Secrets in the Canal

48 Hours

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

3.9 • 7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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When Florida teenager Jeff Klee went missing in 1977, there wasn’t much of an official effort to find him. His whereabouts were unknown for decades until some evidence would emerge. But the question would remain: was there evidence of a crime? “48 Hours" Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 5/22/2010. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+. 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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0:45.3	Lots of palm trees I like that.
0:48.3	It was always hot.
0:51.3	We always hung out in street corners, went to the beach, dyed our hair blonde.
0:58.0	We also partied a lot.
1:04.0	Kids partying, kids over at the park, kids with beer in the car. I mean, there wasn't very much going on here in 77.
1:12.6	We didn't have a lot of violent crimes.
1:15.6	I'm Bob Vernon. I'm a retired Coral Springs Police Detective.
1:19.6	I worked on the Jeff Clee case.
1:23.6	He was really tall and handsome.
1:25.6	He was funny and smart, warm and kind, and he would do anything
1:32.6	for anybody. I am Ginny Healy in 1977. I dated Jeff Clee.
1:37.4	He was the firstborn. He got along with most everybody. I'm Flossy Klee and I'm Jeff Clee's mother.
1:47.0	Jeff disappeared on June 21st, 1977.
1:52.0	It was on a Monday night.
1:55.0	He went to the Crown Lounge with a group of friends.
1:59.0	They apparently left about 2 o'clock in the morning.
2:03.6	It was an average Joe kind of bar where everybody kind of hung out.
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