In this episode of 48 Hours, airing on Saturday, March 30, 2024, on the CBS Television Network, correspondent Erin Moriarty dives into the long-standing case of Jane Dorotik, a California mother and wife convicted of murdering her husband. Despite maintaining her innocence from the beginning, Dorotik was found guilty in 2001 and spent years behind bars while tirelessly seeking justice.

Moriarty follows Dorotik’s journey over the span of 24 years, during which she and her legal team relentlessly pursued new testing of evidence. This led to the discovery of serious flaws in some of the crucial pieces of evidence presented at trial. The episode sheds light on the outcome of these efforts, revealing the troubling aspects of the case against Dorotik.

The case began in 2000 when Dorotik was arrested for the murder of her husband, Bob Dorotik, whose body was discovered bludgeoned and strangled near their home. Despite Dorotik’s steadfast assertions of innocence,...