Dr. Richard Illes, a successful heart surgeon, and his wife, Miriam, a stay-at-home mother to their young son, were a prominent couple in their small community of Williamsport, PA. Then, on Jan. 15, 1999, Miriam was fatally shot as she stood in front of her kitchen window. Because Miriam had filed for divorce from her husband, investigators believed Dr. Illes was responsible. “48 Hours" correspondent Susan Spencer reports. This classic "48 Hours" episode last aired on 1/8/2005. Watch all-new episodes of “48 Hours” on Saturdays, and stream on demand on Paramount+. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices
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It was a typical winter night, cold, had several inches of snow on the ground from a fresh snowfall the day before. My name is Trooper William Holmes. I was one of the investigators in the Miriam Ellis homicide. This particular investigation was probably a little more involved than most of the cases we do. The killer entered this pipe from the other side of the roadway.
The rifle that the killer used was altered to fit to a homemade silencer. We had no way of knowing how long he spent here before he had the opportunity to take a shot. A kitchen window was the only window in the residence that did not have the drapes drawn. And he waited for Miriam to walk in front of the window. There was one shot fired that killed the victim.
As he was leaving the scene, he threw the silencer over the fence into the tennis court and left quickly in this direction. He got in his car and took off.
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