On the Case with Paula Zahn The Mother She Never Knew (Season 25, Episode 11)
TV Episode | Documentary, Crime

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On the Case with Paula Zahn

The Mother She Never Knew (Season 25, Episode 11)

TV Episode | Documentary, Crime

Two young girls were raised in Louisiana by their grandmother who never told them that their mother had died young at age 23. Years later, the teenage girls, Christine and Donna, found photos of their mother, Mary Scott, who had been ...See moreTwo young girls were raised in Louisiana by their grandmother who never told them that their mother had died young at age 23. Years later, the teenage girls, Christine and Donna, found photos of their mother, Mary Scott, who had been living in San Diego, California when they were young. They also learned, through old documents, that their mother had died in San Diego in 1969. Mary had been raped and strangled in her apartment. The original 1969 case went cold, through no fault of investigators. The homicide team worked hard, but in 1969, there was very little to track the culprit with. It was not until advent of genetic genealogy forensics that the investigative team in San Diego could zero in on a killer. On October 24, 2020, 75-year-old John Sipos was arrested, charged with the crime and found guilty. See less

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6 cast members

Name	Known for
Paula Zahn Self - Host / Narrator Self - Host / Narrator See fewer	Murphy Brown (1988)
Mary Scott Self - Victim (archive footage) Self - Victim (archive footage) See fewer
John Sipos Self - Suspect (archive footage) Self - Suspect (archive footage) See fewer
Richie Bruno Tom (as Richard M. Bruno III) Tom (as Richard M. Bruno III) See fewer	How Does That Make You Feel? (2022)
Scott McPherson John Sipos John Sipos See fewer	And Just Like That... (2021)
Kelly Mulvihill Mary Scott Mary Scott See fewer	Valentine's Town (2024)