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  1. Strong experienced storyteller, writer-producer of many hour-long shows in the true crime genre. Has worked with law enforcement all over the country. Adaptable to any style or format.

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    • Law Firm of Neal Brickman
    • Medill School Northwestern University
    • Iana & Blake
    • A Complicated Personal Life
    • A Mother's Worst Fear
    • Illuminating Evidence
    • Seeking Justice For Iana

    As horror stories go, it doesn't get any darker than the death of Iana Kasian, says Scott Johnson, a senior writer for The Hollywood Reporter and a "48 Hours" consultant. Scott Johnson: In terms of murders, it's far and way the most grisly awful story I've ever covered. For Iana's mother Olga Kasian, the news was unbearable. Olga Kasian[via transla...

    Unlike his younger brother Blake, Cody Leibel lived loud. Scott Johnson | The Hollywood Reporter: He's a big man about town … loves fast cars, a fast lifestyle … he was much more of a public figure and a public presence. Cody was an amateur gambler who played in a local high stakes poker circuit depicted in the movie "Molly's Game," frequented by c...

    By Wednesday morning, Olga Kasian was frantic. For two days she had not seen her daughter. Olga went to Iana and Blake's condo with a friend and tried desperately to get into the gated property. Olga Kasian [via translator]: … and I went across the street from that building to look at the patio. Olga says she looked up at their third floor apartmen...

    Blake Leibel told police the science would tell them just what happened to Iana Kasian, and it did. Leslie Thompson is a crime scene specialist with the L.A. County Sheriff's Department. Using animation which was created for the prosecution, she explains what she saw when she entered the condo. Leslie Thompson: So what really struck me about this s...

    Prosecutor Beth Silverman believes Blake Leibel was acting out a fantasy from his graphic novel, which shows a doll with its scalp missing on the cover. Inside, there's more chilling details. Prosecutor Beth Silverman[closing statement]: What this book provides, this "Syndrome," it provides a blueprint for this murder. …the depiction of two victims...

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    • 44 min
  2. Feb 13, 2017 · Alec Sirken is a “48 Hours” producer. He investigated the murder of Dr. Steven Schwartz for the episode, “The Strange Life Of Dr. Schwartz,” which aired Saturday on CBS.

    • 43 min
  3. May 13, 2017 · NCIS took over the investigation because the age of consent for the military… is 16 years old.

    • 40 min
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  5. Nov 29, 2019 · Thirty years after Amanda “Mandy” Stavik was abducted, raped and murdered over Thanksgiving weekend, CBS News’ “48 Hours” will take a look at what it took for the Whatcom County Sheriff ...

  6. Nov 29, 2019 · The “48 Hours” special will feature the first network television interviews with two women, Merrilee Anderson and Heather Backstrom, who came forward to detectives in 2013 about “creepy encounters”...