A BURGLARY LEADS INVESTIGATORS DOWN A DARK PATH - ENDING WITH A POISONED SWEET TREAT

"48 Hours" Reports in "The Root Beer Float Murder" Saturday, April 4 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT on CBS and Streaming on Paramount+

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48 HOURS: "The Root Beer Float Murder"

AIR DATE: Saturday, April 4 at 10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+.

CORRESPONDENT: Peter Van Sant

LOCATION: Freetown, Ind.

STORY DETAILS: What begins as a burglary investigation quickly turns into something far more sinister. When a thief is caught in the act, he sends police down a trail of evidence that reveals the murder of Harold Allen, involving thousands of text messages, unusual poisons and a root beer float. How did a sweet treat become central to a deadly crime? 48 HOURS correspondent Peter Van Sant reports in "The Root Beer Float Murder."

FEATURES INTERVIEWS INCLUDING:

· Matthew Allen, Harold Allen's brother

· Samantha Allen, Harold Allen's sister-in-law

· Lt. Adam Nicholson, investigator, Jackson County Sheriff's Department

· Clint Burcham, detective, Jackson County Sheriff's Department

· Lynsey Fleetwood, Jackson County prosecutor

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