About this episode

The episode explores the unsolved murders of Betty Jones and the efforts to revive the case decades later.

On Labor Day in 1990, 65-year old Betty Jones answered a knock at the door, and a killer walked in. He left behind two murders and a mystery that would haunt a small Mississippi town for decades to come. But while most people considered the case unsolvable, a podcaster and a detective would bring it back to life. "48 Hours" correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 6/29/2019. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays and stream on demand on Paramount+.

People in this episode

Host: Richard Schlesinger

Topics covered

• true crime
• mystery
• unsolved case
• investigation
• podcasting

Keywords

• Betty Jones
• murder
• Mississippi
• true crime
• podcast
• investigation
• mystery

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Books & works: 48 Hours

Places: Mississippi

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