Sneak peek: The Death of Todd Stermer | Forensic Files

this was all horse pasture over here and this was all our yard at one time we owned one hundred and twenty acres here
it was our dream home todd designed every inch of that house himself did you love Todd oh I don't even think
I ever didn't love Todd I think I fell in love with him so quickly and I know that he loved me
[Music] firefighters found him unresponsive outside the home on county road 215 he
died of smoke inhalation and thermal injuries Cinda had it occurred to you that you would be a suspect in your
husband's death it didn't even occur to me that it could even be ruled arson all I'm thinking was how did this happen
we are right now in our driveway facing where front door used to be so what was it like on that January 7 it was in the
low 30s it rained and drizzled all day he's watching hunting shows upstairs is not doing much of anything I'm doing
laundry I heard a scream like no other scream had ever heard from him and I just rushed upstairs to see what in the
world happened and as soon as I got around the corner I could see a fire across the living room he looked like he
was fighting the fire I just rushed out of the house but the house is on fire you didn't
think about calling I'm on that one wasn't my first thought my first thought was to get out Todd's gonna get out as
long as he knows I'm out he's gonna get out I thought I've got to get help I got
in the van and I started to back up and then all of a sudden he's there and he's
jumping around and he's patting himself his skin is burnt terribly and I lost sight of him I don't know where he went
- did you know you had run over your husband No [Music] what do you believe happened our mother
murdered our Father she drugged him with horse tranquilizer and she set the house on fire doused him
in gasoline then after the fact when he managed to get out of the house she ran him over with her van you must know
Linda that it's very difficult for people to believe that your husband is burned in a fire he escapes he's still
alive badly burned and then you hit him with a car you just happen to have that kind of bad luck bad luck doesn't even
describe it you

A woman accused of setting her house on fire and then intentionally running over her husband as he escaped the flames speaks out for the first time. "48 Hours" correspondent Erin Moriarty reports Saturday, November 21 at 9/8c on CBS.

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Brief Summary

Cinda recounts the tragic fire that killed her husband Todd and the shocking accusations against her.

Key points

A Dream Home Turned Tragedy. Cinda reflects on her life with Todd and the tragic fire that changed everything.
The Night of the Fire. Cinda recounts the harrowing night when the fire broke out in their home.
A Shocking Accusation. Cinda faces the shocking accusation of her husband's murder after the fire.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I ever didn't love Todd.

Reflecting on her love for Todd.

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