The next episode of Justin Hartleythe success of the series follower appears to have similarities to some of the most prominent true crime cases of all time, incl JonBenét Ramseythe murder and Casey Anthonyarrest for the death of his daughter.
“Eurydice,” airing Sunday, Dec. 7, on CBS. follows a case in which “Grieving mother becomes prime suspect in her missing daughter’s murder.” Colter (Hartley) then “sets out to find the real culprit and prove his innocence,” according to the official synopsis.
In the first footage, Colter is seen talking to the mother before she is arrested. There is apparently a photo of him next to the missing girl’s bright pink dress, which appears to be torn with possible blood evidence. There is also a photo of a dog, although its relevance to the case is still unclear.
based on Jeffery Deaverthe novel of The Never Game, Tracker focuses on Colter, that travels the country helping to find missing people (or sometimes dogs) and solving cases that others couldn’t or wouldn’t. The situations Colter finds himself in are usually fictional, but circumstances such as the disappearance of a small boy could inadvertently resemble real cases.
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Ramsey, who participated in contests, he was found dead at age 6 in 1996 in the basement of her home hours after she was reported missing. His official cause of death was asphyxiation by strangulation associated with traumatic brain injury, and his death was ruled a homicide.
Over the years, police have investigated many suspects and theories, including JonBenét’s parents, Patsy i John Ramsey. A grand jury voted to indict Patsy and John in 1999, but the indictment was never signed by the Boulder District Attorney due to a lack of evidence. The couple was exonerated in 2008 and continued defender of the murderer of JonBenét to meet (Patsy died of ovarian cancer in 2006.)
Caylee AnthonyMeanwhile, she was found dead in 2008, and her mother, Casey, became the prime suspect. Casey was released from prison in 2011 after being acquitted of killing her 2-year-old daughter. He has maintained that he had nothing to do with Caylee’s disappearance and death.
In addition to Colter solving cases week-to-week, the fan-favorite character has been investigating the mysterious death of his father Ashton. In the season 2 finale, Colter met his father’s old friend, who confirmed that he had pushed Ashton to his death, after Colter’s mother, Mary (Wendy Crewson), it looks like he was asking for help.
“This story is going to be a lot more complicated than you’re being led to believe by the end of the season,” executive producer Elwood Reid said exclusively. Us Weekly in may “Her brother Russell (Jensen Ackles) has some of the answers to that question. Her sister Dory (Melissa Roxburgh) might have some pieces of that. Her childhood friend Lizzy (Jennifer Morrison) might have some pieces of that, too.”
The revelation will continue affect Colter moving forward.
“Going back to the genesis of the show, and even the book, is that Colter’s childhood was not what you would call a rosy childhood. He has a lot of questions and mysteries surrounding his childhood. For a guy every week who goes out and solves things, he’s someone who hasn’t been able to answer questions about his own life,” Reid continued. “I don’t think anyone necessarily thought that anything that had to do with his family and his father’s death would be much less complicated and dark.”
Reid added, “We’re going to pick up that element not as a whole season. But we’re going to get to see Colter struggle to learn the truth about what happened to his mom and dad and the rest of his family. His siblings have other pieces of that truth. That’s what’s interesting about the show is that we’re able to mix the light with the dark all the time.”
follower airs Sundays on CBS at 8:00 PM ET before rebroadcasting the next day on Paramount+.