Post Mortem The Root Beer Float Murder

48 Hours correspondents Anne-Marie Green and Peter Van Sant discuss the murder of Harold Allen, who was poisoned with a root beer float by his wife, Marsha Allen, and her daughter, Ashley Jones. The team discusses text messages between the two that expose their murder plot and why money may have motivated them to turn on each other. They also share evidence of an alleged “kill list” that investigators discovered while Ashley was in jail. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: Learn more about your ad choices. Visit

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Post Mortem The Root Beer Float Murder is an episode from 48 Hours by CBS News.

This episode is 24:32 long.

This episode was published on Apr 7, 2026.

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