The Love Bombing of Gloria Choi
48 Hours
CBS News
4.1 • 7.8K Ratings
🗓️ 4 May 2026
⏱️ 42 minutes
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Summary
A dream romance ends in murder when a woman falls for a stranger. Natalie Morales reports.
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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. |
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| 0:29.5 | Music I was with the prosecutor's office for 30 years, and this was my last trial in my career. |
| 0:48.3 | Being a prosecutor has a lifelong effect on you. |
| 0:55.0 | There has to be some way to come back to humanity and put the violence aside. |
| 1:04.0 | This was an aggravated murder case. |
| 1:08.0 | The victim's name is Gloria Choi. She was a hardworking mom, a good role model, and Gloria's parents talk about how she was kind of their angel. |
| 1:18.6 | She spent most of her life working in the family business of running hotels. |
| 1:23.6 | She came off very shy and quiet, but she was nothing of those. |
| 1:30.2 | She was passionate about her family and her son, had hopes and dreams for herself. |
| 1:37.6 | What we know is there were four calls placed to law enforcement in the final 48 hours before she was killed. |
| 1:46.0 | This person continues to stalk her, has slashed her tires, has stolen thousands of dollars worth of property. |
| 1:54.0 | She called for help and she was deprived of help that she's entitled to under the law time and time again. |
| 2:07.6 | The evening that she was murdered, she was going home, actually just taking a break to eat dinner. He was right behind her when she left. |
| 2:10.6 | He knew everywhere she went. |
| 2:13.6 | Now, what's location in, sir? |
| 2:15.6 | I don't know where I am, but I'm scared to get out of my car. |
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