48 Hours Post Mortem | Jocelyn Peters and the Notebook
Mar 17, 2026
Anne-Marie Green, a 48 Hours correspondent who investigated the murder of teacher Jocelyn Peters, walks through the strange forensic clues and investigative drama. She describes potato fragments and a makeshift silencer, surveillance that contradicted an alibi, a person who ate notebook pages on camera, tangled relationships, and the path from arrests to federal charges and sentencing.
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Potato Fragments Indicated Premeditated Silencer Use
- Investigators found potato fragments at the crime scene, suggesting a potato was used as an improvised silencer.
- Cornelius and Jocelyn bought potatoes shortly before the murder, indicating premeditation and deliberate planning.
Suspect Ate Notebook Pages During Interrogation
- Philip Cutler was filmed in the interrogation room flipping through a notebook and eating pages after learning it was a homicide investigation.
- Cutler later claimed the pages were a drug contact, but cameras captured him calling to have Cornelius's car retrieved while taped.
Texted "Package" Turned Out To Be Cash Evidence
- Text messages between Cornelius Green and Philip Cutler arranged a visit and referenced a "package," which investigators traced to a $2,500 delivery signed by Cutler.
- Cutler's phone location also placed him at the crime scene, linking the texts to physical presence.