A DREAM ROMANCE ENDS IN MURDER WHEN A WOMAN FALLS FOR A STRANGER

"48 Hours" Reports in "The Love Bombing of Gloria Choi" Saturday, May 2 at 10:00 PM, ET/PT on CBS and Streaming on Paramount+

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48 HOURS: "The Love Bombing of Gloria Choi"

AIR DATE: Saturday, May 2 at 10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT on the CBS Television Network and streaming on Paramount+.

CORRESPONDENT: Natalie Morales

LOCATION: Lakewood, Wash.

STORY DETAILS: Gloria Choi, a young single mother from Washington, had a chance meeting that led to what appeared to be a dream romance. Her new boyfriend, Billy Rickman, showered her with attention, convincing those around her that he was deeply devoted. But investigators would later uncover a far more troubling reality. As police pieced together what was real and what was deception, the investigation revealed how the relationship spiraled into violence and ended in murder. 48 HOURS correspondent Natalie Morales reports in "The Love Bombing of Gloria Choi."

FEATURES INTERVIEWS INCLUDING:

· Brieanna Eberly, Gloria Choi's best friend

· Jacob Blue, friend of Gloria Choi

· Terry Estvold, eyewitness

· Greg Greer, former Pierce County prosecutor

· Coreen Schnepf, chief criminal deputy in Pierce County prosecutor's office

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