“48 HOURS” CORRESPONDENT ERIN MORIARTY REVEALS HOW A CAREER COVERING TRUE CRIME AFFECTS HER FAMILY LIFE, IN THE NEXT EDITION OF THE PODCAST “MY LIFE OF CRIME”

“48 HOURS” CORRESPONDENT ERIN MORIARTY REVEALS HOW A CAREER COVERING TRUE CRIME AFFECTS HER FAMILY LIFE, IN THE NEXT EDITION OF THE PODCAST “MY LIFE OF CRIME”

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48 HOURS correspondent Erin Moriarty reveals how a life covering some of the world’s most notorious crimes affects her home life in serious – and not-so-serious ways – in the next edition of Moriarty’s podcast, “My Life of Crime,” available today on Apple Podcasts and all other podcast platforms.

“My Life of Crime” is the new podcast from the producers of 48 HOURS, America’s Saturday night true-crime destination. The series is quickly resonating with listeners as they go along with Moriarty for her immersive, intimate and sometimes irreverent takes on true-crime stories. Some are infamous, some are little known, but all include Moriarty’s signature reporting. In this episode, Erin takes the unusual step of sharing her own personal true-crime story.

In “The Family Business,” Moriarty opens up about how reporting on the crime beat played a role in her home life as a parent and how it directly affected the life of her son, Nick Musurca. What happens when you grow up in a house filled with tales of abducted children, crime scenes and serial killers? Nick Musurca grew up to be a Hollywood horror filmmaker.

“It would seem ridiculous to deny it,” Musurca says. “It seems like an obvious connection. I mean—my mother would come home—and we’d be eating dinner and she would say to us, ‘Hey, who wants to hear about JonBenét Ramsey?’”

Murder, mayhem and the not-so-average mom shaped Musurca’s life and career. His work as a Hollywood horror producer, writer and editor is scary and edgy with a touch of humor. He shares with the audience what it was like when the serial killer known as BTK sent artwork to his mother at the house. Why? Because she gave out their home address.

“But it was all really in the interest of work,” Moriarty says.

Moriarty also shares personal moments where she brought home the emotional toll of covering missing and kidnapped children. Her reporting experience ended up changing a simple family bike ride in Central Park into a public “incident” when Nick got lost. He was 10 or 11 years old at the time.

“Nick is gone. He’s gone. I can’t see him anywhere,” Moriarty recalls. “And I turn to my husband and I go, ‘Jim, where’s Nick?’ And he goes, ‘I don’t know. You know, he’s fine.’ And I go, ‘Oh, my God. Oh, my God.’ Within moments, I had organized, I’m not kidding, a posse. We were going to go look for him. Because the one thing that had stayed in my head was you have to act immediately. You have to act immediately. If your child’s taken, those first few minutes matter more than anything.”

It all turned out fine.

Moriarty has been a correspondent for 48 HOURS since 1990. Her reporting appears across all CBS News platforms and programs. Her work has been honored with virtually every major broadcast journalism award, including nine Emmy Awards. In 2019 she received the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation. “My Life of Crime” is created by the team at 48 HOURS. Judy Tygard is the executive producer. Nancy Kramer is the executive story editor. Michael Vele is the series producer/editor. Luis Giraldo, Marc Goldbaum, Tamara Weitzman, Liza Finley, Ryan Smith and Jaime Hellman are the producers. Morgan Canty and Emma Steele are the associate producers.

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