Post Mortem | The Man with Two Names
48 Hours
CBS News
4.1 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 19 May 2026
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Host Anne-Marie Green sits down with 48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty and producer Josh Yager to discuss Jon Green, who was arrested for stealing his ex-wife’s dogs and convicted in 2025 for soliciting her murder. But Erin and Josh first met Jon Green back in 2002, when he was then known as Ted Maher, and he had been convicted of arson, leading to the deaths of billionaire Edmond Safra and his nurse. Jon Green AKA Ted Maher still maintains he was framed for both crimes, but his ex-wife says he’s a liar and a con artist.
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| 0:00.0 | From the trusted team behind 48 hours, welcome to case-by-case. |
| 0:04.1 | Your weekly update on the biggest true crime stories unfolding right now. |
| 0:08.7 | Nick Ryder remains in custody without bail. |
| 0:11.0 | Luigi Mangione accused of stalking and gunning down United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. |
| 0:16.0 | From high-profile trials and stunning evidence to major breaks in cold cases. |
| 0:22.2 | We'll follow it all case by case. |
| 0:24.8 | Follow and listen to 48 hours case by case wherever you get your podcasts. |
| 0:43.0 | Welcome back to another episode of 48 hours post-mortem. |
| 0:44.9 | I'm your host, Anne-Marie Green. |
| 0:49.3 | And today we are talking about the man with two names. |
| 0:56.8 | The first name, John Green, he is serving time for soliciting the murder of his wife in New Mexico. He was also convicted for forging checks and larceny. |
| 1:01.5 | But more than 20 years earlier, this same man, then known as Ted Maher, was at the center of an international murder mystery involving a billionaire in Monaco. So joining me now to unpack |
| 1:14.1 | this intercontinental criminal decades-long saga, our 48-hourst correspondent Aaron Moriarty and producer |
| 1:21.1 | Josh Jager. Thanks for joining us, Aaron and Josh. Hi, I'm Maria. It's a pleasure to be here. |
| 1:25.4 | It's great being here because I think Josh would agree with me. |
| 1:28.7 | This is one of the more unusual defendants we've ever run into, wouldn't you say? |
| 1:33.4 | I would say so. We've both been doing this job a long time, and it's hard to get to know him, hard to know what to believe, and it's been an adventure covering him. |
| 1:41.6 | So speaking to that, you all have actually been covering Ted Mahar, John Green, since 2002. |
| 1:48.4 | Well, not exactly. |
| 1:50.0 | I mean, we really thought back then when that story ended, when he was convicted, that we had seen the last of him. |
| 1:58.5 | So, I mean, I think Josh and I were both surprised that he would come |
| 2:02.4 | back into our radar screen with a whole other crime. Okay, so there is obviously a lot to talk about. |
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