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Amy Preasmyer was 16 and pregnant when she asked a man to kill her boyfriend, Richard Cowles Jr. Here’s everything to know about the case and where Amy Preasmyer is now nearly 30 years later.
Dateline: Killing Time explores the story of Ricky Cowles Jr., who was found shot at his apartment in Lancaster, California, on August 12, 1997.
Amy Preasmyer and friends place a frantic call to 911 after discovering Amy’s boyfriend in a pool of blood. The killer talks to Keith Morrison about what happened that night. Airs Friday, June 6 ...
Amy Preasmyer Was 16 and Pregnant When She Conspired to Kill Her Boyfriend. Here’s Why It Took a Decade to Convict Her Emily Blackwood June 6, 2025 NBC Amy Preasmyer (L).
The episode featuring Ricky Cowles Jr.'s murder, titled Killing Time originally aired on May 5, 2023, on Dateline NBC. The episode will re-air on June 7, 2025, on NBC.
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