48 Hours Mystery Profiles Ernie Scherer III Murder Case Saturday Night

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A repeat of the “48 Hours Mystery” story on poker player Ernie Scherer III murder case airs Saturday evening (August 3, 2012) at 10 pm EDT on CBS.

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Scherer III was sentenced for brutally murdering his parents in their Alameda, California home in 2008 in order to obtain an inheritance.  The younger Scherer was said to have owed significant gambling debts.

Prior to his arrest, Gambling911.com was called upon to assist the Alameda Sheriff’s Office in drawing attention to the case nationwide in hopes that witnesses might come forward. 

Scherer was sentenced last year to a life sentence. 

Previous airings of the this episode on “48 Hours Mystery” have driven heavy traffic to the Gambling911.com website.

- Chris Costigan, Gambling911.com Publisher

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