Deadline for Justice
48 Hours
CBS News
4.1 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 6 May 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
In 2002, television reporter Jennifer Servo was found murdered weeks after moving to Texas to start a new job at a local news station. In 1991, Patty Scoville moved to Vermont to become a ski instructor, but weeks later was found raped and murdered on a local hiking trail. Both murders went unsolved for years, but in one case, the killer was finally brought to justice. "48 Hours" correspondent Harold Dow reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 12/13/2008.
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| 0:00.0 | From the trusted team behind 48 hours, welcome to case-by-case. |
| 0:04.1 | Your weekly update on the biggest true crime stories unfolding right now. |
| 0:08.7 | Nick Ryder remains in custody without bail. |
| 0:11.0 | Luigi Mangione accused of stalking and gunning down United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. |
| 0:16.0 | From high-profile trials and stunning evidence to major breaks in cold cases. |
| 0:22.2 | We'll follow it all case by case. |
| 0:24.8 | Follow and listen to 48 hours case by case wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:47.3 | Since the three women were so brutally murdered here just a few short days ago, the hair gallery has been considered a crime scene. She loved being in front of the camera. She loved reporting all kinds of stories. |
| 0:53.3 | Many restaurants actually pay to have their fry grease hauled away, but when David |
| 0:57.0 | comes and picks it up for free, he modifies it and uses it as fuel in his van. |
| 1:02.0 | Jennifer told her friends, her parents, her professors that she would be in |
| 1:09.0 | Katie Couric's seat one day day and we didn't have any doubt |
| 1:12.6 | about that I was so proud that's my daughter on TV I'm Jennifer Servo I'm Jennifer |
| 1:19.6 | Servo reporting reporting from Buffalo Gap I'm Jennifer Serbo Krbc 9 KRBC 9. As you have probably heard, one of our reporter was found dead at her apartment today. |
| 1:39.3 | Jennifer moved to Abilene, Texas on the hopes that her life was just beginning. |
| 1:45.0 | Somebody cut that short. |
| 1:48.0 | My name is Jeff Bell. |
| 1:50.0 | I've been assigned to Jennifer Servo's homicide case since September of 2002. |
| 1:55.0 | My name is David Adkins. |
| 1:57.0 | I'm a detective with the Abilene Police Department. |
| 2:00.0 | They left her lunchtime. |
| 2:01.6 | We received a call. |
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