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48 Hours

Post Mortem | What the Neighbors Saw

48 Hours

CBS News

True Crime, Tv & Film

4.17.8K Ratings

🗓️ 24 March 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

48 Hours correspondents Natalie Morales and Peter Van Sant discuss the case of Gary Herbst, who was reported missing in 2014, and his remains were discovered years later in the woods of Wisconsin. They share extended clips of Peter’s exclusive interview with the convicted killer, how dogs helped solve the case, and details from neighbors who observed the murder scene clean-up.

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0:00.0

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A size too snug, but what could she do?

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But that's not where her story ends.

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with room to grow and a mortgage to suit.

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Better your story.

0:46.5

Welcome to postmortem. I'm 48 hours correspondent Natalie Morales filling in today for Anne-Marie Green.

1:10.4

And today we are discussing the case of Gary Herbst, who was reported missing by his wife in 2014. Three years later, a dog discovered his skull in rural Wisconsin with a gunshot wound in the back of the head. Joining me today to discuss his fascinating report is 48-hour correspondent, Peter Van Zant. Thanks for joining us, Peter. Hey, Natalie. How are you?

1:12.8

I'm good. Thank you. And this one really was riveting. Absolutely. And the notion that this man in rural

1:18.6

Wisconsin, he goes out, sees his dog nine on something in the driveway, comes up and checks it out,

1:24.1

and sees a human skull, and calls police. It was just incredible. Now, Peter, this

1:30.2

hour also features your exclusive interview with a convicted killer. And this is one of the

1:36.3

most revealing conversations about a murder that I've heard here on 48 hours. Yeah. Over the years,

1:42.7

I was trying to add it up. I've talked to about 19 accused killers.

1:47.0

None of them has ever admitted it.

1:50.0

We've had very confrontational interviews and things and gotten very close to getting them to admit.

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