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48 Hours

Honor and Tragedy

48 Hours

CBS News

True Crime, News Commentary, News, Tv & Film, Cbs

3.97K Ratings

🗓️ 2 October 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

20-year-old Arizona college student Noor Almaleki died from injuries caused by an unlikely hit-and-run driver: her father. But while he claimed it was an accident, police believed it was premeditated murder, a so-called "honor killing," because Noor had embarrassed the family and resisting an arranged marriage. “48 Hours" Correspondent Troy Roberts reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 9/1/2012. 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

It was a bright, sunny day.

0:09.0

It didn't seem like anything could possibly go wrong,

0:13.0

and the day was shattered.

0:18.0

I heard just the sound of an engine speeding up, just roo-w-whed.

0:23.6

I heard a thud.

0:26.6

There was a teenage girl, and she was face down in the dirt.

0:31.6

Her shoes had been knocked off.

0:33.6

And then I saw his car zoom by, and he just pulled out of that parking lot.

0:42.0

I'm standing at 89.90, West Pioria Avenue in the parking lot.

0:49.0

My heart was beating a million miles a minute.

0:53.1

I just, I remember lots of yelling and screaming.

0:57.0

Somebody got rang over here?

0:59.0

I hit the ground on my hands and knees.

1:02.0

She was completely unresponsive.

1:05.0

Brushed her hair behind her ear and held her hands.

1:08.0

She was just a normal teenage girl, just beautiful.

1:13.6

So I'm trying to talk to her, like,

1:14.7

you're going to be okay, honey.

1:15.9

It's going to be okay.

1:17.4

And I was so afraid that it wasn't going to be.

1:23.1

Is the vehicle still there that hit her?

1:25.8

No, it took off.

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