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on March 22nd of 2018 the dun County Sheriff's Office received a 911 call from a local
farmer I have a lady that just came to my house and somebody attacked her a woman had showed up at his house and was
Bloody she needs a doctor her clothes are all torn a young woman claimed that she had been violently
attacked what's your name Ma you don't know do you have any idea who did this to you she couldn't
remember they saw the word boy carved into her left arm she said she was scared something horrible happened to
this woman this is a strange situation one I've never seen and I've been around a long
time you would think oh my gosh this is horrible this poor woman and then law enforcement show up
and learn that her name is Ezra mandas but as you listen you know you hear Jason mangle call Jason mangle
anybody that we can call for J mangle she was my girlfriend I was in deep love with ad she was an amazing person I
thought she was pretty interesting and she was really artistic we were good friends she liked having people in her
life as the investigation continues Ezra is able to remember that that she was attacked on a muddy
Road very remote by Alexander Woodworth an ex-boyfriend law enforcement was treating this case as a woman who was
violently attacked by a man and they were unable to find him you needed to find Alex you thought he was an attacker
correct everything changed when law enforcement found the body we found Alex's body laying across
the whole backseat foot wall I've been a prosecutor since 201 and I've never seen anything this
violent this is heinous 16 times he was stabbed I never saw a violent bone in her
body this was anger and rage and this was personal [Music] this case boiled down to whether you
believed Ezra mechanist or not [Music]

A young woman claims she was attacked by an ex-boyfriend who carved the word boy into her arm. But the crime scene tells a different story. CBS News correspondent Jamie Yuccas reports in an all-new "48 Hours" airing Saturday, February 8 at 10/9c on CBS.

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Brief Summary

Ezra Mandas survives a brutal attack; her ex-boyfriend Alexander Woodworth is later found murdered, raising questions about the case.

Key points

A Mysterious Attack. A woman arrives at a farmer's house, bloodied and terrified after a violent attack.
The Investigation Unfolds. As the investigation continues, Ezra recalls details about her attacker, leading to shocking discoveries.
A Shocking Discovery. The body of the suspected attacker is found, revealing a gruesome crime scene.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

This is a strange situation, one I've never seen.

Law enforcement's reaction to the attacker's identity.

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