BEAUMONT — A decades-old Beaumont chilly case is again within the nationwide highlight as CBS’s “48 Hours” revisits the disappearance and homicide of Kimberly Langwell — and the way a secret grave lastly revealed what occurred.
The episode, “Kimberly Langwell’s Hidden Grave,” airs Saturday at 9 p.m. on KFDM Channel 6.
“48 Hours” correspondent Peter Van Sant spoke with KFDM anchor Aaron Drawhorn on Friday in regards to the episode that includes this Beaumont chilly case that was solved after 24 years and 11 months when Terry Rose was arrested for Kimberly Langwell’s homicide.
“48 Hours” will stroll CBS viewers via the 1999 disappearance of Langwell, a Beaumont mom who by no means made it residence after leaving work — leaving her teenage daughter trying to find solutions for greater than 20 years.
WATCH FIRST SEGMENT OF ’48 HOURS: KIMBERLY LANGWELL’S HIDDEN GRAVE’:
Langwell’s daughter, Tiffani McInnis, was an adolescent when her mom vanished, starting a years-long battle for solutions and justice.
Investigators say the case went chilly for years till new info surfaced greater than 20 years later, prompting Beaumont police to reopen the investigation. That lead finally pointed detectives to a secret grave, the place a “horrific discovery” revealed Langwell’s destiny.
The case is one KFDM viewers have adopted intently. In 2024, Beaumont police arrested Langwell’s former boyfriend, Terry Rose, after investigators uncovered human stays buried beneath a bed room ground at his residence — a discovery made utilizing cadaver canines and ground-penetrating radar.
Authorities say Rose advised an informant he killed Langwell in 1999 and buried her on the property. He has since been indicted for homicide.
The “48 Hours” report options interviews with key figures within the case, together with:
Tiffani McInnis, Langwell’s daughter
- Detective Heather Wilson, Beaumont Police
- Former detective Joe Ball
- Lt. Mitch Sliger and Detective Jesus Tamayo, Beaumont Police
- Luke Nichols, Jefferson County prosecutor
- Tim Miller, founding father of Texas EquuSearch
The broadcast additionally highlights the emotional toll on McInnis, who spent a long time not figuring out what occurred to her mom earlier than the case lastly broke open.
Correspondent Peter Van Sant experiences from Beaumont on the investigation, the breakthrough, and the push for justice after greater than 20 years.
“48 Hours” airs Saturday at 9 p.m. on KFDM and streams on Paramount+.
“Now in its 38th season, 48 HOURS remains Saturday’s #1 non-sports primetime show, reaching 61.5 million viewers for a total of 30.2 billion minutes consumed across linear and streaming last season. On social, 48 HOURS leads the true crime space with more than 1.7 million TikTok followers, over 2 million YouTube subscribers, and 13.5 billion minutes watched on YouTube. The franchise podcast portfolio reaches almost 3M monthly listeners and is consistently ranked among America’s top true crime podcasts,” in response to a CBS/Paramount press launch.
