A WOMAN IS MURDERED IN HER HOME AND THE PIVOTAL CLUE AT THE CRIME SCENE IS A BLOODY FOOTPRINT HER KILLER LEFT BEHIND

"48 Hours" Reports in "The Footprint"

Saturday, May 17 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT

48 HOURS: "The Footprint"

AIR DATE: Saturday, May 17 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT

CORRESPONDENT: Erin Moriarty

LOCATION: Minneapolis, Minn.

STORY DETAILS: In June 1993, 35-year-old Jeanie Childs was found murdered in her apartment. Amongst the clues, there was a particularly unique one: bloody bare footprints. Investigators knew they had to belong to the killer because Childs had been found with her socks on. With no DNA match and no fingerprints to go on, the case went cold for decades. Years later, when the case was re-opened, investigators say those footprints helped them convict her killer. Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports on the case in "The Footprint."

FEATURES INTERVIEWS INCLUDING:

· Betty Eakman, Jeanie Childs' mother

· Cindy Blumer, Jeanie Childs' sister

· Bart Epstein, retired forensic scientist

· Chris Boeckers, retired FBI agent

· Mark Ulrick, supervisor at Minneapolis Police Forensic Division

· Andrea Feia, forensic scientist with the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension

· Julie Rendelman, defense attorney and legal consultant for 48 HOURS

· Jennifer Mayerle, senior investigative reporter at WCCO-TV

· Alicia McCarthy, forensic scientist and professor at Thomas College

WEEKLY ENCORE DETAILS: At 9:00 PM, ET/PT, a couple's first date ends with an ambush. Both are shot. Can the only survivor identify the shooter? 48 HOURS correspondent Erin Moriarty reports in an encore episode of "Fatal First Date."

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