Family's battle for justice has impacted victims' rights
A freshman on her first day of college in 1979 was found unconscious, bleeding from her head, in a remote area of the school. Her name was Catina Salarno.Harriet and Mike Salarno were getting ready for bed when the phone rang at their San Francisco home. His tone signaled the news.Harriet Salarno: I said … "what's wrong?" … he says, Catina has been shot and she's in the emergency room.The Salarnos' two younger daughters, Regina and Nina, rushed to their side.
- ▪A freshman on her first day of college in 1979 was found unconscious, bleeding from her head, in a remote area of the school.
- ▪Her name was Catina Salarno.Harriet and Mike Salarno were getting ready for bed when the phone rang at their San Francisco home.
- ▪His tone signaled the news.Harriet Salarno: I said … "what's wrong?" … he says, Catina has been shot and she's in the emergency room.The Salarnos' two younger daughters, Regina and Nina, rushed to their side.
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48 Hours How a California family's battle for justice for slain teen has impacted victims' rights .chip { background-image: url('/fly/bundles/cbsnewscore/images/chip-bgd/chip-bgd-48-hours.jpg'); } By Erin Moriarty, Erin Moriarty "48 Hours" Correspondent Erin Moriarty is a "48 Hours" correspondent and host of the true-crime podcast, "My Life of Crime." Read Full Bio Erin Moriarty, Liza Finley, Gabriella Demirdjian July 25, 2026 / 11:00 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google This story originally aired on May 3, 2025.It shook the entire campus at the University of the Pacific. A freshman on her first day of college in 1979 was found unconscious, bleeding from her head, in a remote area of the school.
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