A WIDOW IS FOUND DEAD BELOW A STAIRCASE IN HER BEVERLY HILLS MANSION - DETECTIVES SEARCH FOR ANSWERS

"48 Hours" Reports in "Beverly Hills 911"

Saturday, May 9 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT on CBS and Streaming on Paramount+

Retired detective George Elwell and detective Mark Schwartz, Beverly Hills Police Department

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48 HOURS: "Beverly Hills 911"

AIR DATE: Saturday, May 9 at 10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+.

CORRESPONDENT: Erin Moriarty

LOCATION: Beverly Hills, Calif.

STORY DETAILS: When Beverly Hills police respond to a 911 call at a mansion, they discover a widow, Violet Yacobi, dead below a staircase. How did she end up on the marble floor of her entryway, and was her death the result of a tragic accident or something more sinister? As detectives dig deeper, conflicting accounts and forensic evidence raise suspicion about Violet's dentist son Daniel Yacobi. 48 HOURS correspondent Erin Moriarty reports in "Beverly Hills 911."

FEATURES INTERVIEWS INCLUDING:

· Detective Mark Schwartz, Beverly Hills Police Department

· Detective George Elwell, retired, Beverly Hills Police Department

· Galina Blackman, friend of Violet Yacobi

· Dean Summers, acquaintance of Daniel Yacobi

· Shane Michael, Los Angeles County deputy district attorney

· Dr. Lary Simms, forensic pathologist and defense expert

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