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Nov 19, 2017 · "48 Hours" has covered the murder of A-list fashion writer Christa Worthington, murdered on Cape Cod, for nearly 16 years; now the man convicted of killing her may get a new trial
- 44 min
- Joshua Yager,Martin Zied
Nov 24, 2017 · McCowen, who worked as a garbage man on the Cape and had Worthington’s home on his trash route, didn’t testify at his 2006 trial, but was convicted of first-degree murder, aggravated rape and aggravated burglary in connection with Worthington’s death.
- 1 min
- ABC News
Worthington was stabbed to death at her home in Truro, Massachusetts (on Cape Cod). Her body was found on January 6, 2002, with her two-year-old daughter, Ava, clinging to it. The child was unharmed. On April 15, 2005, a local garbage collector, Christopher McCowen, was arrested and charged with her rape and murder. On November 16, 2006, he was ...
This is an investigative series by "20/20" and ABC Radio looking into the murder of Christa Worthington and the trial and conviction of Christopher McCowen. Watch the two-hour "20/20" documentary ...
Nov 21, 2017 · But Worthington's gruesome murder became the highest profile case to hit the Cape in decades at the time. Prior to McCowen's arrest in April 2005, three years after Worthington’s death, investigators had made the controversial move of asking every man in the community to voluntarily submit a DNA sample.
- 3 min
- ABC News
Jan 6, 2022 · 'Murder on the Cape’. This made-for-TV movie was based on the true story of New York fashion writer Christa Worthington, an out-of-work fisherman has an affair with a fashion writer...
Jun 2, 2022 · On January 6, 2002, Christa Worthington was found raped, beaten, and stabbed to death in her Cape Cod home. Her two-year-old daughter, Ava, who was physically unharmed, clung to Worthington’s body; the toddler’s mother had been dead for up to 36 hours.
