Family Secrets

48 Hours

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3.9 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 21 August 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In 2004, successful Florida lawyer, John Sutton, and his wife, Susan, were gunned down in their home. Susan died and John sustained a serious head injury. Initially, suspects included John's law partner, who was having a secret affair with Susan, and other individuals who had issued death threats against John, but they all had alibis. “48 Hours" Correspondent Troy Roberts reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 7/20/2013. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	I've ruled out uni because I want to live at home.
0:02.0	I've ruled out uni because I want to earn money.
0:05.0	I've ruled out uni because of my grades.
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0:28.3	The future is open.
0:59.0	On Sunday, August 22nd, 2004, two days after my wife, Susan Sutton's birthday, we were having a family get-together, our son, Christopher, and his girlfriend, Juliet, my law partner, Teddy Montoto. We had a birthday cake.
1:02.0	John and Susan lived in a very fancy neighborhood, Carl Gables.
1:06.0	John was a local attorney.
1:09.0	The firm had had a very successful week.
1:12.2	The firm got a settlement over a million dollars.
1:16.8	After dinner was over, we were watching the Olympics
1:20.3	in swimming and diving.
1:21.7	Everything was fine that evening.
1:23.3	Everybody was relaxed.
1:26.0	John and Susan's son Christopher and his girlfriend, Julia Driscoll, had plans to go to the movies, so they left.
1:32.3	Shortly thereafter, my law partner, Teddy Montoto, left.
1:36.3	Approximately 10 o'clock, I decided to go in to bed.
1:42.3	Susan retired to one bedroom, John to the other.
1:46.0	Susan oftentimes slept in the second room
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