Case by Case | The Trial of Larry Millete Begins
48 Hours
CBS News
4.1 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 22 May 2026
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
After years of waiting, Larry Millete’s murder trial is underway in San Diego. He is accused of killing his wife, Maya Millete, who disappeared in 2021. The first week has already delivered bombshell testimony. In this episode of "Case by Case", "48 Hours" correspondent Anne-Marie Green and CBS 8 San Diego reporter Kelly Hesseall break down the 2021 disappearance of Maya before diving into the stunning allegations laid out in court–including an alleged affair and emails with online spellcasters.
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| 0:00.0 | Hello, listeners. Today we're sharing a preview of the new 48 hours podcast, Case by Case. |
| 0:06.6 | It's a weekly update on the criminal cases everyone's talking about, hosted by the trusted 48 |
| 0:13.3 | hours team of correspondence. From high-profile trials to stunning breaks in cold cases, |
| 0:20.1 | as major news unfolds, we'll help you understand what |
| 0:24.0 | matters, why it matters, and what could happen next. Take a listen. It is a trial that is five |
| 0:36.2 | years in the making. Larry Milliette is in court this week, charged with killing his 39-year-old wife, Maya, who was last seen in their Chula Vista, California home on January 7, 2021. |
| 0:52.0 | 48 hours followed Maya's family, friends, and the community as they searched and searched for |
| 0:58.4 | her. |
| 0:59.0 | Yet her body has still never been found. |
| 1:02.9 | Meanwhile, prosecutors say that Larry had been paying people online to cast spells on his wife, spells to first make her stay with him and then |
| 1:14.4 | later to harm her. In opening statements, the prosecution said that Maya was having an affair, |
| 1:21.8 | and according to emails Larry sent to spellcasters, the affair resulted in Maya getting pregnant. The prosecution says |
| 1:30.1 | this revelation caused a huge fight between Larry and Maya in January of 2021. Right around the time, |
| 1:37.4 | she went missing. Larry Milliente has pleaded not guilty. I'm 48 hours correspondent Anne--Marie Green, and this is case-by-case. |
| 1:47.8 | And today I'm being joined by Kelly Hesedal. |
| 1:50.2 | She is a CBS-8, San Diego, reporter. |
| 1:52.7 | She has been following this story and was in court earlier this week. |
| 1:56.8 | So, Kelly, thank you so much for making some time for us. |
| 1:59.5 | Thank you for having me. |
| 2:01.5 | So let's just sort of start kind of in the beginning. |
| 2:05.3 | I want to talk about Maya or May, as some people called her. |
| 2:09.8 | What was her relationship with Larry like in the beginning? |
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