Mystery on Twin Peaks Drive
On December 16, 1998, Ronda Reynolds' husband found her lifeless body with a gunshot wound to the head in her home on Twin Peaks Drive in Toledo, Washington. The death was quickly ruled a suicide. Refusing to accept the findings, Ronda’s mother, Barb Thompson, launched her own investigation. She enlisted the help of world-famous true crime writer Ann Rule, who eventually wrote the bestseller “In the Still of the Night”, about the case. Their investigation led Washington State authorities to revisit the case. “48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 12/22/2012. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.
- Duration
- 39m
- Broadcast on
- 14 Dec 2023
- Audio Format
- other
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(tense music) (tense music) - For the last 13 years, I've been looking for the truth to what happened to my daughter. It gets easier. - Hey, sweetie. - Time heals. But it never goes away. - We have pictures of her still and diapers sitting right in front of me on a horse and her holding the reins with a big grin on her face. She just always believed one person could make a difference. - Tough, the scale was so tough. Ronda was the youngest female trooper ever hired in the state of Washington. - Ronda was a beautiful lady. I loved her a lot. - With Ron Reynolds, she had found the love of her life. - But she had a lot of things going on under the surface, so she would go into kind of a depressive state. There were some days where I saw her where she had a hard time getting out of bed in a morning. - December 16th, 1998, my life was changed. It's forever changed with one fleeting moment, one gunshot, forever changed. - I pushed the door open enough to get my arm in it. At that point, I found her and it was just the biggest shock of my life. I saw that she had shot herself in the head. - The official ruling of the coroner was suicide. I had so many questions that had remained unanswered. The first time I heard about Ronda Reynolds death, I felt a tingling at the back of my neck. Something wasn't right. My name is Ann Rule. I've written over 30 true crime books. As I have often written, there is indeed such a thing as the perfect murder. She never saw a danger coming. - I believe beyond any reasonable doubt that someone in that house killed my daughter. - I loved her right up to the end. - I won't stop until I know the truth. - I'm Peter Van Sant. Tonight, on 48 Hours, mystery on Twin Peaks Drive. (dramatic music) (laughing) (dramatic music)
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On December 16, 1998, Ronda Reynolds' husband found her lifeless body with a gunshot wound to the head in her home on Twin Peaks Drive in Toledo, Washington. The death was quickly ruled a suicide. Refusing to accept the findings, Ronda’s mother, Barb Thompson, launched her own investigation. She enlisted the help of world-famous true crime writer Ann Rule, who eventually wrote the bestseller “In the Still of the Night”, about the case. Their investigation led Washington State authorities to revisit the case. “48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 12/22/2012. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+.