CBS News 48 Hours Mystery to feature Paige Birgfeld June 10, 2008

[The Kitchen Guy]

It has come to my attention that CBS News will pre-empt this Saturday's edition of 48 Hours Mystery to broadcast the episode about Paige that has been under development for several weeks. (May 24, 2008.) The time is 10/9 East/Central. Check your local listings.

The announced episode is called Puppet Master but it is to be replaced with the Paige episode. (Your local listings will show Puppet Master since these listings are published weeks in advance.)

This is subject to change!

Paige has been missing since June 28, 2007. Her story is outline on the HFTM Blog (http://helpfindthemissing.org/blog/?p=17) and in her own thread (http://helpfindthemissing.org/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=41) here.

[Roamer]

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[Pauli]

This date has been changed to June 10 now... if any more changes are made to the air date we will let you know.

Thanks

[TeeOne]

This date has been changed to June 10 now... if any more changes are made to the air date we will let you know.

Thanks

I was so excited to see the Paige episode I passed on going to the races with my family...lol Then it wasn't on and I had previously seen the original Puppet Master show. Oh well I'll be watching on June 10th!

[Harmony]

Marking my calendar for June 10th- Paige and June 14th - Jennifer Kesse (according to her thread). Both cases will be featured on CBS 48 Hours.

[Pauli]

I hope they don't change the dates again, for either of them.

[SavannahStar]

Thank you guys for the heads up. Marking my calendar as well.

[The Kitchen Guy]

48 Hours Mystery
The Secret Life of Paige Birgfeld

Tue, Jun 10, 9:00/8:00 PM Run Time: 60 min.

Genre: Talk

* NEW
* CC
* STEREO

Authorities uncover a young mother's secret life while investigating her disappearance.

[The Kitchen Guy]

'48 Hours' airs Birgfeld story

By Paul Shockley - Grand Junction Free Press (http://gjfreepress.com/article/20080605/COMMUNITY_NEWS/679742869)
Grand Junction, CO, Colorado
June 5, 2008

So where’s Paige Birgfeld?

“I wish we knew,” “48 Hours” executive producer Susan Zirinsky said during an interview Wednesday.

“One thing is totally clear to me despite what any defense attorney will say: It’s impossible she just walked away from her life.”

Approaching a year since the 34-year-old mother of three children disappeared, Zirinsky’s true-crime program is about to take the mystery to a national audience.

About 11 months in the making tracking the Birgfeld case, CBS’ “48 Hours: Vanished” is scheduled to air next Tuesday, June 10, at 8 p.m. local time.

“We definitely have some interesting new information,” Zirinksy said. “Sometimes when you have a story even on regional interest, when you stop and put everything together it takes on a life of its own.”

Birgfeld, who led a double life running her own escort service, was last heard from June 28, 2007, returning to Grand Junction from Eagle after spending the day with her first husband, Howard Beigler.

Birgfeld’s Ford Focus was found the night of July 1, burning in a parking lot at 727 23 Road, kicking off months of extensive searching that included a suspect’s home and life being scoured by investigators, but bringing no resolution.

Zirinsky said her staff arrived in July interviewing various players in the case, before returning again in February.

“For the most part when we take something on, we don’t know where it’s going to lead, but there’s resolution in our scope,” she said. “We had none of those guarantees coming into this.”

The Mesa County Sheriff’s Office in October named 57-year-old mechanic Lester Ralph Jones as the lone suspect in Birgfeld’s case.

Seven months later, authorities say nothing’s changed but haven’t brought charges. Jones’ pickup truck remains impounded as evidence at the sheriff’s office.

Zirinsky said Jones, Beigler and Birgfeld’s second husband, Rob Dixon, all declined to be interviewed for the “48 Hours” story.

But they aren’t the story, she said.

“This is about a person, family relations and a community,” Zirinsky said.

[The Kitchen Guy]

The Secret Life Of Paige Birgfeld

Link: CBS News (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/08/48hours/main4162450.shtml) Follow the link to see the promo video.

(CBS) When Paige Birgfeld’s family got the call that she was missing, no one was prepared for the revelations the investigation would unearth.

Birgfeld, 34, was a devoted mother of three, who lived in a beautiful home in an upscale Colorado neighborhood when she suddenly disappeared. The tireless hunt for Birgfeld, which included specialty divers and countless community volunteers, became more troubling when police discovered her car in flames.

Immediately, the investigation turned to the twice-divorced Birgfeld’s ex-husbands, but they were soon dismissed as possible suspects. That’s when the probe took the most shocking turn. Paige Birgfeld, doting mother, pre-school dance teacher and beloved community member, was a high-priced escort known to her clients as "Carrie."

As stunning as it was, it was the emergence of Birgfeld’s secret life that would eventually help police zero in on a suspect, a local mechanic with a record of violence who was also a client of hers. Now, with a suspect, but no body, authorities are reluctant to release any other information to the public.

Sources close to the investigation speak with 48 Hours and reveal insider information about the evidence linking the suspect to Birgfeld, in correspondent Harold Dow's report, Tuesday, June 10, at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

[Ghost Writer]

Please see the blog area of HFTM...one of Paige's friends has brought several things to our attention that we all need to know.

I will be watching 48 Hours tonight with a slightly different eye.

The Untold Story of Paige Birgfeld (http://helpfindthemissing.org/blog/?p=29)

[Pauli]

That was a great article about Paige. It will be interesting to see how much of it is in the 48hr special tonight..

[Roamer]

I have my reminder set on that channel so I don't forget.

[Claudia]

Please see the blog area of HFTM...one of Paige's friends has brought several things to our attention that we all need to know.

I will be watching 48 Hours tonight with a slightly different eye.

The Untold Story of Paige Birgfeld (http://helpfindthemissing.org/blog/?p=29)

Interesting - going to go read that right now!

[packy]

That was a great article about Paige. It will be interesting to see how much of it is in the 48hr special tonight..

Yes it would be interesting.

Thanks to her friend we get to know a little of the real Paige, and also can feel an even greater impact of how much we all lose when we lose the Paige's of this world. Apparently she never sat back, but had the gumption to get out there and work hard to keep from going under.

[TeeOne]

Please see the blog area of HFTM...one of Paige's friends has brought several things to our attention that we all need to know.

I will be watching 48 Hours tonight with a slightly different eye.

The Untold Story of Paige Birgfeld (http://helpfindthemissing.org/blog/?p=29)

Really glad I read that blog Paige's friend wrote. I'll watch tonight from a different side too.....:0012:

[SavannahStar]

Really glad I read that blog Paige's friend wrote. I'll watch tonight from a different side too.....:0012:

I'm going to read it now. And thanks, guys, for the heads up on the show tonight. I will be watching.

[TeeOne]

I don't know if you all know, but we have been having really bad thunder storms, tornado's, wind, and all the damage that goes along with. Well when I came home from work our cable was and still is out:cryintime: I got on the phone with Comast and told them about 48 Hours and how I had to have cable by 9.:67302: Well they were no help, our area is out and they don't' know when it will be back up.
Luckily my brother lives five minutes away, but also has Comcast. I called him anyhow and his is working:zm10:
Guess where I'm going at, oh..about 8:40. I told my sil about Paige's story so she will watch it with me.

[awakening2lite]

I don't know if you all know, but we have been having really bad thunder storms, tornado's, wind, and all the damage that goes along with. Well when I came home from work our cable was and still is out:cryintime: I got on the phone with Comast and told them about 48 Hours and how I had to have cable by 9.:67302: Well they were no help, our area is out and they don't' know when it will be back up.
Luckily my brother lives five minutes away, but also has Comcast. I called him anyhow and his is working:zm10:
Guess where I'm going at, oh..about 8:40. I told my sil about Paige's story so she will watch it with me.

Take care, TeeOne We've been hearing all day reports of the bad weather out there. :021:

[RayStar]

I don't know if you all know, but we have been having really bad thunder storms, tornado's, wind, and all the damage that goes along with. Well when I came home from work our cable was and still is out:cryintime: I got on the phone with Comast and told them about 48 Hours and how I had to have cable by 9.:67302: Well they were no help, our area is out and they don't' know when it will be back up.
Luckily my brother lives five minutes away, but also has Comcast. I called him anyhow and his is working:zm10:
Guess where I'm going at, oh..about 8:40. I told my sil about Paige's story so she will watch it with me.

Oakland county got hit hard. Wayne was not as bad. My power was out only for a few minutes. I had to reset everything. Too bad shelters could not have gotten some of the food before it was destroyed.
I hope they find Paige.

[chambord]

I'm so glad to see this case get some media attention again. What happened to Paige needs to be answered.

[SavannahStar]

Oh boy......heartbreaking, just heartbreaking. :(

VERY well done show. My prayers are with this family. I hope answers are found.

I am just in tears.

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[annalyzer]

Oh boy......heartbreaking, just heartbreaking. :(

VERY well done show. My prayers are with this family. I hope answers are found.

I am just in tears.

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I thought it was on at ten and missed it. Can anyone give a quick recap of what showed?

[gramvof14]

Well I think CBS did a pretty good job I don't think they did a lot of smearing her. I feel so very bad for her family and friends and please dear God watch over her children, I just don't trust their father.I pray that Paige will be found soon and the perp. is tried and convicted.As for her secret life, I am a christian and I will not judge her, I was taught "He who has no sin may cast the first stone". I believe her friend, she loved her children and would not have left them voluntarily.God Bless:1222423::1222423:gramv

[Pauli]

I did not get to see it either, my real-life job is keeping me away from seeing it tonight. I do hope they did a good job on the show and portrayed Paige in the light she should be put in. Sometimes you have to do things in order to care for your families needs. From what I gather, Paige's kids were her life and she would have done anything necessary to take care of them.

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[Harmony]

Oh boy......heartbreaking, just heartbreaking. :(

VERY well done show. My prayers are with this family. I hope answers are found.

I am just in tears.

:1222423:

I agree the show was very well done and it brought me to tears. It seemed to cover most of what was in the friend's write-up. My heart went out to her family. Their pain was raw and palpable. I hope there is a resolution that brings the truth forward.

[Audie]

Excellent show. I've heard the basics, but I learned a few things I hadn't heard before. I think they need to find out more about their suspect. Where he or relatives own land, areas he has been known to visit often, does he have access to and know how to use construction equip, what kind of vehicle he has to transport a body, etc. Stuff like that. Lot of territory out there.

[chambord]

Well I think CBS did a pretty good job I don't think they did a lot of smearing her. I feel so very bad for her family and friends and please dear God watch over her children, I just don't trust their father.I pray that Paige will be found soon and the perp. is tried and convicted.As for her secret life, I am a christian and I will not judge her, I was taught "He who has no sin may cast the first stone". I believe her friend, she loved her children and would not have left them voluntarily.God Bless:1222423::1222423:gramv

Very well said gram. It was apparrant to me during the broadcast that Paige considered her children her gift.

moo

[Pauli]

If you missed seeing 48hrs you can read the whole thing here


The Secret Life Of Paige Birgfeld

"48 Hours: Vanished" - The Search For A Young Mother Exposes Her Secret Life

June 10, 2008

(CBS) By all accounts, 34-year old Paige Birgfeld was a devoted mother to her three young children. So when she suddenly disappeared last June, police in Grand Junction, Colorado suspected foul play.

But while police and volunteers searched for the missing mother of three, disturbing evidence of a secret life she led shifted the investigation in a totally new direction.

Did that secret life-which Paige kept hidden from her family-play a role in her disappearance?

more...
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/06/08/48hours/main4162450.shtml

[awakening2lite]

They did a good job covering the story.

I so admire all those who came together to search for her and especially the woman who organized it. (Sorry, I can't recall her name) What a wonderful thing to witness all those who gave of themselves to try and bring peace to her family and give peace to her. Bless them ALL.

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[TeeOne]

Gram, I feel the same as you, CBS didn't smear her at all, they just told the facts and made it clear that in no way would this woman just walk away and leave her children.
If anything, they did use "her other life" as a teaser for ppl to keep watching. By the end, with 15 minutes to go I was like "Come on just get it out there, STOP teasing." And honestly, after five minutes in...they had me!
So I didn't like the comments about the second husband, how he had a split personality. That same thing was said about Scott Peterson and Stephen Grant, after they had murdered their wives. But the second husband was cleared since he was in Philly at the time Paige went missing.
Then we have her client, the man with the previous arrest for kidnapping his estranged wife, add to that assault. And he worked across the street from the lot where Paige's burned car was found. The tracking dog, went from that car to his place of work...Bingo!
The Detective insinuated that they found something at this man's house, but would not say anymore. He also said that the hard thing is, right now, there is no body, no proof, nothing. He also said the he won't let this case die.
With the year anniversary coming up on June 28th, maybe something will happen by then. The area they have to search is mammoth, the town is surrounded by mountains, desert, valleys, heat and tumble weeds.
What struck me the most was the hope the father still holds onto, that he will find Paige alive, because as he says "I haven't found her body yet." My heart goes out to Paige's family.
I pray they find her and the person that it responsible for her disappearance soon. She has an contagious smile!

[The Kitchen Guy]

They did a good job covering the story.

I so admire all those who came together to search for her and especially the woman who organized it. (Sorry, I can't recall her name) What a wonderful thing to witness all those who gave of themselves to try and bring peace to her family and give peace to her. Bless them ALL.

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Her name is Connie Flukey, and she is the driving force behind The Abby and Jennifer Recovery Center.

You can read more about her here (http://helpfindthemissing.org/forum/showpost.php?p=776&postcount=23), in and article about the search last Summer.

[packy]

I saw most of it with a few interruptions. Thought they did a good job of telling us about Paige and what led up to her disappearance. No way did she leave voluntarily and someone knows something. Hopefully with some more media attention as we saw tonight, someone will come forth with information to help find her.

[awakening2lite]

Her name is Connie Flukey, and she is the driving force behind The Abby and Jennifer Recovery Center.

You can read more about her here (http://helpfindthemissing.org/forum/showpost.php?p=776&postcount=23), in and article about the search last Summer.


Thank you!!