Mother in the Harbor: Rachael's Secret
My Life of Crime with Erin Moriarty
CBS News
4.4 ā¢ 1.2K Ratings
šļø 15 November 2023
ā±ļø 30 minutes
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Summary
On September 13th, 2006, a woman's body was found floatingĀ inĀ Newport BeachĀ Harbor in California. It was 56-year-old Barbara Mullenix, who had been stabbed more than 50 times--a sign detectives said meant she likely knew her killer. DetectivesĀ at first looked at her ex-husband Bruce, but soonĀ movedĀ their focus toĀ her daughter Rachael and her boyfriend Ian Allen, asĀ theĀ evidence ledĀ investigators to an unthinkable conclusion. Erin takes you deeperĀ intoĀ theĀ "48 Hours"Ā investigation, "LadyĀ inĀ theĀ Harbor".
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| 1:18.8 | To escape reality. And that's why the events of September 2006 were so alarming to the people |
| 1:26.3 | who lived there. Who is the woman found floating in Newport Bay? Her identity is still a mystery. |
| 1:33.1 | On September 13th, a body was found floating in the harbor, a woman in her 50s. |
| 1:40.1 | They removed the body from the water that was wrapped in a mattress pad in bed sheets |
| 1:44.4 | and found a female whiteener 50s with multiple stab wounds. It was an extremely big story. |
| 1:50.2 | Steve Mack was a Huntington Beach detective assigned to the case. What was it that told |
| 1:57.2 | investigators immediately that this was a homicide? The over 50 stab wounds in the victims |
| 2:03.3 | torso mainly above the neck and face area. What was even more shocking? The victim had a butterknife |
| 2:12.8 | lodged in one of her eyes. As a detective, when you hear that someone has been stabbed that many |
| 2:19.1 | times, what does that say to you? To me personally, it means that it's a personal issue. |
| 2:23.4 | Somebody that knew that victim is the one that killed her. Who was she? And why did someone |
| 2:30.0 | want her dead? I'm Aaron Moriarty and this is my life of crime. |
| 2:40.0 | When a middle-aged woman was found murdered and floating in the ocean near the Newport Beach |
| 2:45.5 | harbor, investigators struggled to find out who she was and who wanted her dead. The investigation |
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