Anne-Marie Green

I've always been told I'm a really good listener, right? And I maximized that while I was lying.

I've always been told I'm a really good listener, right? And I maximized that while I was lying.

Welcome back to Postmortem. I'm your host, Anne-Marie Green. And today we are speaking with 48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty about the case of Katina Rose Salerno. In 1979, Katina was shot on campus at the University of the Pacific in California. It was the first day of her freshman year, and the assailant was her high school boyfriend, Stephen Burns. Katina was just 18 years old at the time.

Welcome back to Postmortem. I'm your host, Anne-Marie Green. And today we are speaking with 48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty about the case of Katina Rose Salerno. In 1979, Katina was shot on campus at the University of the Pacific in California. It was the first day of her freshman year, and the assailant was her high school boyfriend, Stephen Burns. Katina was just 18 years old at the time.

Welcome back to Postmortem. I'm your host, Anne-Marie Green. And today we are speaking with 48 Hours correspondent Erin Moriarty about the case of Katina Rose Salerno. In 1979, Katina was shot on campus at the University of the Pacific in California. It was the first day of her freshman year, and the assailant was her high school boyfriend, Stephen Burns. Katina was just 18 years old at the time.

Burns was convicted of second-degree murder in 1980, and he's been in prison for four decades. Katina's family wants to keep it that way. They have attended every single parole board hearing, 13 in total, to advocate against his release. So Aaron is joining us now. Aaron, thank you so much.

Burns was convicted of second-degree murder in 1980, and he's been in prison for four decades. Katina's family wants to keep it that way. They have attended every single parole board hearing, 13 in total, to advocate against his release. So Aaron is joining us now. Aaron, thank you so much.

Burns was convicted of second-degree murder in 1980, and he's been in prison for four decades. Katina's family wants to keep it that way. They have attended every single parole board hearing, 13 in total, to advocate against his release. So Aaron is joining us now. Aaron, thank you so much.

Yeah, we don't talk often about this sort of component of the criminal justice system, the parole system, so I'm... Looking forward to digging into it. I do want to remind everyone that if you haven't already listened to this episode of 48 Hours, you can find it in your podcast stream just above this one. Go ahead, go listen, and then come on back.

Yeah, we don't talk often about this sort of component of the criminal justice system, the parole system, so I'm... Looking forward to digging into it. I do want to remind everyone that if you haven't already listened to this episode of 48 Hours, you can find it in your podcast stream just above this one. Go ahead, go listen, and then come on back.

Yeah, we don't talk often about this sort of component of the criminal justice system, the parole system, so I'm... Looking forward to digging into it. I do want to remind everyone that if you haven't already listened to this episode of 48 Hours, you can find it in your podcast stream just above this one. Go ahead, go listen, and then come on back.

Katina Solano and Stephen Burns, they were high school sweethearts. They lived across the street from each other. But when Katina tried to break up with him, Burns threatened to kill her. She left and she went to college and she was absolutely shocked when he turned up at the same college as her. They had discussed this before and he was supposed to be going to another college.

Katina Solano and Stephen Burns, they were high school sweethearts. They lived across the street from each other. But when Katina tried to break up with him, Burns threatened to kill her. She left and she went to college and she was absolutely shocked when he turned up at the same college as her. They had discussed this before and he was supposed to be going to another college.

Katina Solano and Stephen Burns, they were high school sweethearts. They lived across the street from each other. But when Katina tried to break up with him, Burns threatened to kill her. She left and she went to college and she was absolutely shocked when he turned up at the same college as her. They had discussed this before and he was supposed to be going to another college.

They go off to their separate dorms to settle in, but he asks to speak with her and she agrees to do so. She tells her roommate, I'll be back. She never comes back. So what I found just as a journalist, very, very interesting. Impressive is the sheer number of people you all were able to track down from decades ago.

They go off to their separate dorms to settle in, but he asks to speak with her and she agrees to do so. She tells her roommate, I'll be back. She never comes back. So what I found just as a journalist, very, very interesting. Impressive is the sheer number of people you all were able to track down from decades ago.

They go off to their separate dorms to settle in, but he asks to speak with her and she agrees to do so. She tells her roommate, I'll be back. She never comes back. So what I found just as a journalist, very, very interesting. Impressive is the sheer number of people you all were able to track down from decades ago.

We're talking about Katina's roommate, the then young student who stumbled upon Katina fighting for her life in the middle of campus. The patrol officer who stayed in her room. hospital room because he did not want her to be alone. Talk to me about how you all managed to get in contact with all of these people and convince them to participate. It wasn't me.

We're talking about Katina's roommate, the then young student who stumbled upon Katina fighting for her life in the middle of campus. The patrol officer who stayed in her room. hospital room because he did not want her to be alone. Talk to me about how you all managed to get in contact with all of these people and convince them to participate. It wasn't me.

We're talking about Katina's roommate, the then young student who stumbled upon Katina fighting for her life in the middle of campus. The patrol officer who stayed in her room. hospital room because he did not want her to be alone. Talk to me about how you all managed to get in contact with all of these people and convince them to participate. It wasn't me.