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DNA on a straw leads to a teen's suspected killer 40 years after she went missing | 48 Hours

2026-05-17 News & Politics
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Watch "The Killing of Theresa Fusco" and then catch up with "48 Hours" correspondents Anne-Marie Green and Erin Moriarty on "Post Mortem" as they discuss the cases of Theresa Fusco, Kelly Morrissey, and Jackie Martarella, who went missing more than 40 years ago in Long Island, New York. 00:00 The Killing of Theresa Fusco 42:18 Watch the "Post Mortem" podcast True crime. Real justice. "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" podcasts: 48hourspodcasts.com 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)

@dissect123 2026-05-17

39:30 the DA's office not wanting to apologize to the innocent men they wrongfully brought to prison is disgusting.

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@Kevin1981ir 2026-05-17

Greetings from Germany to all who read this

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@MsStoneiy 2026-05-17

What a stitch up, the police and the prosecutors are pure evil. They really set those men up, just to get a win and look good, absolutely disgusting and it's still happening.

46 1 replies
@brittneyhowell4885 2026-05-17

They really did those three dirty. How awful.

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@cristinabianca185 2026-05-17

No need of enemies when u have this kind of ,,officers” walking the streets … what a shame…

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@terryford7459 2026-05-17

Why do they even have post mortem?? RIP to both of the young girls!

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@DavidLockley-f7f 2026-05-17

If those men were locked up for nothing...the ones behind it should be locked up for every day that they were..

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@ericsilva-gomez2481 2026-05-17

9:42 it’s crazy how this happened in 1984 and they’re talking about how different the world was back then and we see different shots of the modern places. Probably felt different at the time

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@ragsSENSEI 2026-05-18

Amazing science. The miraculous science of DNA.

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@shackedahall9163 2026-05-19

Watching from Jamaica

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