Eva LaRue (CSI: Miami, All My Children) sits down with Steve Kmetko for a powerful, wide-ranging conversation about her rise from daytime soaps to a global primetime hit, Latina representation in Hollywood, and the 12-year stalking ordeal that led to a precedent-setting FBI case using forensic genealogy. Eva also previews her Paramount+ docuseries, “My Nightmare Stalker: The Eva LaRue Story,” and shares career lessons, motherhood insights, and behind-the-scenes memories (yes, David Caruso stories included).
In this episode:

From child commercials to All My Children’s Maria Santos—finding a fanbase that changed everything

Soap vs. procedural: 75 pages/day vs. 8–9 pages/day…and the “science-speak” of CSI

Latina visibility: the pre-Desperate Housewives era and breaking through

The 12-year stalking case, FBI involvement, and how forensic genealogy helped crack it

The upcoming Paramount+ docuseries and why telling the story matters

Career “no’s,” resilience, lighting lessons from John Callahan, and balancing life/work

Fun bits: set vibes, no-prank policy, and Steve’s true-crime brush with John Wayne Gacy