Attorney William Gerace Featured in CBS News' 48 Hours
Attorney William Gerace Interviewed in CBS News' 48 Hours Episode on the Murder of Yale Student Kevin Jiang
Hartford, Connecticut — Attorney William T. "Bill" Gerace, founding attorney of Gerace & Cavallari LLC in Hartford, was interviewed exclusively for the January 25, 2025 episode of CBS News' 48 Hours , which examined the murder of Yale graduate student Kevin Jiang by Qinxuan Pan. The program aired on CBS and streamed through Paramount+.
In its official announcement of the episode, CBS described Gerace as Pan's one-time attorney and included his firsthand assessment of Pan's unusual intelligence — perspective drawn directly from Gerace's professional experience with the case.
Gerace's Role in the 48 Hours Broadcast
48 Hours is one of the longest-running and most respected true-crime news programs on American television, and its producers turn to sources with genuine, firsthand knowledge of the cases they cover. For this episode — which CBS's official release describes as the story of how an MIT graduate orchestrated the murder of a Yale graduate student and nearly got away with it — that meant sitting down with Gerace.
As Pan's one-time attorney, Gerace brought a perspective no outside commentator could offer. His exclusive interview gave the national CBS audience insight into Pan's unusual intelligence, informed by decades of representing clients in Connecticut's most serious criminal matters.
Where the Episode Aired
The episode premiered on the CBS television network on Saturday, January 25, 2025, and streamed on Paramount+. CBS also distributed the program through its broader platforms, including CBSNews.com, CBS News 24/7, YouTube, and Pluto TV — extending the reach of the broadcast, and Gerace's interview, to viewers nationwide.
A Pattern of National Media Recognition
The 48 Hours interview is one of several national media appearances for Gerace, whose commentary and casework have also been featured by HBO, CNN, NBC Connecticut, FOX61, WFSB, the Hartford Courant, and the New Haven Register. National news organizations seek out attorneys whose courtroom experience gives them true authority — and Gerace has been trying criminal cases in Connecticut since 1985, earning a Martindale-Hubbell AV Preeminent peer rating along the way.
Watch and Read the Original Source
CBS's official announcement of the episode, including its description of Gerace's exclusive interview, is available directly from Paramount Press Express:
- Read the Full Official CBS Release — "Brilliance Turned Deadly: How an MIT genius orchestrated the murder of a Yale graduate student — and almost got away with it" (Paramount Press Express).
The full episode is available to stream on Paramount+.
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