Power, Passion, and Poison

Published: Nov. 2, 2023, 7:01 a.m.

This classic episode of \u201c48 Hours" explores the death of 50-year-old Kathy Augustine, a career politician from Nevada. Questions arose about the cause of her death after police received a tip from her husband\u2019s co-worker that she may have been poisoned, and toxicology reports further confirmed the presence of the powerful paralytic drug Succinylcholine. "48 Hours" correspondent Troy Roberts reports. This "48 Hours" episode last aired on 12/20/2008. Watch all-new episodes of \u201c48 Hours\u201d on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.

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