Episode
48 Hours: Death of an Olympian
Overview
Olympic hero Dave Laut shot six times -- his wife pulled the trigger. Was it murder or self-defense? In her first TV interview, Jane Laut tells Erin Moriarty she's been hiding a secret.
Details
- Series
- 48 Hours
- Season
- Season 29
- Episode
- Episode 32
- Air date
- 2016-05-14
Episode context
Death of an Olympian is Episode 32 in Season 29 of 48 Hours. It aired on 2016-05-14.
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