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foreign there is good and there is evil and that night the evil came to play we got a good one here
got a call about the woman being underwater for a minute or two don't touch nothing I'll leave that around
that don't touch nothing her boyfriend said he walked out in the woods but when you come back when she was popped up in
the hot tub and she was not breathing and tell me her name again Mary Ann Marianne last name Shockley we get out
here and she got a big old gash on her head I'm telling the hair on the back of my
necks and uh something ain't right with this what's your name Marianne's boyfriend
I talked to her every morning and every night she was my hero because she was so
intelligent my name is Dr Marion Shockley I'm an Outreach entomologist and I'm the director of the insect Zoo
she was on The Cutting Edge of the industry I absolutely looked up to her as my big sister I wanted to be her
we're gonna rope it off and go from there I want you to Now take me to May 11th 2019. okay take me through the day
what happens well they went bar hopping they had a couple of mimosas and then we have a couple of
shots and then they went out to the Country Club and had drinks there I'm Penny dearman this is blood town I
created the podcast about the Marianne chocolate case they were having a really fun night at
this point how many drinks do you think you've had [Music] there was some communication about does
somebody have a pool Marcus knew that his friend Clark heindel had a pool so can I get your name please or and they
went over there at some point they like to have a few drinks they brought some beer with them
Marcus and Marianne are in the hot tub and they're enjoying themselves what the hell happened after that
Marcus says that he went into the woods to gather some firewood as I dropped the
wood off at the fireplace I could see Marianne slumped down he called out her name and
she did not respond we started doing CPR she was pronounced dead at the scene [Music]
my mother called me said Marianne's gone I just fell to the ground and I just was
saying no Mama no no and she was like she's she's drowned in some hot tub Marianne is not stupid she would not
drown in a hot tub something funny would do somebody it ain't adding up I just knew that Marcus had killed her I'm
Carson Lillard I'm Marcus's son he's angry and he's violent Marcus is in a police car at this point
you're not under arrest or anything right now okay where is Clark he went into his house
and he shot himself to death the very first thought was that he had to have had something to do with this
why would he kill himself there's something he's hiding I don't believe anything that comes out
of his mouth

A respected professor dies in a hot tub. Two friends are at the scene. Only one survives to tell the tale. "48 Hours" contributor Jonathan Vigliotti reports Saturday, June 17, 2023 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

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Brief Summary

Marianne Shockley's mysterious drowning leads to suspicions about her boyfriend and a friend's suicide.

Key points

The Night of the Incident. Marianne and her friends enjoyed a night out before tragedy struck.
A Shocking Discovery. Marcus finds Marianne unresponsive in the hot tub, leading to a frantic attempt at CPR.
A Mother's Heartbreak. The news of Marianne's death devastates her mother, sparking suspicion.
A Mysterious Suicide. Clark's suicide raises questions about his involvement in Marianne's death.

Episode highlights

Episode quotes

I just fell to the ground and I just was saying no Mama no no.

A mother delivers devastating news about Marianne.

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