48 Hours

Post Mortem | A Fatality in the Stairwell

September 1, 2026·20 min·5-min readnarrativetrue crime
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The episode examines the wrongful murder prosecution of Allison Davis, who was accused of killing her husband Kevin after he was found at the bottom of the stairs with a fatal head injury. Despite a lack of physical evidence, a coerced narrative, and flawed investigative decisions, Alliso

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Peter Van Sant

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Anne-Marie GreenPeter Van SantAlison DavisKevin DavisDetective KrugerDr. SmockDr. Dragovich

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Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismTrue CrimeWrongful Convictions

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