AN ASPEN LEGEND IS FOUND DEAD, AND EVERYBODY IN TOWN WANTS TO KNOW WHO DID IT - AND WHY?

"48 HOURS: MURDER IN ASPEN" - Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015

When an Aspen legend who once dated Jack Nicholson and Michael Douglas is killed in her sleep, everyone in the upscale resort town wants to know who did it and why. Maureen Maher and 48 HOURS investigate the murder of Aspen socialite and ski resort heiress Nancy Pfister and the quest to find her killer in an encore of "Murder in Aspen," to be broadcast Saturday, Dec. 19 (10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

Pfister was found dead in her bedroom closet by friend Kathy Carpenter, who had been alerted that something was amiss in the Pfister home by Nancy Styler, a woman who, along with her husband, Trey, had rented Pfister's home. Pfister died from blunt-force trauma to the head.

Investigators had some suspects, starting with the Stylers, who were arrested after police found evidence connected to the murder just 100 yards from where they were staying. But police questioned the new evidence, suggesting maybe it was too good to be true. They also had a hunch the early finger pointing at the Stylers may have been a little too convenient. Soon after, the Stylers were charged, and Carpenter was arrested, too.

But in a twist that changed everything, one person confessed to committing the crime, claiming to have acted alone. The others were released, with all charges dropped.

Maher and 48 HOURS piece together the murder and the investigation through interviews with Pfister's daughter, Nancy Styler, Kathy Carpenter, prosecutors, investigators and defense attorneys. 48 HOURS: "Murder in Aspen" is produced by Liza Finley. Ryan Smith is the field producer. Linda Martin is the update producer. Mike Vele, Richard Barber, Diana Modica and Maria Barrow are the editors. Peter Schweitzer is the senior producer. Susan Zirinsky is the senior executive producer.

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