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Post Mortem | Cati Blauvelt: Death of a Soldier’s Wife

2025/3/11
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Anne-Marie Green
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Kat Teurfs
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Peter Van Sant
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Anne-Marie Green: 我们今天讨论的是John Blauvelt谋杀妻子Cati的案件。案件发生在2016年，John Blauvelt是一名军事招募员，他被判刺杀了年轻的妻子Cati。案件的关键证据包括凶器、DNA证据以及John的审讯表现。凶器是一把不大的刀，说明凶手必须非常接近受害者。审讯中，John表现得非常不稳定，从哭泣到无动于衷，甚至在某些时候笑了出来。 Peter Van Sant: 看到凶器时，我感到非常沉重，这是Cati生前最后看到的东西之一。这把刀是John Blauvelt故意选择的，他知道这会是一种痛苦的死亡方式。John是一名训练有素的士兵，他懂得如何使用刀具。检方认为，John故意将刀留在Cati的脖子上，表明这是一次报复性谋杀。 Kat Teurfs: 这把刀显示了凶手使用了多大的力量，但没有发现DNA。辩护方认为没有DNA证据指向John Blauvelt，而检方则指出在Cati的指甲下发现了部分匹配的DNA。John不仅是Cati的丈夫，还是其他青少年的有影响力的人物，包括他的女友Hannah Thompson。John利用了这些青少年的脆弱性，尤其是17岁的Hannah Thompson。John带着Hannah逃跑，Hannah在这个过程中成为了受害者。

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The discussion opens with the murder weapon, a small knife, and its implications in the case of Cati Blauvelt's murder. The evidence and its presentation during the trial are examined, including the absence of conclusive DNA evidence linking John Blauvelt to the crime.
  • The murder weapon was a small knife, indicating the killer had to be close to the victim.
  • No DNA directly linked John Blauvelt to the murder scene.
  • Prosecution argued that DNA under Cati's fingernails was a partial match to John Blauvelt.

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48 Hours Correspondent Peter Van Sant and Field Producer Kat Teurfs discuss John Blauvelt, a one-time military recruiter who went on the run with his teenage girlfriend after stabbing his wife, Cati, to death. When U.S. Marshals finally tracked him down six years later, he was using a different name and living with a new girlfriend across the country. They discuss the murder weapon, the pirate tattoo authorities used to identify Blauvelt, and the journal where he wrote "I did it."

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