in Rocky Mountain National Park in 2012 in a fall within a day or two after
Tony henthorn's accident I got an anonymous email at the station it was very cryptic and it just
said Harold henthorne his first wife died in a freak accident as well her name is Lynn hanthorne Lynn had died
17 years earlier Lynn was so loving she was a great sister-in-law to me did Harold love his wife did he love Lynn
yes oh my goodness yes Lynn and Harold they had been on a drive late at night they had stopped to fix a soft
tire not even a flat tire somehow she ends up under the Jeep apparently trying to retrieve a lug nut a jack fails and
the Jeep falls on her crushing her and killing her when I was the Douglas County coroner and I looked in the
coroner's report from 1995 the manner of death for Lyn hanthorne was accident I don't think the truth was
determined I don't believe it was an accident ly and Tony it was Deja Vu I felt like I was reliving the same events
remote area rescue effort are limited it's dark it's the same scenario we have the questions of
insurance money for both women and the only witness to both deaths is Harold henthorne the Harold you knew was he a
good man yes someone you trusted yeah I trusted him with my life I I never suspected any sort of malice within him
this is either the unluckiest guy in the world who's too wives have died under freakish unusual circumstances or
perhaps it's something far more Sinister it could be murder [Music]

All new: Two wives die in freak accidents 17 years apart. One man was married to both women. Is he just unlucky or does he know more than he’s telling? "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant investigates Saturday, April 4 at 10 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

Brief Summary

Tony Henthorne dies in a hiking accident, raising suspicions about her husband Harold's past with his first wife.

Key points

Tragic Anniversary Hike. Harold Henthorne takes his wife on a romantic hike, which ends in tragedy.
Mysterious Email. An anonymous email reveals a shocking connection between Harold's two wives.
Unraveling the Truth. Questions arise about the nature of both women's deaths and Harold's involvement.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

Did Harold love his wife? Did he love Lynn?

Questioning Harold's feelings for his deceased wives.

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