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Driven To Kill | “48 Hours" Full Episodes

2025-10-13 News & Politics
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Wine Country Murder and a Doctor's Deadly Plot

Uncover the dark side of ambition in Napa Valley where wine dreams turn fatal, and track the chilling premeditation behind a doctor's plot to eliminate two obstacles using an elaborate sting operation.

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  • Analyze how Robert Dah leveraged initial trust, used $800,000 in cash, and ultimately murdered investor Immord Topilis over broken business deals.
  • Detail the intricate police sting that utilized undercover officers to successfully entrap Dr. Leon Jacob and his girlfriend Valerie McDaniel in soliciting the murders of their respective ex-partners.
  • Examine the evidence, including prior criminal records and incriminating audio recordings, that led to convictions in both high-stakes investigations.

This report synthesizes findings from two separate "48 Hours" segments: a California wine dispute ending in homicide, and a Houston murder-for-hire scheme rooted in infidelity and control. Readers will gain insight into patterns of financial deceit, the breakdown of trust, and investigative techniques used to capture sophisticated criminal plots.

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“48 Hours" reports on the reasons why some are driven to kill. Watch the YouTube mini-marathon, which includes "Grapes of Wrath," "The Hit" and "Operation Murder." 00:00 Grapes of Wrath 42:06 The Hit 1:24:29 Operation Murder 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)

@mj.arriba 2025-10-13

*For Dahl's attorneys to say he is not a crook is preposterous. He is a convicted felon and jailed twice.*

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@MCBRUCE76 2025-10-13

Robert Dahl was a lowlife, greedy scumbag conman. He moved to Napa Valley to start his next scam after running out of victims where he came from. His playbook was classic, build fake friendships, pretend to be trustworthy, then go straight for their money. Once the cash hit his hands, it vanished. That was his entire life, living off shortcuts, scams, and the hard-earned trust of honest people he swindled without a shred of remorse.

348 14 replies
@ayanolsson 2025-10-13

The lawyers did a poor job. These men shouldn't have a meeting scheduled to attend by themselves, it's one of the reasons you hire lawyers(to mediate the disagreement).

305 6 replies
@jimwerther 2025-10-13

The first two are new to me, and I've watched hundreds of 48 Hrs episodes. Yay!

286 8 replies
@tinydancer7343 2025-10-13

How do people partner with others in business deals and not do a background check?!

283 17 replies
@ItsMe12Three 2025-10-14

Emad saved a lot of people by calling the cops as he was running for his life.

171 1 replies
@hermanschmidlap1856 2025-10-13

The lawyers who supported the conman prove that lawyers can be stupid too.

159 14 replies
@Saddlinup 2025-10-13

Wow. Dahl’s lawyers are so naive they come off as really dumb.

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@jolo3118 2025-10-13

"A thief doesn't go to court". What kind of mental gymnastics does that take to even think that, let alone say it out loud?? 🤦‍♀️

66 1 replies
@eps4560 2025-10-15

2nd story. None of Pam's grown children attended their Moms trial. Wow

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