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[Music] allie got along with everyone she was very bubbly and spirited she always had
a smile on her face [Music] allie what are you doing taking a picture for sunsets by alex
she wanted to live the college life in a large university she really wanted to be involved in a school
that had that ranking good football team vaughn hemingway stadium oxford mississippi it is the home opener for
the ole miss rebels it's fair to say she loved ole miss yes ali loved ole miss it was fairly late at night she was
going out to the bar it wasn't weird for her to like go out on her own and meet up with other people
at the square where all the bars are she takes an uber and she goes home alone [Music]
sardis lake is a big area there's lots of hunting camps and recreational spaces that people use on the lake the
sheriff's department here does a really good job of doing their best to patrol these
locations the deputy is on a routine patrol of that area i don't know what the moonlight was like but
you're there's nothing around you you're in the pitch black dark it's not like a
lover's lane or nothing i mean it's just rule a lot of people don't know about it
when you got there what did you find a white female laying on the ground with multiple
gunshot wounds to her back i have not worked a murder where somebody's been shot that many times
when the ambulance crew was driving in they noticed the perch in the road ditch as soon as we opened the purse ole miss
id card and a driver's license [Music] hey morgan this is micah east at the lafayette county sheriff's department
i'm calling in regards to a friend of yours ally hostile i realized i had a missed call
and it was the police and they were calling about ali the police came to the door
and they told us what did they tell you there had been a homicide and that she was the victim
and i still don't believe it here we are [Music] that led investigators to go and look in
her apartment in her room and they found her apple watch and even though her phone was not there
some of those messages still synced to that watch the hardest thing to do is to go back and read
her messages the heinousness of this the crime itself to shoot her as many times as she had been shot
seemed so personal yeah basically almost was like execution type style in your mind the motive for murder was
get rid of a problem how would you describe this case a tragedy of shakespearean proportions
you

A college student's troubling text messages lead investigators to her killer. "CBS Saturday Morning" co-host Michelle Miller reports in an all-new "48 Hours" Saturday, March 5 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

Allie Hite, a vibrant Ole Miss student, was tragically murdered, leading to a complex investigation into her death.

Key points

Ali's College Dream. Ali wanted to experience the vibrant college life at Ole Miss, a place she loved.
The Discovery. A shocking discovery is made when a body is found with multiple gunshot wounds.
The Call. A friend receives a devastating call from the police about Ali's homicide.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I still don't believe it.

A friend reacts to the news of Ali's murder.

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