Aspen murder in the "20/20" spotlight tonight

[Colorado Media Newsroom]

From The Denver Post:




Aspen is in the national spotlight, with news shows in the works at all major broadcast networks related to the heiress Nancy Pfister murder case. First up is ABC News’ “20/20″ tonight, “Relationships from Hell: A Downhill Slope” at 9 p.m. on Channel 7.

The tabloid-ready tagline: “Who Killed One of Aspen, Colorado’s Most Beloved and Beautiful Free Spirits?”

Deborah Roberts reports, with the first interview with Nancy Styler, a key suspect in the case. Styler was held in jail for three months on first-degree murder charges and related counts. All of the charges were dropped after William Styler told police in June he acted alone. He pleaded guilty to second-degree murder and is serving 20 years in state prison.

Among those interviewed is Denver author Steve Singular, (whose book on Warren Jeffs became a Lifetime movie, “Outlaw Prophet.”) Singular’s next book, “Aspen Confidential: Money, Mystery, Murder in Glamour Gulch” will be published next fall by St. Martin’s Press.

According to the Aspen Daily News, all three networks are following the case closely: “Producers and freelance journalists working for ABC, NBC and CBS were present for many of the court dates involving Dr. William Styler, 66, who confessed to killing Pfister in February, as well as court appearances for the other former defendants, Styler’s wife, Nancy, and longtime valley resident Kathy Carpenter.”



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