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A couple bought a mansion locals called cursed, then tragedy struck

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Peter Van Sant from "48 Hours" investigates a story about a couple who purchased a large house in Tennessee despite local warnings that it was cursed. Tragedy struck when the husband disappeared, and an investigation revealed a murder plot connected to their new home.
Written by AI on 2026-10-23, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Story summary

A California couple bought a mansion near Dale Hollow Lake, straddling the Kentucky-Tennessee border, which locals believed to be cursed. In September 2022, the husband, Mike Harding, vanished without a trace. His wife, Julie Harding, a captain with the California Highway Patrol, urgently contacted authorities but received little information. She traveled to Tennessee personally and became frustrated with the lack of updates from Sheriff Brandon Boone's office in Clay County, Tennessee. The case has since uncovered a murder plot; investigators found clues leading to Mike's killer. "48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant will report on this story Saturday, Oct. 24 at 10/9c on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

Written for “Cursed Mansion Tragedy” on 2026-11-04, grounded in this article and the 2 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Cursed Mansion Tragedy
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sentences that state something as happening or true
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0 of 3 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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65/100
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CBS News · 4615 article(s) · 7 correction(s) detected
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Topics

Tennessee

Subjects

Peter Van Sant PERSON · 1× Tennessee GPE · 1×

Narrative

When the husband vanished, investigators uncovered a murder plot and a trail of clues that led to his killer.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-23
2026-10-23 · CBS News
A couple bought a mansion locals called cursed, then tragedy struck · assertive framing

Claims (3 extracted, 0 hedged)

A couple thought they'd found their dream retirement home in a Tennessee mansion locals called cursed. asserted
locals → think → mansion
When the husband vanished, investigators uncovered a murder plot and a trail of clues that led to his killer. asserted
that → vanish → killer
"48 Hours" correspondent Peter Van Sant reports. asserted
Sant → report → ?
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