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0:00A female livestream host was
0:01broadcasting live in front of a
0:02nationwide audience. She suddenly died
0:04inside the studio. When police arrived,
0:06the [music] scene sent chills down their
0:07spines. The host's body lay in the
0:09center of the studio like a museum
0:10exhibit. She was motionless, face down
0:12on the main desk. A preliminary forensic
0:14examination [music] confirmed the cause
0:16of death. She had suffered a fatal stab
0:17wound to the back of the neck. The
0:19weapon was likely a sharp pointed knife.
0:20>> [music]
0:21>> The killer struck fast and with
0:22precision. One clean stab pierced a
0:23vital spot and the attacker vanished
0:25immediately. [music] But just moments
0:26earlier, the studio had been
0:27broadcasting live. Cameras were
0:29everywhere. So how could this woman have
0:30been murdered? Investigators tracked
0:32down the director in charge of the
0:33broadcast. He had spent his entire
0:35career covering real-life crime stories.
0:37He never imagined he would end up inside
0:38one himself. He told police that about 1
0:40minute before the murder, the host had
0:42been connected to a field reporter
0:43covering a severe storm. When the signal
0:45started malfunctioning, she switched the
0:47camera back to the studio. That camera
0:49switch somehow triggered a complete
0:50blackout in the studio. The power outage
0:52lasted less than 20 seconds. Backup
0:54power was activated almost immediately.
0:56Yet within those brief seconds, the host
0:57was mysteriously killed. Because
0:59high-powered live broadcasts rely on the
1:01main power supply, the cameras [music]
1:02stopped recording during the outage.
1:04From the blood patterns, investigators
1:05determined the killer approached from
1:07the left. [music] After striking, the
1:08attacker calmly exited to the right. The
1:10entire sequence was clean and efficient
1:11with no hesitation. There were no
1:13eyewitnesses. But [music] committing a
1:14murder in under 20 seconds meant one
1:16thing. The killer had to be someone
1:17already inside the TV station. The
1:19director revealed that the victim,
1:20Julie, was the network's star anchor.
1:22She was known for her sharp tongue and
1:24harsh personality. [music]
1:25If she had enemies, there was no
1:26shortage of them. The narrow time window
1:28meant only someone close to her could
1:29have done it. According to the director,
1:31the control room staff were all at their
1:32stations. They were busy restoring power
1:34[music] and could vouch for one another.
1:35Outside the control room, the first
1:37suspect was the weather assistant,
1:38Pearl. She had been working in the
1:40adjacent room during [music] the
1:41broadcast. When questioned, Pearl
1:42insisted she never left her room. She
1:44admitted she didn't get along with
1:46Julie. But if anyone truly benefited
1:47from Julie's death, [music] it would be
1:49the field reporter, Karen. If the
1:51long-time star anchor were gone, the top
1:52position would almost certainly become
1:54hers. However, investigators confirmed
1:56Karen was in another city at the time.
1:57She was live on air reporting on the
1:59storm. She had a solid alibi. Police
2:01temporarily ruled her out. The second
2:03suspect was Julie's personal assistant,
2:05Jimmy. The moment Jimmy mentioned Julie,
2:06his resentment spilled [music] out. He
2:08described her behavior as endless
2:10workplace bullying. He said he
2:11constantly walked on eggshells around
2:12her. Any small mistake would trigger a
2:14public verbal attack. However, Jimmy
2:16claimed that that during the blackout,
2:18he was downstairs at a vending machine.
2:19He was buying the exact coffee and sugar
2:21Julie demanded. There was no way he
2:23could reach the studio and kill her in
2:2420 seconds. But just as he finished
2:26[music] speaking, police searched his
2:27bag. Inside they found it filled with
2:29various small scissors.