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48 Hours

Post Mortem | A Death in the Stairwell

48 Hours

CBS News

True Crime, News Commentary, News, Tv & Film, Cbs

3.97K Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2025

⏱️ 21 minutes

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Summary

48 Hours correspondents Anne-Marie Green and Peter Van Sant discuss the case of Alison Davis who was accused of murder after her husband, Kevin, was found with a fatal injury at the bottom of their stairs at home. They examine why investigators felt Alison’s call to 9-1-1 seemed suspicious and the courtroom battle between two doctors' testimonies about how Kevin died. 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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Welcome to postmortem. I'm your host, Anne Green, and today we are discussing the case of Kevin Davis. Now, in the early morning hours of August 12, 2023, Kevin's wife Allison called 911 and said that she woke up to a loud noise and she found Kevin at the bottom of the stairs. Kevin later died in the hospital. An autopsy later revealed that he had a crushed in skull and a murder

1:36.3

investigation was launched. With Allison becoming the primary suspect, she was charged with murder,

1:42.8

arrested, and put on trial where she would

1:45.8

fight to clear her name. Joining me now is 48 hours correspondent Peter Van Sent. Thanks for

1:52.3

chatting with me today, Peter. Hey, Anne-Marie. Great to be here. And the usual reminder before

1:57.6

we get into it, if you have not listened to this episode of 48 hours,

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head on over to your podcast feed to get the full audio. You're going to find the full

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episode in your podcast feed right underneath this one. Go take a listen and then come on back.

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