New 48 Hours December 16, 2023 Episode Preview Revealed
Hey, “48 Hours” fans. It’s another Saturday. That means the folks over at CBS will indeed be serving up another new episode of 48 Hours tonight, December 16, 2023. That’s right, guys. Tonight’s new episode will be the 12th one for 48 Hour’s current season 37, and we’ve got some new preview information for it.
We were able to get an official press release for tonight’s new, December 16, 2023 edition. So, we will certainly use it as a source for this preview session. Let’s get to it.
First thing’s first. We’ve got an official title for this new episode 12 of 48 Hours season 37. It’s called, “The Journals of Maria Muñoz.”
In tonight’s new, December 16, 2023 episode, the 48 Hours team will take a deep look at a story about a Laredo, Texas woman named Maria Munoz. Way back on September 22, 2020, Maria was pronounced dead at her home that she shared with her husband Joel Pellot after Joel called 911 and tried to perform CPR on her. Joel is a nurse anesthetist. Joel told the 911 operator that Maria may have taken some pills.
Joel showed the police a bottle of clonazepam, which is used to treat anxiety. It was actually prescribed to Joel, not Maria. The investigators found a syringe wrapper on the floor, a needle catheter on the stairs, syringes and I.V. equipment in a medical bag inside the home.
The medical examiner ruled that Maria died due to a combination of drugs in her system. However, they couldn’t figure out how they got there. Investigators didn’t find any clonazepam pill residue in her stomach, and Maria had a pinprick mark on her right elbow crease.
The toxicology report revealed that there was “zero clonazepam” found in Maria’s body, but it revealed the presence of seven other drugs: morphine, Demerol, Versed, propofol, ketamine, lidocaine and Narcan. Most of these medications are typically used during surgery and propofol can only be administered with an I.V.
After Maria Muñoz’s death, a highly elevated level of propofol was found in her system. Dr. John Huntsinger said, “I was very shocked to see propofol. One of the things about propofol, it relaxes you greatly, but it doesn’t last very long. It makes you stop breathing if you have too much. Hers was the highest level I’ve seen. I believe this was death by propofol.”
Maria’s husband Joel Pellot was eventually booked for Maria’s murder. Prosecutors believe Joel was the one who gave Maria the deadly mixture, but can they prove he wanted her to die? Maria’s journals, discovered in her home by investigators, held all the clues that would help prosecutors solve her case. Correspondent Erin Moriarty handled the reporting duties for this episode and case.
CBS’ official description for tonight’s new, December 16, 2023 episode 12 of 48 Hours reads like this,”In the early morning of Sept. 22, 2020, police officer Gregorio De La Cruz responded to a call at a home in Laredo, Texas. At the top of the stairs of the house, Joel Pellot, dressed in surgical scrubs, was performing CPR on his wife, Maria Muñoz.
Paramedics and police jumped in to help, but at 3:58 AM, less than three hours after Joel Pellot had called 9-1-1, 31-year-old Maria Muñoz was declared dead inside their home. Was Maria’s death a suicide, an accident or a murder? Authorities turned to her journals for help. Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports on 48 HOURS: “The Journals of Maria Muñoz.”
CBS’ press release confirmerd that the next, new episode 12 of 48 Hours’ current season 37 is indeed scheduled to hit the air tonight, December 16, 2023, starting at approximately 9 pm central standard time. It will also be available for streaming on Paramount+. Tonight’s new episode will be a 1-hour event. So,expect it to wrap up at 10 pm central standard time.
Alright, guys. That is a wrap for this latest, “48 Hours” TV show, preview report,but definitely stay tuned for more.
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