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"CSI: Miami" actor Eva LaRue crossed paths with real-life serial killer | Full Episode

2025-11-11 News & Politics
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Exposed: Serial Killer Bill Bradford's Trail of Victims and Near-Misses

Discover how amateur photographer Bill Bradford lured and killed young women in the 1970s-80s, and learn the close calls that saved survivors like Eva LaRue's sister. Gain insights into predator tactics and cold case resolutions to spot dangers in everyday pursuits like modeling.

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  • Investigators identify victims from Bradford's photos, closing decades-old cases and bringing justice to families.
  • Survivors share near-miss stories, highlighting predator grooming in innocent settings like photo shoots.
  • Bradford's conviction for two murders sparks ongoing hunts for more victims, urging caution in trusting strangers. This documentary uncovers Bill Bradford's reign as a serial killer who posed as a photographer to target aspiring models in Southern California. It follows detectives reviving cold cases through rediscovered photos, weaving personal accounts from survivors like actress Eva LaRue and victims' families. Viewers learn real tactics predators used in the 1980s and why vigilance matters today in creative industries.

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In the Paramount+ documentary, "My Nightmare Stalker: The Eva LaRue Story," the "CSI: Miami" star and her daughter recount how they faced years of stalking in a harrowing true story of survival. Decades earlier, LaRue shared a different personal and painful story with "48 Hours." LaRue and her younger sister crossed paths with real-life serial killer Bill Bradford, who posed as a photographer and lured young women and murdered them. The sisters were photographed by Bradford in the 1980s and shared their experience with "48 Hours." Bradford was sentenced to death for two murders, but how many others did he kill? Correspondent Bill Lagattuta reports in "Exposed," which aired in June 2007. Watch more full episodes of "48 Hours" on Pluto TV. #48hours #crime #mystery 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" 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)

@48hours 2025-11-11

Click here to watch more “48 Hours” full episodes: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLcFHkKbd_jTJiRmfUfLX2Ay_hnf5j3cxH

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@heathersTerraLunaApothecary 2025-11-11

Just so people can breathe a sigh of relief, his lawyer Darlene Marie Rickers, has been disbarred and is unable to practice law.

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@InnerHorizonLed 2025-11-11

That attorney for Bradford?? Is she for real?? "I've known him for the last 7 years. So I know him pretty well." "I'm not naive. I'm pretty good at reading people."😳🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️ People like her are why these monsters keep getting another chance outside prison to do even more damage. I feel for his daughter and I hope she's doing ok. RIP to all the victims🫂

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@6kat103 2025-11-11

To his defense attorney: unless you’ve been alone with this guy in the desert, you don’t know him.

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@rockinrhon0825 2025-11-11

That lawyer that wants to release him is crazy. She only knows that man in a controlled environment.

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@glyfe1 2025-11-11

Bradford's attorney is out of her mind!

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@flipnotrab 2025-11-11

My parents ran a REAL photography studio that did fashion and product photography. They were always looking for models, female and male. 80’s were definitely problematic with slim ball guys pretending to be photographers. My parents would just hand out a business card and tell them “Just call and we’ll give you a date/time when we are shooting. Come by and see what it’s all about for yourself.” When they did, they’d see a REAL business and studio that was over 20,000 sq feet. My mom and older sister heard a whole lot of really disturbing stories from many women about “photographers” that were obviously just predators.

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@AloSim1234 2025-11-11

That lawyer is really something.. Head over heels with the devil..

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@staciechurch3510 2025-11-11

This attorney should be ashamed. I find it hard to believe she's that stupid. I think its a game for her to make a name for herself getting a killer released.

165 10 replies
@eligal444 2025-11-11

He was doing the same thing Rodney Alcala did, the dating game serial killer.

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