"48 Hours" consultant and Daily Beast reporter Michael Daly covered the case of Alix Tichelman, who pleaded guilty in May 2015 to prostitution and to involuntary manslaughter in Google executive's heroin overdose death. Forrest Hayes was 51 when he was found dead on his yacht in Santa Cruz, Calif., in November 2013, after a meeting with Tichelman arranged through an upscale dating website.

The following commentary by Daly reflects his personal views. It does not necessarily reflect the opinion of CBS News. The article was previously posted in July 2016.

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- The serendipity of smack could have just as easily made Alix Tichelman the one to overdose on Forrest Hayes' yacht. And in recent days, long after the story was filed, I have begun to wonder what would ha

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