Death of an Olympian

On March 16, 2009, Rhonda Casto went on a hike in Oregon’s Columbia River Gorge with her boyfriend, Stephen Nichols, only to never return home. Before Casto headed out on her hike, she joked to a friend that Nichols was either “going to propose or kill me”. Somewhere along the trail, she slipped or fell 150 feet to her death. “48 Hours" Correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 9/08/2018. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays and stream on demand on Paramount+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In 2016, Nicole Vander Heyden went out with her boyfriend Doug Detrie and friends but never made it home. A day later, she was found beaten and strangled in a field. Wisconsin police used a host of digital tools to try to solve her murder. One device created an alibi. But other tools were used to incriminate her killer. “48 Hours" Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 7/19/2025. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays and stream on demand on Paramount+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

48 Hours correspondents Erin Moriarty and Anne-Marie Green discuss the murder of Mindi Kassotis, whose dismembered remains were discovered in the woods in 2022. Her husband, Nick Kassotis, told family and friends that Mindi had died in a hospital, but he was later charged with her murder and sentenced to life without parole. The team discusses the couple’s isolated lives in the months leading up to the murder, why Mindi’s loved ones didn’t question Kassotis’s bizarre stories, and his unemotional testimony in court. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

A woman's body is found in a swamp, murdered. Impossible, say friends, who learned she'd died in a hospital 5 months earlier. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Entrepreneur Robert Dahl was drawn from Minnesota to the Napa Valley wine scene and wealthy Silicon Valley businessman Emad Tawfilis wanted to be an investor in the wine industry. But in March 2015, their bitter money dispute over a winery business ended in murder. “48 Hours" Correspondent Tracy Smith reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 8/18/2018. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays and stream on demand on Paramount+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Sebastien Bellin, an international basketball star-turned tech entrepreneur, was nearly killed in the March 2016 Brussels airport terror attack. His recovery is detailed over the course of eight months after the attack left him with shattered bones and torn muscles. “48 Hours" correspondent Vladimir Duthiers reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 9/1/2018. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays and stream on demand on Paramount+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In January 2002, Christa Worthington, a former fashion writer, was found murdered in her Massachusetts home. The expanding list of potential suspects included her former boyfriend, Tim Arnold, who had discovered her body, and ex-lover Tony Jackett, with whom Christa shared a daughter. “48 Hours" Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 5/27/2017. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

In August 2009, Olympian shot putter Dave Laut was shot to death. His wife, Jane Laut, originally claimed Dave was shot by an intruder, but when detectives discovered a gun hidden inside a grandfather clock, she changed her story, claiming she killed him in self-defense. “48 Hours" Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 5/27/2017. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

On June 1, 2002, Memphis police responded to an alleged attack outside a morgue. The victim was the medical examiner, Dr. O.C. Smith, who was found wrapped in barbed wire with a bomb strapped to his neck. Dr. Smith survived but was concerned his assailant might attack again. “48 Hours" Correspondent Troy Roberts reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 7/8/2006. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

When Dr. Linda Goudey was found strangled to death in October 1993, the main suspect was her boyfriend, Timothy Stryker, who was also a doctor. Nothing police found at the scene pointed directly to Stryker, and it took years for him to plead guilty, but it wasn't to murder charges. “48 Hours" Correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 6/13/2009. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices