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It Could Have Been Me: Anne Croney | Full Episode + Podcast

2025-07-11 News & Politics
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Anne Croney said she is the "one that got away" when she survived an attempted attack by Patrick Nicholas back in 1983. Years later, she learned that Nicholas was charged with the murder of 16-year-old Sarah Yarborough. "48 Hours" correspondent Natalie Morales spoke with Anne about how she made her escape from her attacker and what happened when she came face-to-face with him again in court for his murder trial.  You’ll also hear behind-the-scenes details about the interview from "48 Hours" producer Lauren Clark. Get early, ad-free access to all episodes of "It Could've Been Me" by subscribing to 48 Hours+ on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/it-couldve-been-me/id1821265269. The series is widely available everywhere else you get your podcasts. 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)

@fievelknievel8283 2025-07-11

"What year?" When they said he was being questioned about the death of a young girl he asked "what year". There are more young girls out there the police don't know about.

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@Christine.PsiChic 2025-07-11

Anne is such a badass!! I love her and the way she took control of her life and followed her instincts. Also saw that Sarah’s birthday was June 12 and the incident happened to Anne on June 13. Ironic.

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@DeeCeePNW 2025-07-11

Anne is such a courageous woman. A Tri that reclaims her life and facing memories head on, showing up at the sentencing of Nicholas and supporting the family and friends (the Yarboroughs. Wishing them all the very best.

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@samsonwoldemariam1272 2025-07-11

I'm so so sorry. She was just embarking on her life journey. As a parent, I can't imagine the pain for friends and loved ones. As a criminal defense attorney, I've always been against the death penalty. But, at 63, I'm beginning to reconsider

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@flenzy 2025-07-13

I can't imagine the horror of the childhood of those two brothers. I am positive that for them to end up as they did, they were sexually abused as well. Just neither one of them wanted to break the cycle and say this abuse ends with me.

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@donna4047 2025-07-11

What a beautiful bench this man made for this girl. It makes me want to commission one for my child

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@kurdtacolbain731 2025-07-11

Once again, the department of corrections failed to correct.

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@AliaaAli82 2025-07-12

I was in tears watching it... Took them long enough to catch him – they should’ve done it ages ago.

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@dragonclaws9367 2025-07-16

Those kids seeing that man gives me the utter creeps. How many times did we all drive in a school parking lot and not even think for practice. Predators are truly everywhere.

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@Erin-g3s 2025-07-14

Why is there even a question to use something that may solve a crime and put the “bad guy” away??…

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