Post Mortem | The Setup Murder of Kristil Krug
48 Hours correspondents Anne-Marie Green and Peter Van Sant are joined by journalist Sheila Flynn to discuss the murder of Kristil Krug, a Colorado mother of three. They explore the threatening messages Kristil received for months before her death by an alleged stalker and how investigators used digital forensic evidence to determine that stalker was her own husband, Dan Krug. Sheila attended the trial and gives insight from the courtroom. Peter shares why Kristil’s ex-boyfriend, who was the initial suspect, had a rock-solid alibi.
- Duration
- 28m
- Broadcast on
- 02 Dec 2025
- Audio Format
- other
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[MUSIC] Welcome back to Postmortem. I'm your host Anne-Marie Green, and today I'm joined by 48 hours correspondent, Peter Van Sant and journalist Sheila Flynn. We are discussing the murder of Christile Krug, a Colorado mother of three. Sheila, you actually reported on this case for the Daily Mail, and you were also in the courtroom during the trial. We're going to get into that, and we're really, really appreciative that you're here to give us your perspective on this case. >> Thank you. I'm thrilled to be here. Hopefully I can help. >> Peter, it's always great to have you here with us to break down this 48 hours episode here on Postmortem. >> Yes, in honor of the Daily Mail, I'll say hello and welcome Sheila. >> Is that your best British accent? >> It's pretty good. I lived there for a while, so I'm all right. >> It's better than mine, so we'll take it. Before we get into it, a reminder to everyone, if you haven't actually listened to this 48 hours episode yet, head on back to your podcast feed. You'll find the full audio version of this in your feed right below this podcast. So go take a listen and then come on back for this conversation. In December of 2023, Christile's husband, Dan Krug, requested a welfare check on his wife, who wasn't responding to his text messages or his phone calls. Krug also told police that there was an alleged stalker that had been threatening them. When police arrived at the couple's home, they found Christile dead in the garage, an autopsy later revealed that she had been bludgeoned to death in the back of the head, and she'd also been stabbed in the heart. There was a tremendous amount of police body cam footage from the crime scene for this case, and we use it a lot in the hour. We see also just how emotional Krug was at the scene. Peter, when you watched that video, what did you think about his behavior at the scene? >> I had never heard anything like that before. Here was a man you could hear before you saw him on these body cams. He was shouting and wailing as he ran down the street. It seemed so unnatural, and by the time he got in front of that house, and he was bent over, and he was retching and making all of these sounds, it was an extraordinary performance, and we know now it was a performance, but it was completely over the top.
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48 Hours correspondents Anne-Marie Green and Peter Van Sant are joined by journalist Sheila Flynn to discuss the murder of Kristil Krug, a Colorado mother of three. They explore the threatening messages Kristil received for months before her death by an alleged stalker and how investigators used digital forensic evidence to determine that stalker was her own husband, Dan Krug. Sheila attended the trial and gives insight from the courtroom. Peter shares why Kristil’s ex-boyfriend, who was the initial suspect, had a rock-solid alibi.