48 Hours

Murder On The Cape

March 3, 2026·45 min·7-min readnarrativetrue crime
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The murder of Christa Worthington, a Vassar-educated former fashion writer turned single mother in Truro, Massachusetts, shocked the quiet Cape Cod community in 2002 and remained unsolved for over three years, becoming a national mystery. The case culminated in the controversial convictio

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Christa WorthingtonTim ArnoldTony JackettChristopher McCowanEric WilliamsBob GeorgeMichael O'KeefeJeremy FrazierSteve RadlauerTony Jackett

Topics

Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismTrue CrimeWrongful Convictions

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