A TEENAGE GIRL IS MURDERED IN SMALL-TOWN NEBRASKA - MORE THAN 50 YEARS LATER, A LONG-DORMANT CASE COMES TOGETHER TO MAKE AN ARREST

"48 Hours" Reports in "The Girl from Wahoo"

Saturday, Feb. 14 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT on CBS and Streaming on Paramount+

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48 HOURS: "The Girl from Wahoo"

AIR DATE: Saturday, Feb. 14 at 10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+.

CORRESPONDENT: Natalie Morales

LOCATION: Wahoo, Neb.

STORY DETAILS: In 1969, 17-year-old Mary Kay Hesse was stabbed to death in Wahoo, Neb. - a crime that haunted the community for decades. 48 HOURS first began reporting on the case in 1999, capturing interviews and material that, until now, had never aired. For more than 50 years, the murder remained unsolved. But advances in investigative techniques and renewed focus by law enforcement helped piece together long-overlooked evidence, ultimately leading to an arrest. 48 HOURS correspondent Natalie Morales reports on how the murder of Mary Kay Hesse was finally brought back into focus in "The Girl from Wahoo."

FEATURES INTERVIEWS INCLUDING:

· Mark Miller and Kathy Tull, Mary Kay Hesse's cousins

· Josh Eberhardt, friend of Kathy Tull

· Bob Frank, former sergeant in charge of the Nebraska State Patrol Cold Case Unit

· Ted Green, former criminal investigator for the Saunders County Attorney's Office

· Jennifer Joakim, Saunders County attorney

· Richard Register, deputy Saunders County attorney

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