Anne-Marie Green

Hello, I'm Anne-Marie Green, and welcome back to Postmortem.

This week, we're discussing the case of Mindy Mebane-Casotas, whose dismembered remains were found in the woods near Savannah, Georgia, on December 2nd, 2022.

Now, it took five months to identify her remains, and when her family and friends found out, they were shocked by the discovery because Mindy's husband, Nick Casotas, had told them that Mindy died in the hospital in December and that her body had been cremated.

When investigators zeroed in on Nick Kasotis, he denied any involvement in Mindy's murder, but told them a real sort of detailed story about how he and Mindy had been targeted and harassed by shadowy figures for years.

So joining me today to give us some insight into this case, this very unusual case, is 48 Hours correspondent Aaron Moriarty.

Thank you for joining us, Aaron.

And so many people believed him for years.

Before we get into it, a quick reminder, if you haven't watched or listened to the 48 Hours episode, The Woman Who Died Twice, check it out and then come on back and join us for this conversation.

Okay, so let's dig into these two realities, as you put it.

Mindy and Nick Cassota started dating back in 2015.

They got married in 2016.

And at first, it really seemed like a fairytale marriage.

But at some point in 2018, Cassota started telling Mindy that they were being surveilled and harassed by shadowy figures.

And they went on the run.

They basically went into hiding.

Erin, can you break down just what was happening in the couple's lives in those months leading up to Mindy's murder?

Right.

Clearly, she believed what her husband was telling her about these shadowy figures.

And in a way, I can understand it, especially if he's cutting off, you know, her connections to other people.

Right.