48 Hours

Mystery at Eagle Creek

March 12, 2026·45 min·7-min readnarrativetrue crime
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This episode of 48 Hours investigates the 2009 death of Rhonda Castro, who fell from a cliff on Oregon’s Eagle Creek Trail, and the subsequent 2015 murder charge against her fiancé, Steven Nichols. Despite overwhelming circumstantial evidence and a deeply troubled history, Nichols avoid

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Rhonda CastroSteven NicholsJulia SimmonsMike ArnoldJessica ColburnMelanie CastroLandy Yin-Yan

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Cold CasesCriminal JusticeCriminal Justice ReformForensicsTrue CrimeWrongful Convictions

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