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Beloved keepsake helps solve 30-year murder mystery

March 13, 2014 / 00:41

This episode of 48 Hours covers a 30-year-old murder mystery solved by a distinctive Afghan blanket. The discussion includes the significance of the Afghan, which was hand-crocheted by the victim's grandmother, and how it was discovered by a grandchild in an unexpected location.

The episode highlights the emotional impact of the Afghan on the family, as it served as a crucial piece of evidence in the investigation. The narrative focuses on the connection between the family tradition of making Afghans and the eventual resolution of the murder case.

Key discussions include the role of the Afghan in the investigation and the family's reaction to its discovery. The episode emphasizes the importance of seemingly ordinary objects in solving crimes.

TLDR

A distinctive Afghan helps solve a 30-year-old murder mystery.

Episode

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when we think about solving crime these days we usually think high-tech blood spatter DNA analysis whatever but the
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key to the mystery on this week's 48 hours is something much more ordinary in fact it's an Afghan an afghan that was
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made by the same woman who made all of these she was very good at it these are all hand crocheted and it was a family
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tradition to give an Afghan to each of the children so years later when one of her grandchildren saw one of her very
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distinctive Afghans in a place where it should not have been well let's just say
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it struck fear into his heart and that Afghan helped solve a 30-year-old murder mystery

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Episode Highlights

  • The Power of Tradition
    An Afghan made by a grandmother becomes key to solving a decades-old murder.
    “That Afghan helped solve a 30-year-old murder mystery.”
    @ 00m 37s
    March 13, 2014

Episode Quotes

  • It struck fear into his heart.
    Beloved keepsake helps solve 30-year murder mystery
  • That Afghan helped solve a 30-year-old murder mystery.
    Beloved keepsake helps solve 30-year murder mystery

Key Moments

  • Ordinary Clue00:09
  • Family Tradition00:19
  • Fearful Discovery00:31
  • Murder Solved00:37