Impact X Nightline Menu About Episodes Photos Releases The Last Straw: Solving Theresa Fusco’s Murder - Releases December 11, 2025 ‘IMPACT X NIGHTLINE’ COVERS THE DECADES-LONG QUEST TO SOLVE THE 1984 MURDER OF LONG ISLAND TEENAGER THERESA FUSCO, NOW STREAMING ON DISNEY+ AND HULU THURSDAY, DEC. 11 IMPACT x Nightline: “The Last Straw: Solving Theresa Fusco’s Murder” (412) — Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu Logline: In 1984, after a shift at a roller rink, 16-year-old Theresa Fusco went missing — her body later found beaten and naked. Forty years later, authorities believe they’ve found the suspect. Extended Logline: In 1984, 16-year-old Theresa Fusco disappeared after her shift at Hot Skates Roller Rink in Lynbrook, Long Island. Her body was discovered nearly a month later in a wooded area near the rink, brutally beaten and naked. Under pressure to find the killer, authorities homed in on three men. But after spending more than 15 years in jail, their convictions were overturned with the help of DNA testing. The case then went cold. Now, a smoothie straw is at the center of a stunning breakthrough, with advanced testing from the DNA evidence now pointing to a Long Island man authorities believe killed Theresa. “IMPACT x Nightline” investigates the case and exclusi Press Release - Series
December 11, 2025 ‘IMPACT X NIGHTLINE’ COVERS THE DECADES-LONG QUEST TO SOLVE THE 1984 MURDER OF LONG ISLAND TEENAGER THERESA FUSCO, NOW STREAMING ON DISNEY+ AND HULU THURSDAY, DEC. 11 IMPACT x Nightline: “The Last Straw: Solving Theresa Fusco’s Murder” (412) — Streaming on Disney+ and Hulu Logline: In 1984, after a shift at a roller rink, 16-year-old Theresa Fusco went missing — her body later found beaten and naked. Forty years later, authorities believe they’ve found the suspect. Extended Logline: In 1984, 16-year-old Theresa Fusco disappeared after her shift at Hot Skates Roller Rink in Lynbrook, Long Island. Her body was discovered nearly a month later in a wooded area near the rink, brutally beaten and naked. Under pressure to find the killer, authorities homed in on three men. But after spending more than 15 years in jail, their convictions were overturned with the help of DNA testing. The case then went cold. Now, a smoothie straw is at the center of a stunning breakthrough, with advanced testing from the DNA evidence now pointing to a Long Island man authorities believe killed Theresa. “IMPACT x Nightline” investigates the case and exclusi Press Release - Series
