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Silent Killers | “48 Hours" Full Episodes

2025-12-06 News & Politics
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Three Poisoning Investigations Unraveling Greed, Deception, and Silent Killers

Discover how seemingly accidental deaths concealed lethal poisonings, revealing shocking motives hidden just beneath the surface of successful lives. Readers gain insight into the methods killers use to mask homicide as illness or misadventure.

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  • Detectives uncovered homicides disguised as snake attacks (Ben Renick), accidental falls (Steven Clayton), or natural cardiac arrest (Angela Craig).
  • The lethal agents included high-dose eye drops (THZ), and later, arsenic and potassium cyanide in specialized cases.
  • Financial gain, infidelity, and control emerged as primary motives across all three investigations, dismantling the image of loving families.

This summary details three complex homicide investigations profiled by "48 Hours," demonstrating how subtle application of poisons—often household chemicals—can mimic acute illness. Understanding these tactics helps investigators recognize the silent killers that destroy seemingly perfect lives.

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“48 Hours" investigates the “silent killers” involved in these crime investigations. Watch the mini-marathon, which includes "The Poisonous Wife," "The Eye Drop Homicide" and "Who Poisoned Angela Craig?" 00:00 The Poisonous Wife 41:56 The Eye Drop Homicide 01:24:11 Who Poisoned Angela Craig? Crime. Social justice. Impact. "48 Hours" investigates the most intriguing crime and justice cases that touch on all areas of the human experience including greed and passion. "48 Hours," which premiered in 1988, has developed a rich history of original reporting and impact journalism that has helped exonerate wrongly convicted people, caused cold cases to be reopened and solved, and along the way changed lives. Subscribe to the "48 Hours" YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/48hours Watch full episodes of "48 Hours": https://cbsnews.com/48-hours/full-episodes/ Listen to the "48 Hours" podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/48-Hours Listen to the "My Life of Crime with Erin Moriarty" podcast: https://link.chtbl.com/CBSNewsMLOC Follow "48 Hours" on Instagram: https://instagram.com/48hoursCBS/ Like "48 Hours" on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/48hours Follow "48 Hours" on Twitter: https://twitter.com/48hours Subscribe to our newsletter: https://cbsnews.com/newsletter/ Download the CBS News app: https://cbsnews.com/mobile/ Try Paramount+ free: https://paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-05-10aeh8h For video licensing inquiries, contact: [email protected]

Top Comments (10)

@donnakayahern3179 2025-12-06

I can’t wrap my head around killing my spouse. Divorce isn’t near as bad as having your freedom taken or hurting innocent people.

106 4 replies
@keshiarobinson5376 2025-12-06

She should have gotten life.

88 1 replies
@SonjaStanger-x2y 2025-12-06

16 years. SMDH!!!😢😢😢 this isn't justice for Ben😢😢😢. IMHO!

78 1 replies
@maryannswanson3832 2025-12-07

Omg only 13 years?!? And she tried to blame the poor snakes, that probably loved him. I would have liked to see 48 hours interview the jurors as to WHY!!

69 3 replies
@sheenaboone2054 2025-12-07

Ben's "snakes" were actually displayed at the Museum of Natural History. So his memory still lives on. You're not forgotten Ben

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@jandaugherty-arrick4680 2025-12-07

She’s just sorry she got caught

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@chrismarten4188 2025-12-07

Why do they give that information out about visine? It only gives crazy people ideas!

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@MarionAdams-n1z 2025-12-08

16 years sentence!! What were the jurors thinking??!!

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@HarticPlays 2026-02-05

Anyone else put these videos on and then fall asleep?

18 1 replies
@sineccentric 2025-12-08

I shudder to think how many people have been killed by these eyedrops and gone unnoticed

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