11/12/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 11/12/2026 09:03
"48 Hours" Reports on "Murder at Mount Hood"
Saturday, Nov. 14 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT on CBS and Streaming on Paramount+
Susan "Phoenix" Lane
48 HOURS correspondent Peter Van Sant reports on a mountain town's search for one of its own, and on the friends and family who refused to wait for answers, in an all-new edition to be broadcast Saturday, Nov. 14.
48 HOURS: "Murder at Mount Hood" at 10:00 PM, ET/PT
CORRESPONDENT: Peter Van Sant
LOCATION: Mount Hood, Ore.
STORY DETAILS: Susan Lane, who went by the name "Phoenix," went missing with her dogs from the mountain community of Welches, Ore. Her friends and family suspected foul play almost immediately. They banded together to help find out what happened. 48 HOURS correspondent Peter Van Sant reports in "Murder at Mount Hood."
FEATURES INTERVIEWS INCLUDING:
Jesse Lane and Dakota Lane, sons of Susan "Phoenix" Lane
Mike Lane, brother of Susan "Phoenix" Lane
Sarah Caswell, Christen Prudence and Cari Gesch, friends of Susan "Phoenix" Lane
James Evans, friend who organized the search party for Susan "Phoenix" Lane
Aaron Clark, Clackamas County Sheriff's Office deputy
Jim White and Alex Monarch, Clackamas County Sheriff's Office detectives
John Millar and Alexander Hayes, Clackamas County deputy district attorneys
Go behind the scenes of each case every Tuesday with the 48 HOURS: POST MORTEM podcast. Watch on YouTube and listen on Apple, Spotify and wherever you get your podcasts.
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