48 Hours

Post Mortem | Beverly Hills 911

May 12, 2026·25 min·5-min readnarrativetrue crime
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The podcast episode examines the 2017 murder of Beverly Hills matriarch Violet Yacoby, whose death was initially suspected as a suicide but later ruled a homicide by strangulation. The investigation zeroed in on her son, Daniel Yacoby, whose financial troubles, inconsistent statements, an

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Erin Moriarty

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Violet YacobiDanielErin MoriartyTracy SmithMark SchwartzGeorge ElwellLarry Sims

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Cold CasesCriminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismTrue Crime

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