Calif. "three-strike" inmates get a second chance
New law allows thousands of prisoners to appeal life sentences; but activist who lost daughter in infamous kidnapping says it's too dangerous
Erin Moriarty is a "48 Hours" correspondent. Her work is featured on all CBS News broadcasts and platforms, including including "CBS Sunday Morning," "CBS Mornings" and CBS News 24/7. Moriarty is also the host of the award-winning true-crime podcast, "My Life of Crime."
At CBS News, Moriarty has covered some of the biggest crime and justice stories of our time, including the wrongful conviction of Ryan Ferguson, the death of JonBenet Ramsey, the ongoing story of millionaire Robert Durst, and the controversial case of Brooke Skylar Richardson, a young Ohio woman tried - and acquitted - for murdering her newborn baby.
Drawing on her training as an attorney, she has examined some of the most important social and legal issues of the day, including wrongful convictions, cold cases, DNA testing of evidence in death-row cases and spousal abuse.
New law allows thousands of prisoners to appeal life sentences; but activist who lost daughter in infamous kidnapping says it's too dangerous
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Girlfriend and family of famed artist battle in court over estate estimated to be worth over $60 million
CBS News Correspondent Erin Moriarty on the guilty plea that actually freed three Arkansas men imprisoned for murder 19 years ago.
After 25 years covering crime, I consider myself a pretty tough, thick-skinned reporter, but even so, there are certain tragic stories that stay with you and even haunt you throughout your career. One of those occurred in 1997 and involved the disappearance of a Texas girl, a child who was just days away from turning into a teenager.
Laura Smither was 12 when she vanished near her Friendswood home in 1997 in area that would be dubbed "the killing fields"
Erin Moriarty of "48 Hours Mystery" analyzes why the government was unsuccessful in its prosecution of John Edwards
Former top campaign aide admits from stand that he used lots of money meant for presidential campaign for his home's construction
CBS News legal analyst Jack Ford said he'd be "surprised" if the former trial attorney did not testify in his criminal trial
Jamie Laiaddee's story is, in many ways, a cautionary tale for the 21st Century young woman living in a high tech world who thinks she can recognize danger and steer clear of it
Amanda Gatti is 25 years old, but she has lived through more drama and survived more trauma than many women twice her age
48 Hours Mystery Correspondent Erin Moriarty reports from the Dharun Ravi trial
Molly Wei, friend of defendant Dharun Ravi, testifies how they saw Tyler Clementi kissing another man