CBS 48 Hours airs story Saturday night on slaying of Tina Caronna [update 3/2]
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CBS 48 Hours airs story Saturday night on slaying of Tina Caronna [update 3/2]
Some of you followed the story on Corvetteforum when Tina Caronna, president-elect of Corvette Memphis, went missing in October of 2008 and then was found murdered a few days later.
When her husband Joe was charged in the slaying and disappeared, you helped circulate pictures of him.
Most recently, you read here about Joe Caronna being convicted of Tina’s murder and sentenced to life in prison. Today, Joe was in federal court and pleaded guilty on charges of bilking friends and clients out of nearly a million dollars.
http://www.wmctv.com/story/21380010/...-fraud-charges
One of the people who spotted Tina’s story at Corvetteforum was Charlotte Fuller, a producer at CBS 48 Hours. She and her colleagues spent four years doing interviews and following the twists and turns of the story. She called and told me the CBS 48 Hours piece on Tina and Joe Caronna will air Saturday night, March 2.
For those interested, here’s a link to a promo for the show:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50141609n
R.I.P. Tina
When her husband Joe was charged in the slaying and disappeared, you helped circulate pictures of him.
Most recently, you read here about Joe Caronna being convicted of Tina’s murder and sentenced to life in prison. Today, Joe was in federal court and pleaded guilty on charges of bilking friends and clients out of nearly a million dollars.
http://www.wmctv.com/story/21380010/...-fraud-charges
One of the people who spotted Tina’s story at Corvetteforum was Charlotte Fuller, a producer at CBS 48 Hours. She and her colleagues spent four years doing interviews and following the twists and turns of the story. She called and told me the CBS 48 Hours piece on Tina and Joe Caronna will air Saturday night, March 2.
For those interested, here’s a link to a promo for the show:
http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50141609n
R.I.P. Tina
02-27-2013, 05:50 PM
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Sad story but glad they caught him and put him away for life. Would rather see the death penalty for him but maybe someone in prison will take care of him.
02-28-2013, 12:40 PM
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I got this a few minutes ago from CBS News:
I know the team on 48 Hours has been in touch with you about this weekend’s show on the Tina Caronna murder. Below is the latest release on the show. Also, here is a link to our preview for the show.
Please let me know if I can provide additional information.
Thank you,
Richard Huff
Executive Director, Communications, CBS News
From: CBS Communications Group Releases
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 10:42 AM
Subject: WILL A MISTRESS WEAR A WIRE TO HELP POLICE FIND A KILLER? "48 HOURS" REPORTS
http://bit.ly/XF3RSx
Feb. 28, 2013
FAST CARS, FAST FRIENDS, FINANCIAL FRAUD AND A WIFE’S MURDER – WILL A MISTRESS WEAR A WIRE TO HELP POLICE FIND A KILLER?
“48 HOURS: THE USUAL SUSPECT” – SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 10:00 PM
Correspondent Maureen Maher and the 48 HOURS team investigate the murder of a Memphis businesswoman with a story that includes love, betrayal, fast cars, murder and a secret double life, in “The Usual Suspect,” to be broadcast Saturday, March 2 (10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Tina Caronna had it all – a great job, a garage full of fast cars, a doting husband and an active social circle – so when she suddenly disappeared, friends knew something had to be wrong. Fellow members of a Memphis Corvette club put together a search party to find Tina. They got terrible news two days later when she was found dead in the backseat of her Chevrolet Avalanche. Was Caronna the victim of a carjacking, or was it something else?
“We were devastated, we were hoping to find her alive,” Caronna’s friend Cathy Struna tells 48 HOURS. “You always have hope until it’s over, and then it’s just overwhelming.”
The murder initially left investigators with few clues to go on. There was no gunshot residue or knife wounds on Caronna’s body. However, there were some things that didn’t seem quite right for a murder scene, either. For instance, she was found wearing thousands of dollars of jewelry.
As usual, police looked to her husband, Joe Caronna, as a possible suspect, though he had an alibi. The day Tina went missing, Joe was working on a car with one of the couple’s friends, Gary Hathaway.
The murder was a stunning turn for the Caronnas’ circle of friends. Joe and Tina met in 1993 and were wed several months later. At the time, she already had a 4-year-old son from a previous marriage. Joe had been married before, too. Joe went everywhere with Tina, resulting in her spending less time with her family. Outsiders believed they had a good marriage.
However, the police investigation would uncover Joe Caronna was living a double life, which included a girlfriend. The search for Tina’s killer would also reveal a stunning financial fraud. Asked by police to help, Caronna’s girlfriend was willing to wear a wire to record a conversation. But will it be enough to close the case on Tina Caronna’s murder?
Maher and the 48 HOURS team interview prosecutors, friends of the Caronnas, Tina’s mother, Tina’s son Todd, jurors and Joe Caronna’s former mistress. 48 HOURS: “The Usual Suspect” is produced by Sara Ely Hulse, Ruth Chenetz and Charlotte Fuller. Al Briganti is the executive editor. Susan Zirinsky is the senior executive producer.
(Editor’s note: Following the broadcast, Karen Cook and Danielle McCollum, Assistant District Attorneys, at Shelby County District Attorney's General Office, will answer viewer questions on the 48 HOURS Facebook page (www.facebook.com/48hours.)
Follow 48 HOURS on Facebook and Twitter.
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Please let me know if I can provide additional information.
Thank you,
Richard Huff
Executive Director, Communications, CBS News
From: CBS Communications Group Releases
Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 10:42 AM
Subject: WILL A MISTRESS WEAR A WIRE TO HELP POLICE FIND A KILLER? "48 HOURS" REPORTS
http://bit.ly/XF3RSx
Feb. 28, 2013
FAST CARS, FAST FRIENDS, FINANCIAL FRAUD AND A WIFE’S MURDER – WILL A MISTRESS WEAR A WIRE TO HELP POLICE FIND A KILLER?
“48 HOURS: THE USUAL SUSPECT” – SATURDAY, MARCH 2, 10:00 PM
Correspondent Maureen Maher and the 48 HOURS team investigate the murder of a Memphis businesswoman with a story that includes love, betrayal, fast cars, murder and a secret double life, in “The Usual Suspect,” to be broadcast Saturday, March 2 (10:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Tina Caronna had it all – a great job, a garage full of fast cars, a doting husband and an active social circle – so when she suddenly disappeared, friends knew something had to be wrong. Fellow members of a Memphis Corvette club put together a search party to find Tina. They got terrible news two days later when she was found dead in the backseat of her Chevrolet Avalanche. Was Caronna the victim of a carjacking, or was it something else?
“We were devastated, we were hoping to find her alive,” Caronna’s friend Cathy Struna tells 48 HOURS. “You always have hope until it’s over, and then it’s just overwhelming.”
The murder initially left investigators with few clues to go on. There was no gunshot residue or knife wounds on Caronna’s body. However, there were some things that didn’t seem quite right for a murder scene, either. For instance, she was found wearing thousands of dollars of jewelry.
As usual, police looked to her husband, Joe Caronna, as a possible suspect, though he had an alibi. The day Tina went missing, Joe was working on a car with one of the couple’s friends, Gary Hathaway.
The murder was a stunning turn for the Caronnas’ circle of friends. Joe and Tina met in 1993 and were wed several months later. At the time, she already had a 4-year-old son from a previous marriage. Joe had been married before, too. Joe went everywhere with Tina, resulting in her spending less time with her family. Outsiders believed they had a good marriage.
However, the police investigation would uncover Joe Caronna was living a double life, which included a girlfriend. The search for Tina’s killer would also reveal a stunning financial fraud. Asked by police to help, Caronna’s girlfriend was willing to wear a wire to record a conversation. But will it be enough to close the case on Tina Caronna’s murder?
Maher and the 48 HOURS team interview prosecutors, friends of the Caronnas, Tina’s mother, Tina’s son Todd, jurors and Joe Caronna’s former mistress. 48 HOURS: “The Usual Suspect” is produced by Sara Ely Hulse, Ruth Chenetz and Charlotte Fuller. Al Briganti is the executive editor. Susan Zirinsky is the senior executive producer.
(Editor’s note: Following the broadcast, Karen Cook and Danielle McCollum, Assistant District Attorneys, at Shelby County District Attorney's General Office, will answer viewer questions on the 48 HOURS Facebook page (www.facebook.com/48hours.)
Follow 48 HOURS on Facebook and Twitter.
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Just got a couple of e-mails from one of the producers at CBS 48 Hours regarding tonight's airing of the story on the slaying of Tina Caronna and the conviction of her husband Joe.
The first includes a link to something written by Karen Cook, the lead prosecutor in the case, on her work and that of her prosecutorial team on the Caronna case, including Danielle McCollum and Tom Henderson. It's an interesting perspective on the case from the prosecutor's point of view and the personal impact the case had on her.
http://m.cbsnews.com/fullstory.rbml?...&videofeed=999
The other is a link to the CBS 48 Hours facebook page where the correspondent on the story and one of the three producers discuss the mock-up they made to illustrate a key point in the prosecution of the case. The Caronnas had four vehicles at their home and another four in a storage facility.
When Tina's body was found in the back seat of their Chevy Avalanche about a half mile from the storage facility, it raised a red flag for one of the Caronna's closest friends, Gary Hathaway. There were too many cars at the Caronna house. How did Joe get the extra car to the house from the storage facility?
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=...e=3&permPage=1
As I understand it, Karen Cook and Danielle McCollum will be taking questions on the CBS 48 Hours Facebook page after the show airs tonight.
Karen, Danielle and Tom were brilliant in their handling of the case. After the trial was over and the guilty verdict was in, I wrote the District Attorney General and told her how impressed I was with the prosecutorial team's handling of the case and of their interaction with family and friends to keep us in the loop on what was happening at each stage of the case.
General Weirich wrote back and told me she also was very proud of the work done on the case by Karen, Danielle and Tom. She added that she would put them up against any team of prosecutors anywhere in the country.
The first includes a link to something written by Karen Cook, the lead prosecutor in the case, on her work and that of her prosecutorial team on the Caronna case, including Danielle McCollum and Tom Henderson. It's an interesting perspective on the case from the prosecutor's point of view and the personal impact the case had on her.
http://m.cbsnews.com/fullstory.rbml?...&videofeed=999
The other is a link to the CBS 48 Hours facebook page where the correspondent on the story and one of the three producers discuss the mock-up they made to illustrate a key point in the prosecution of the case. The Caronnas had four vehicles at their home and another four in a storage facility.
When Tina's body was found in the back seat of their Chevy Avalanche about a half mile from the storage facility, it raised a red flag for one of the Caronna's closest friends, Gary Hathaway. There were too many cars at the Caronna house. How did Joe get the extra car to the house from the storage facility?
http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=...e=3&permPage=1
As I understand it, Karen Cook and Danielle McCollum will be taking questions on the CBS 48 Hours Facebook page after the show airs tonight.
Karen, Danielle and Tom were brilliant in their handling of the case. After the trial was over and the guilty verdict was in, I wrote the District Attorney General and told her how impressed I was with the prosecutorial team's handling of the case and of their interaction with family and friends to keep us in the loop on what was happening at each stage of the case.
General Weirich wrote back and told me she also was very proud of the work done on the case by Karen, Danielle and Tom. She added that she would put them up against any team of prosecutors anywhere in the country.
