48 Hours examines a murder behind a Tennessee mansion's "curse"
Peter Van Sant's CBS Mornings preview turns from local stories about the property to a phone clue that helped investigators solve Mike Harding's killing.
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A couple bought a mansion locals called cursed, then tragedy struck
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- 0:22Mike Harding and his wife buy a secluded Tennessee mansion that locals describe as cursed.
- 1:31Harding's children recall learning that their father had disappeared in 2022.
- 2:22Peter Van Sant says Harding was lured to a home for HVAC work and murdered.
- 2:56Van Sant identifies a phone left behind as a clue that helped investigators solve the crime.
Mike Harding disappeared in 2022. His children describe the confusion of learning he was missing, a moment at the center of a CBS Mornings preview of the 48 Hours investigation "The Mansion Above Dale Hollow Lake."
Harding and his wife had bought a secluded mansion in Celina, Tennessee, that locals called cursed. Sheriff Brandon Boone recounts that a real estate agent once brought someone in to try to cleanse the property of evil spirits. But correspondent Peter Van Sant's account turns on a murder investigation, not a supernatural explanation.
Van Sant says Harding was lured to another home on the pretext of doing HVAC work and shot at close range. A phone left behind helped investigators solve the crime. The preview introduces that clue without explaining the full chain of evidence.
The upload drew roughly 240,000 views in 14 hours, already far beyond the channel's usual full-day audience for regular videos. In the comments, viewers distinguish the house's reputation from human actions. Several also question the smiling and laughter during the studio discussion of Harding's death.
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- October 23, 2026
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The investigation preview has already drawn substantially more views and comments than a typical CBS Mornings regular video receives in its first day.
