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48 Hours

Melissa Rocuba's Final Moments

48 Hours

CBS News

True Crime, Tv & Film

4.17.8K Ratings

🗓️ 19 January 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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Summary

A woman dies after an “accidental” shooting in her bedroom. Eight years later surveillance audio upends the case. Anne-Marie Green reports.

Transcript

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0:00.0

At the end of the day, I put my son to sleep, and I went to bed. And I remember my phone going off, and it was my father.

0:23.6

There's been an accident, your mom's okay.

0:26.6

The ambulance is on the way.

0:28.6

And I was like, whoa.

0:30.6

And I just ran out the door.

0:33.6

I lived right next door.

0:36.6

I had no idea what happened until I got over there.

0:40.3

No, no, no,

0:44.3

Mom!

0:46.3

As soon as I walked in, you could see right here,

0:51.3

she was laying on the bed.

0:53.3

The blood was just all over the floor, the side of the bed.

0:58.0

Where's your dad at this time?

1:00.0

He was on the phone somewhere, maybe downstairs,

1:03.0

and I couldn't really see what he was doing.

1:06.0

And then I grabbed a towel off the floor,

1:09.0

and I held a towel on her head.

1:12.3

I just remember yelling to him to please help me.

1:15.0

And I remember asking her, please, Mom, just like squeeze my hand.

1:20.4

Did your mom respond to you?

1:22.6

No.

1:25.3

Do you remember asking him?

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