48 Hours

The Corn Rake Witness

November 9, 2026·41 min·8-min readnarrativetrue crime
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This 48 Hours report, 'The Corn Rake Witness,' reexamines the 2018 death of Iowa farm wife Amy Mullis and the murder conviction of her husband Todd Mullis, told largely through the eyes of the couple's son Tristan — the only witness. New forensic experts argue Amy's death was a freak acci

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Tristan MullisTodd MullisAmy MullisKelly CruzJennifer HammersValentina NyeDina NeshwatDaniel NeshwatJohn TurbittJeffPatricia ChristoffersonLaura ParrishErin Moriarty

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Criminal JusticeForensicsInvestigative JournalismLong Form JournalismTrue CrimeWrongful Convictions

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