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[Music] It could happen to anyone. Any one of our children, any one of our family. A good, wonderful, kind person
that you love could suddenly disappear. That you could never see them again. You can never talk about that
person without everyone in the room thinking, "Oh, she's the one who was murdered.
This will be homicide case number 95336. The trees that can be seen in the distance is the area of the ravine where
the bodies have been located. This was a brutal, brutal slain. My name is Carol Daly and back in
1980 I was assigned as a detective in the homicide unit with Sacramento County Sheriff's
Department. Sabrina Gonzolves and John Rigggins were college co-eds, 18 years old. They were just bright, lovely young
couple, carefree and uh not a worry in the world. The disappearance was at Christmas time,
1980. They were headed to a birthday party for Sabrina's sister, Andrea. Sabrina and John left the condo
and were on their way, but they never showed. And I started thinking, what could possibly have gone wrong. First,
we were told they found the van. And I ran to a phone to call my dad. and he said, "Andrea,
um, they think they have found the bodies." It was sickening the horrificness of
what we were seeing and what they must have gone through. They had duct taped around their eyes and around their
mouth. Looking at them, we knew their throats had been cut and they were dumped just like trash.
Whoever was responsible for that was a cold-hearted animal, thoughtless, senseless in taking a life just for
pleasure. Anybody that had done such a horrific crime, somebody was going to know who did it and somebody was going
to send in a tip. And I really thought the case was going to be solved within weeks. And as the case went on and on
and on, I think we had lost hope. 32 years they have been dead. How many people, how many years, how much effort
does it take to put one horrible person away for life? 32 years later, it turns out there was a critical piece of
evidence in the van that would end up solving the case. It was Sabrina's birthday present to Andrea.
All this time we've been waiting. All this time the answer was there.

Two murdered teens, 32 years to get justice, and eight years of reporting by "48 Hours". Troy Roberts has the latest in the investigation, Saturday, May 17 at 9 p.m. ET/PT on CBS.

Brief Summary

Detective Carol Daly discusses the 1980 murder case of Sabrina Gonzolves and John Rigggins, revealing new evidence after 32 years.

Key points

The Disappearance. Sabrina and John vanished on their way to a birthday party in 1980.
Brutal Discovery. The bodies were found duct taped and dumped, revealing a horrific crime.
32 Years of Waiting. After decades, a critical piece of evidence finally solves the case.

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It could happen to anyone.

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