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48 Hours

Post Mortem | The Setup Murder of Kristil Krug

48 Hours

CBS News

True Crime, News, News Commentary, Tv & Film

3.97K Ratings

🗓️ 2 December 2025

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

48 Hours correspondents Anne-Marie Green and Peter Van Sant are joined by journalist Sheila Flynn to discuss the murder of Kristil Krug, a Colorado mother of three. They explore the threatening messages Kristil received for months before her death by an alleged stalker and how investigators used digital forensic evidence to determine that stalker was her own husband, Dan Krug. Sheila attended the trial and gives insight from the courtroom. Peter shares why Kristil’s ex-boyfriend, who was the initial suspect, had a rock-solid alibi. 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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0:00.0

Welcome back to postmortem.

0:11.5

I'm your host, Anne-Marie Green, and today I'm joined by 48-Hours correspondent Peter

0:17.0

Van Sant and journalist Sheila Flynn.

0:20.0

We are discussing the murder of Christiel Krug, a Colorado

0:24.1

mother of three. Sheila, you actually reported on this case for the Daily Mail, and you were also

0:30.6

in the courtroom during the trial. So we're going to get into that, and we're really, really appreciative

0:36.5

that you're here to give us your perspective on this case.

0:39.8

Thank you. I'm thrilled to be here. Hopefully I can help.

0:42.5

And Peter, it's always great to have you here with us to break down this 48 hours episode here on post-mortem.

0:49.6

Yes. In honor of the Daily Mail, I'll say hello and welcome Sheila.

0:54.5

That's your best British accent?

0:56.3

It's pretty good.

0:57.2

I lived there for a while, so I'm all right.

0:59.4

It's better than mine, so we'll take it.

1:01.7

So before we get into it, a reminder to everyone.

1:04.3

If you haven't actually listened to this 48 hours episode yet, head on back to your podcast feed.

1:10.5

You'll find the full audio version of this in your feed

1:14.2

right below this podcast. So go take a listen and then come on back for this conversation.

1:18.8

So in December of 2023, Christel's husband, Dan Krug, requested a welfare check on his wife,

1:25.8

who wasn't responding to his text messages or his phone calls.

1:30.2

Krug also told police that there was an alleged stalker that had been threatening them.

1:35.7

When police arrived at the couple's home, they found Christiel dead in the garage.

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