Invitation to a Murder

48 Hours

CBS News

True Crime, News, News Commentary, Tv & Film

3.9 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 December 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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Summary

In 1995, Donnah Winger was beaten to death at home by an intruder with a hammer. Her husband, Mark Winger, heroically shot the intruder. But four years later, Donnah’s best friend revealed to police that she and Winger had been having an affair and that he had talked about killing his wife. “48 Hours" Correspondent Richard Schlesinger reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 9/5/2009. 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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1:11.6	Now approaching the entranceway via the front door in In the family dining room area, we see what appears to be a large pool of blood.
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1:28.3	A hammer covered with what appears to be blood.
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1:42.3	I had seen many crime scenes where there was a lot of blood and gruesome sights, but none that bad.
1:47.0	I was at the Springfield Police Department in the major case office, and I heard the radio call.
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