My Father's Killer
48 Hours
CBS News
3.9 • 7K Ratings
🗓️ 29 June 2023
⏱️ 44 minutes
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Summary
This classic episode of 48 Hours, which last aired on 11/18/1998, begins in 1986, when James Bernard Campbell entered SueZann Bosler's Miami home, murdered her father and then almost killed her. SueZann returned to the crime scene and relived her reactions, focused on her crusade for justice, and sought a conviction for Campbell while avoiding the death penalty in deference to her father's beliefs. Watch all-new episodes of 48 Hours on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.
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| 1:17.0 | Suzanne Basler's cheerfulness hides a traumatic past. It's almost as real as the day it was there. I could see the colors. I feel the pain. |
| 1:32.0 | And 11 years ago she came face to face with death. But on that day Suzanne Basler also began a remarkable crusade for life. |
| 1:44.0 | This is just an incredible story of a woman's journey of hope. |
| 1:49.0 | Today that journey takes her to a Miami courtroom to confront the man who changed her forever. His name is James Bernard Campbell. |
| 1:59.0 | For the record, the court will again acknowledge the presence of the defender. He's the one that murdered my father and stabbed me and left me for dead. |
| 2:10.0 | Her father Reverend Bill Basler had moved his family to this small parsinage to preach peace and love on the tough streets north of Miami. |
| 2:20.0 | My father knew what kind of area it was, but he thought that that's why he was there. |
| 2:26.0 | And we always had people come to the house for help, you know, food, money, clothing, whatever they needed. |
| 2:32.0 | If I met him today, he would have been smiling, coming up to shaking your hand, maybe hugging you. He would be welcoming you into our family. |
| 2:47.0 | It's been a while since I've been here. |
| 2:49.0 | Here in this house where she watched a total stranger stab her father to death. |
| 2:56.0 | Pretty empty. |
| 3:01.0 | What were you thinking when you just now walked through that door? |
| 3:05.0 | Just kind of reliving. |
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