Murder in Newport Beach

48 Hours

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True Crime, Tv & Film

4.1 • 7.8K Ratings

🗓️ 7 August 2025

⏱️ 42 minutes

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After millionaire Bill McGlaughlin was gunned down at his California home in 1994, two leading suspects emerged: his fiancé, Nanette Johnston, and Eric Naposki, the former NFL player who thought he was Nanette’s boyfriend. The pair told conflicting stories and when the law eventually caught up with them, Eric and Nanette weren’t exactly on the same team. “48 Hours" Correspondent Troy Roberts reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 6/5/2010. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.

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0:00.0	Newport Beach has it all.
0:07.0	It's got the surfing, it has the yachts.
0:11.0	It has beautiful homes, it's got the palm trees,
0:16.0	there's a lot of money in Newport.
0:20.0	You're talking multi-million dollar beautiful waterfront properties.
0:28.6	Bill McLaughlin was a multi-millionaire.
0:30.6	He had a boat, he had a private plane, he had a beautiful Bayside home.
0:35.6	He had two beautiful daughters and a handsome young son.
0:39.3	His family was everything to him, and his kids, especially all three of us.
0:44.3	After almost 25 years of marriage, things were getting a little rocky between Bill and his wife.
0:50.3	My mom actually left the relationship relationship and that crushed my dad.
0:57.0	After his divorce, he eventually would meet somebody new.
1:02.0	Nanette Johnston.
1:05.0	She's my age.
1:06.0	Yuck.
1:07.0	Dad, you're dating this young chick?
1:10.0	It boosted self-esteem to have this young girl around.
1:13.6	Working her magic and making him feel good.
1:16.6	December 15th, 1994, right before Christmas, Bill McLaughlin came home from Las Vegas.
1:24.6	Went into the kitchen for some reason, and unbeknownst to him, he was about to die.
1:30.3	And at that point, the killer was coming through the pedestrian access gate.
1:37.3	He got inside the house.
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