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Here's three of our top stories this week:

The man accused of killing CEO Brian Thompson has been extradited back to New York. 

A mass shooting at a makeshift nightclub in northeast Houston leaves two teenagers dead and four others injured.

12-year-old Jocelyn Nungaray was raped and murdered by two illegal immigrants. Now, the DA announces they will seek the death penalty against the two.

 

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A Texas jury convicts Dallas police officer Amber Guyger in the shooting death of her upstairs neighbor, Botham Jean.  The former office said she mistook his apartment for her own.   Jurors found Guyger used excessive force in the death in 2018 and violated his constitutional rights. Now in a three day civil trial, jurors awarded Jean's family $98.65 million. 

Joining Nancy Grace today 

 Benjamin Crump, a civil rights lawyer  representing Botham Jean's family,

Vincent Hill - private investigator

Kathleen Murphy - attorney

Caryn Stark  -  psychologist   

David Mack. - Crime Online investigative reporter

 

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Laken Riley spent four years running cross-country track for her high school, River Ridge, in Woodstock, Georgia. Her passion for running continued during her studies at the University of Georgia. After earning her undergraduate degree, Riley began studying to become a nurse.

One morning, Riley set out on a run. She grabbed her phone and told her roommate she would return after a short run at the UGA campus intramural fields. When Riley did not return for hours, her roommate called campus police at 12:07 p.m. Less than 45 minutes later, officers found Riley's body behind Lake Herrick. She was unconscious, not breathing, and showed visible injuries.

Police arrested 26-year-old Jose Antonio Ibarra and charged him with malice murder, felony murder, aggravated battery, aggravated assault, false imprisonment, kidnapping, hindering a 911 call, and concealing the death of another. Ibarra was convicted on all counts and sentenced to life in prison.

Now, his attorneys have filed a motion for a new trial, questioning the evidence presented during the case

Joining Nancy Grace Today:

Phil Vetrano - Father of Murdered Jogger, Karina Vetrano Dale Carson – Criminal Defense Attorney (Jacksonville), Former FBI Agent, Former Police Officer, Author: “Arrest-Proof Yourself;” X: @DaleCarsonLaw Joe Scott Morgan – Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, “Blood Beneath My Feet,” and Host: “Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan;” Twitter/X: @JoScottForensic Sheryl McCollum  – Forensics Expert & Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder; Host of Podcast: “Zone 7;” X: @149Zone7 Jason Dennis - Anchor: WTVM News leader 9 and WXTX; Facebook: Jason Dennis WTVM, Instagram: @jdennistv X: @JasonDennisWTVM  

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Today, Nancy Grace and Sheryl McCollum discuss the recent federal charges against Luigi Mangione, including the potential for the death penalty. They explain Judge Luther Alverson's judicial practices, the low jail count expectations, and Nancy's career journey. Nancy and Sheryl shift the conversation to societal reactions to crime, referencing comparisons to Eric Rudolph and Robin Hood and the effects of media representation. Lastly, they discuss holiday plans and traditions.

Show Notes:

(0:00) Welcome! Nancy and Sheryl introduce this week’s crime roundup   

(0:10) Sheryl starts CRU with Luigi Mangione's federal charge

(0:45) Nancy explains Judge Luther Alverson's judicial practices and his jail counts 

(4:00) Nancy Grace's career journey 

(10:00) Mangione's case and public perception 

(12:00) Details from Mangione’s spiral notebook 

(17:00) Questioning the back problem - suspicious activities

(22:00) Eric Rudolph and mental health debates 

(26:30) “You can’t compare him to Robin Hood without admitting he’s the killer.”

(29:00) Sheryl and Nancy finish CRU with holiday traditions

Sheryl “Mac” McCollum is an Emmy Award winning CSI, a writer for CrimeOnLine, Forensic and Crime Scene Expert for Crime Stories with Nancy Grace, and a CSI for a metro Atlanta Police Department. She is the co-author of the textbook., Cold Case: Pathways to Justice. 

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Missing mother found dead after daughter receives a tip, police still investigating relationship to killer. Woman writes about her crimes in her daily journal!

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A second grade teacher at Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wisconsin calls 911 at 10:57 am to report an active shooter inside a study hall classroom at the private Christian school. Inside the study hall class, students from several different grades dive for cover as 15-year-old Natalie "Samantha" Rupnow,  is firing a 9mm handgun around the class.   She is a student at the school and commits suicide  before law enforcement breaches the building. No shots are exchanged. 

Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes says identifying a motive is a top priority, but at this stage of the investigation it appears the motive was a combination of factors. A reported manifesto has been found, but  Barnes says they have not been able to verify its  authenticity.

Police say Rupnow has been in texting with a 20 year old Carlsbad,California man,  planning his own mass attack.  After police discovered the message Alexander Paffendorf was interviewed by the FBI where he admitted  “that he told Rupnow that he would arm himself with explosives and a gun and that he would target a government building."  No specific building was named.  A  California judge has  issued a restraining order  under California’s gun red flag law.   The order requires Paffendorf to turn in  his guns and ammunition to police within 48 hours. Neighbors say police entered his home carrying out a big  "black gun box." 

Joining Nancy Grace today:

Philip Dubé  -  Former Court-Appointed Counsel, Los Angeles County Public Defenders: Criminal & Constitutional Law, Forensics & Mental Health Advocacy Angela Arnold  - Psychiatrist, Atlanta GA, AngelaArnoldMD.com, Expert in the Treatment of Pregnant/Postpartum Women, Former Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, Obstetrics and Gynecology: Emory University, Former Medical Director of The Psychiatric Ob-Gyn Clinic at Grady Memorial Hospital, Voted My Buckhead’s Best Psychiatric Practice of  2022, 2023 and 2024. Robin Dreeke - Behavior Expert & Former FBI Special Agent / Chief of the FBI Counterintelligence Behavioral Analysis Program, Author:"Sizing People Up: A Veteran FBI Agents Manual for Behavior Prediction" , "Unbreakable Alliances: A Spy Recruiter's Authoritative Guide to Cultivating Powerful and Lasting Connections" being released  and "Sizing People Up: A Veteran FBI Agents Maual for Behavior Prediction" all of his books available on Amazon, peopleformula.com, Twitter: @rdreeke Katherine Schweit  -  Creator of the FBI's Active Shooter Program, Former Chicago prosecutor and career FBI special agent; authored "Stop the Killing; How to End the Mass Shooting Crisis" and "How to Talk About Guns to Anyone"; website: https://www.katherineschweit.com/ Dr. Eric Eason - Board Certified Forensic Pathologist, consultant, Instagram: @eric_a_eason, Facebook: Eric August Eason, LinkedIn: Eric Eason, MD  Bria Jones  -  Reporter, Fox 6 Milwaukee Twitter: @BriaJonesTV Facebook: Bria Jones TV   

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Man pleas down vehicular manslaughter case, will not serve any jail time. School bomb threat discovered to be a tasty treat.

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15-year-old Natalie "Samantha" Rupnow is named the shooter in the deadly Wisconsin school shooting. New details emerge about her home life and the days leading up to the shooting. 

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Luigi Mangione has been indicted on first-degree murder in furtherance of terrorism.  He is also charged with two counts of murder in the second degree, with one of those counts also denoting Mangione murder of CEO Brian Thompson as an act of terrorism. 

Mangione's family has yet to visit since his arrest, but he has had several meetings with his defense team that now includes high-profile attorney, Karen Friedman- Agnifilo.  Police questioned Mangione's mom the day before he was captured. She told officers that the shooting 'might be something that she could see him doing.'

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Matt Mangino - Attorney, Former District Attorney (Lawrence County), Author: "The Executioner's Toll: The Crimes, Arrests, Trials, Appeals, Last Meals, Final Words and Executions of 46 Persons in the United States" 
Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, Author: "Deal Breaker,"  featured in hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock www.drbethanymarshall.com/ , Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter: @DrBethanyLive Tom Smith - Former NYPD Detective, former  member FBI/NYPD Joint Terrorism Task Force. Co-Host of the GOLD SHIELDS Podcast, https://thegoldshieldshow.com, FB & Instagram: @thegoldshieldshow Sheryl McCollum - Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder, ColdCaseCrimes.org, Host: Zone 7, Twitter: @ColdCaseTips Joseph Scott Morgan  - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", @JoScottForensic Christina Aguayo - National News Anchor, Salem News Channel, website: www.ChristinaAguayoNews.Com, Facebook: @ChristinaAguayoNews, Instagram: @Christina.AguayoNews

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Tik-tok user recognizes suspect on the run accused of shooting his child's mother. Skirmish over Canes' sauce leads to felony robbery charges!

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Samantha Miller and her fiancé, Aric Hutchinson, spent the night celebrating their wedding. When the newlyweds left the reception, a speeding car struck the golf cart they were riding in. Police say Jamie Komoroski was driving 65 mph in a 25 mph zone. Bride Samantha Miller was killed.

Jamie Lee Komoroski told officers at the scene that she was heading home when something hit her. However, her home was in the opposite direction. Komoroski admitted to drinking that night but refused to take a breathalyzer test.

Komoroski, 25, was charged with three counts of DUI with great bodily injury or death and reckless homicide. As Judge Deadra Jefferson prepared to begin jury selection for the trial, Jamie Lee Komoroski asked to change her plea from not guilty to guilty. She did not negotiate a plea deal, meaning the judge was not obligated to show leniency for sparing Miller’s family a trial.

Judge Deadra Jefferson sentenced Komoroski to 25 years for reckless homicide, 15 years for two counts of DUI with great bodily injury, and 10 years for felony DUI. The sentences run concurrently, meaning Komoroski will serve 25 years in prison. She is now requesting her sentence be reduced.

Joining Nancy Grace Today:

Lisa Miller - Mother of Samantha Miller Mark Peper – Criminal Defense Attorney, The Pepper Law Firm; X: @PeperLawFirm Tom Smith  -  Former NYPD Detective, Co-Host of the GOLD SHIELDS Podcast, https://thegoldshieldshow.com, FB & Instagram: @thegoldshieldshow  Kimberly Cockrell  - Victim Services Manager at Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) Website: MADD.ORG FB: Mothers Against Drunk Driving    Insta: @maddnational  Dr. Jorey L. Krawczyn  – Police Psychologist, Adjunct Faculty with Saint Leo University; Research Consultant with Blue Wall Institute, Author: Operation S.O.S. – Practical Recommendations to Help “Stop Officer Suicide” Dr. Kendall Crowns – Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth) and Lecturer: University of Texas Austin and Texas Christian University Medical School  Dave Mack - CrimeOnline Investigative Reporter 

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DUI driver takes pictures of crash instead of helping severely injured mother and daughter. Man who shot a delivery drone pleads guilty!

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Three are dead, including the shooter, at a private Christian school in Wisconsin. At least six people are injured. Police say the shooter was a juvenile. 

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The arrest affidavit for Brad Simpson, accused of murdering his wife, provides a detailed timeline of his activities the day before he reported her missing. The husband and father spent the day running suspicious errands, some of them in front of his 5-year-old daughter.

The day after neighbors overheard the Simpsons fighting, Brad Simpson’s truck filled and emptied as he drove around San Antonio. First, Simpson placed his phone in “lockdown mode,” preventing location tracking. Forced to rely on surveillance footage, police spotted Simpson’s truck at a grocery store at 12:33 a.m.

The truck bed was empty except for an ice chest. The next morning, when Simpson took his daughter to school, two full white trash bags had been added to the bed. Later, when Simpson was seen at a Boerne Whataburger drive-thru more than an hour later, police observed a heavy-duty trash can and a firewood rack weighing down an object covered by a blue tarp.

Law enforcement uncovered damning evidence that led a grand jury to indict Simpson not only for tampering with evidence but also for murder. Lab testing revealed Suzanne Simpson’s DNA on a reciprocating saw from Simpson’s toolbox.

In his first court appearance, Brad Simpson wore red prisoner attire with his hands cuffed in front of him. He swayed back and forth in his swivel chair, speaking only to confirm his identity and converse with his attorney.

Although the hearing was brief, Simpson was observed with what has been described as a sly grin.

Joining Nancy Grace today: 

Jeff Horny - Longtime Friend of Suzanne and Brad Simpson   Caryn Stark -  Psychologist, renowned TV and Radio trauma expert and consultant, www.carynstark.com, Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice Ben Powers -  Criminal Defense Attorney, Facebook: Legal Powers PLLC, https://legalpowers.com  Brian Fitzgibbons  - Director of Operations for USPA Nationwide Security, uspasecurity.com, Instagram: @uspa_nationwide_security, Fmr. Marine and Iraq war veteran  Dr. Kendall Crowns  - Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County, Lecturer: Burnett School of Medicine at TCU (Texas Christian University) Zachary-Taylor Wright  - Trending Digital Reporter with MySA; website: MySanAntonio.com; Twitter: @Zachthereporter 

 

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Woman attacks her wife and mother-in-law with a samurai sword! Woman makes it easy for cops with excessive labels!

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The full autopsy reports on Veronica Butler and Jillian Kelley have been released. Both reports identify the cause of death as multiple sharp force trauma. The reports list a total of 30 wounds on each victim, including 9 stab wounds and 21 cuts.

Many of Butler's wounds were consistent with defensive injuries.

A police affidavit states that Tifany Adams allegedly made statements implicating herself in the deaths of Butler and Kelley.

Investigators believe Butler and Kelley were lured to the location, arriving around 9:40 a.m. Officers found pools of blood, Butler’s glasses on the ground, and a broken hammer at the scene. Police believe the women were then forced into another vehicle.

The probable cause affidavit contains extensive details, but the women’s causes of death were not initially disclosed. Their bodies were discovered in a cattle pasture leased by Tad Bert Cullum, the boyfriend of Tifany Adams.

Cellphone data from three burner phones purchased by Adams helped narrow down the location. The phones first pinged near Butler's abandoned car, and the data later led police to the pasture. Officers found signs of digging. A hole, which had been refilled, contained the bodies of the two women.

Investigators cite a custody battle over Butler’s two children as the motive. The custody dispute had lasted more than five years. Butler’s ex-partner, Wrangler Rickman, who is Adams’ son, had custody of the children. However, Rickman was confirmed to be in a rehabilitation facility in Oklahoma City at the time.

Butler was allowed supervised visitation with her children every Saturday. According to her attorney, she was likely to gain unsupervised visitation in an upcoming hearing.

The affidavit states, “Adams vehemently opposed this and went to great lengths to plan and purchase items used in Butler and Kelley’s murders.” It continues, “Adams, Cullum, Cole, and Cora were willing to kidnap and murder two victims to limit visitation for Butler.”

Court documents also allege that Adams and her accomplices attempted to kill Butler in February. Adams, her boyfriend, and another couple reportedly drove to Butler’s home near Hugoton, Kansas, intending to kill her. A witness told investigators the plan was to throw an anvil through Butler’s windshield to make it appear as an accident, but Butler did not leave her home.

State investigators retrieved data from Adams’ phone showing searches for terms such as “taser pain level,” “gun shops,” “prepaid cellular phones,” and “how to get someone out of their house.”

According to the documents, Adams purchased five stun guns before the women disappeared. She also bought three prepaid burner phones from a nearby Walmart. All the burner phones stopped transmitting on the morning of the women’s disappearance.

After the attack, the bodies were reportedly stored in a sealed freezer before being buried 4 to 8 feet underground.

Joining Nancy Grace Today:  

Kelly Hyman- Trial & Civil Attorney, TV Legal Analyst, Podcast Host: "Once Upon a Crime In Hollywood", Twitter: @kellyhyman1, TikTok: @kelly.hyman, Instagram: @Kelly_Hyman1  Sheryl McCollum  – Forensics Expert & Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder; Host of Podcast: “Zone 7;” X: @149Zone7 Irv Brandt – Senior Inspector, US Marshals Service International Investigations Branch; Chief Inspector, DOJ Office of International Affairs, US Embassy Kingston, Jamaica; Author: “SOLO SHOT: CURSE OF THE BLUE STONE” – AVAILABLE ON AMAZON IN JANUARY; ALSO “FLYING SOLO: Top of the World;” Twitter: @JackSoloAuthor Dr. Kendall Crowns – Chief Medical Examiner Tarrant County (Ft Worth) and Lecturer: University of Texas Austin and Texas Christian University Medical School Lauren Conlin – Investigative Journalist, Host of The Outlier Podcast, and also Host of “Corruption: What Happened to Grant Solomon; X- @Conlin_Lauren/ Instagram- @LaurenEmilyConlin/YouTube- @LaurenConlin4

 

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The body of Melody Hoffman is discovered on a cold February morning. The person who finds her body calls 911 and describes her beautiful skin, she has all kinds of marks on her back, "like slashes" and her hands are curled in a way they shouldn't have been. She has been left in the freezing cold with nothing on but her underwear. Joseph Scott Morgan will explain how it is possible that the 20-year-p; has slashes across her back and has lost a lot of blood, but that isn't what killed her. Dave Mack digs into the different relationships that led to the murder of a 20-year-old woman who just wanted a boyfriend to care about her.

 

 

 

 

 

Transcript Highlights

00:01.16  Introduction

04:29.89 Melody Hoffman is missing

09:45.20 Melody might have been pregnant

14:30.41 Buy killing supplies

19:19.24 Picture on phone of Melody beaten, crying, tape over mouth

25:49.51 Murder happened February 18th, very cold

30:46.08 Does weather impact dead body

35:26.44 How much abuse had boyfriend put her through

39:39.14 Melody was strangled to death

47:58.86 Why was body left where it would be found

Conclusion

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Here's three of our top stories this week:  The man accused of killing CEO Brian Thompson screams to reporters on his way into court.   Missing Susanne Simpson tells banker,  'look for her in a lake' if she disappeared. A pair of brothers, real estate tycoons charged with sex assault. 

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Lori Vallow Daybell, convicted in the deaths of her children, JJ and Tylee, as well as conspiracy in the death of Tammy Daybell, now faces trial in Arizona for the shooting death of her husband Charles Vallow. Ahead of that trial, Vallow asked for a competency hearing, which was granted. Two doctors concluded that Vallow was competent, and a judge ruled Vallow will stand trial for conspiring in the fatal shooting of fourth husband, Charles, and the attempted murder of her niece's ex-husband, Brandon Boudreaux.

After the competency hearing, Vallow tells the judge she will represent herself, saying she has been studying law. 

Joining Nancy Grace Today: 

Mark Tate -Trial Lawyer at TateLawGroup   Dr. Angela Arnold - Psychiatrist, Atlanta GA; Expert in the Treatment of Pregnant/Postpartum Women  Chris McDonough - Director At the Cold Case Foundation, Former Homicide Detective, & Host of YouTube channel- ‘The Interview Room’  Lauren Matthias - Journalist and Host of ‘Hidden True Crime’ Podcast and YouTube Channel; @HiddenTrueCrime on YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram

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Today Nancy Grace and Sheryl McCollum discuss the latest on the Luigi Mangione case. They explain the legal nuances of the charges against him, the premeditation and intent behind his actions, and the implications of his crimes on victims and society. Nancy and Sheryl also examine broader issues, such as the public's controversial support of Mangione, the legal distinctions between murder charges, and the growing concern over ghost guns.

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Show Notes:

? (0:00) Welcome! Nancy and Sheryl introduce this week’s crime roundup

? (0:10) Sheryl introduces the updates on the Luigi Mangione case

? (1:00) Public reaction and outrage

? (3:00) Legal breakdown of murder 1 vs. murder 2

? (8:00) Human trafficking and poaching routes

? (9:30) Evidence and investigation details

? (14:00) Connection to past infamous cases

? (17:00) Family impact and emotional toll

? (23:30) Ghost guns and legal implications

? (30:00) Personal reflections and closing thoughts   

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Ryan Borgwardt is back in the USA after months of living in the country of Georgia. After searching Green Lake for almost two months, a change in the investigation strategy gets results right away, when it is discovered that Borgwart has his passport checked by Canadian authorities one day after he is reported missing.  Since local law enforcement found his Passport in his house when he disappeared, a simple investigation finds that Ryan Borgwardt claims his passport was lost and he is issued a new one three months before he vanishes. 

Before returning, Borgwardt records a video saying he is safe and secure, wrapping up the video saying, "hope this works".  Borgwardt does not give exact details about where he is located.   The video is then sent to the sheriff's office.  

Ryan Borgwardt tells authorities how he was able to fake his death and make his escape. First, he says he travels about 50 miles from his home in Watertown to Green lake. On the lake, he overturns his kayak, dumps his phone in the lake and paddles to shore using an inflatable boat for children.  Borgwardt tells investigators he chose Green lake because it is the deepest lake in Wisconsin, nearly 240 feet deep. 

Now Borgwardt's wife has filed for a separation. 

 

Joining Nancy Grace today: 

Gregory Morse - Partner at the law firm of King Morse, PLLC. Current CJA counsel, Former West Palm Beach Public Defender's Office. Author: "The Untested" found on Amazon, website: kingmorselaw.com  Dr. Judy Ho - Clinical and Forensic Neuropsychologist, Author of The New Rules of Attachment; www.drjudyho.com; IG & X: @drjudyho; FB: doctorjudyho;  Irv Brandt - Former Senior Inspector, US Marshals Service International Investigations Branch, Chief Inspector, DOJ Office of International Affairs; Country Attache, US Embassy Kingston, Jamaica, Author: “SOLO SHOT: CURSE OF THE BLUE STONE" AVAILBLE ON AMAZON, Twitter: @JackSoloAuthor Ben Dobrin - Emergency Medical Services Marine Dive Team and EMS Police Search and Rescue, Dean of the D. Henry Watts School of Professional Studies and Professor of Social Work: Virginia Wesleyan University Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", @JoScottForensic Christina Aguayo - National News Anchor, Salem News Channel, website: www.ChristinaAguayoNews.Com, Facebook: @ChristinaAguayoNews, Instagram: @Christina.AguayoNews 

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Landlord claims parents killed their children, then attacked him, so why did he burn their bodies? Moose calf rescued from icy lake. 

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Another shocking revelation in the scandalous Sean Diddy Combs case, now officially including Jay-Z. In a civil lawsuit Sean "Diddy" Combs and Jay-Z stand accused of raping a teen girl at an afterparty for the 2000 MTV Video Music Awards. The 13-year-old at the time, says she had been trying to get into the VMAs by standing outside of Radio City Music Hall and walking up to limousines that were bringing guests into the venue. It works as she is invited to an afterparty by a limo driver who claimed to work for Combs, he tells her she "fit what Diddy was looking for, he likes young girls

Reportedly, the Jane Doe is handed a non-disclosure agreement to sign, and a drink she believes is spiked. In minutes she hears Diddy utter words she can still hear to this day. The plaintiff claims Combs approached her with a "crazed look in his eyes" telling her, "You are ready to party!”  She accuses Combs of throwing her toward a wall causing her to fall. She gets up , stumbling, Combs grabs her, throws her on the bed, then Jay-Z holds her down and vaginally rapes her while Cobs and another A-list celebrity watch.  

The unnamed Jane Doe is seeking unspecified damages, and attorney Tony Buzbee previously announced that he was representing more than 100 people accusing Combs of misconduct. 

Joining Nancy Grace today: 

Joshua Ritter  -  Criminal Defense Attorney, Former Prosecutor,  Host of Courtroom Confidential on YouTube; website: joshuaritter.com; Twitter, Instagram & TikTok: @joshuaritteresq, YouTube: CRConfidential, Dr. Bethany Marshall -  Psychoanalyst, Author: "Deal Breaker," featured in hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock https://www.drbethanymarshall.com/ , Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter: @DrBethanyLive Robert Crispin - Private Investigator “Crispin Special Investigations”, Former Federal Task Force Officer for the United States Department of Justice, DEA and Miami Field Division. Former Homicide and Crimes against children investigator. CrispinInvestigations.com, Facebook: Crispin Special Investigations Inc Dr. DeWayne Hendrix  - Former Associate Warden at the MDC in Brooklyn, and former Senior Warden with the US Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Prisons, Founder and President of A New Daylight Foundation, Author: "Who Are You?  See it Say it and Seize it" , website: newdaylightfoundation.com , @anewdaylight (IG)  @drdewaynehendrix (LinkedIn)  @anewdaylight (X-Twitter)  Lynn Shaw  -  Founder and Executive Director of Lynn's Warriors Rob Shuter -  Host: Naughty But Nice Podcast, Diddy Former Publicist, Author : "The 4 Word Answer", radaronline.com; IG: @naughtygossip  Kayla Brantley - Reporter, DailyMail.com, Twitter: @_KaylaBrantley, Instagram: @KaylaBrantley  

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A man tells women he's an extremely talented mixologist, then drugs and assaults his victims. 

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Arraigned in Pennsylvania for five crimes, Luigi Mangione is charged with Forgery, carrying a gun without a license, falsely identifying himself to law enforcement, tampering with records or identification, and possessing instruments of crime.  

Luigi Mangione has a 262-word, handwritten manifesto on him when he was arrested, and in it he mentions a "spiral notebook". CNN is reporting that in the spiral notebook, Mangione was keeping a to-do-list leading up the the murder of CEO Brian Thompson, he is thinking about using a bomb to kill Thompson instead of shooting him in public. Mangione allegedly decides against bombing the building because 'it could kill innocents' and decides to shoot Thompson. 

Decked out in a bright orange County department of corrections jumpsuit, Luigi Mangione comes unglued as he struggles with deputies as he gets out of the patrol car screaming  toward a group of media gathered to watch him arrive at the courthouse, "it's completely out of touch and an insult to the intelligence of the American people and their lived experience". Flanked by six deputies, the suspect is then pushed inside the courthouse. 

Mangione is shacked at the waist and ankles for his court appearance. At one point, Mangione tries to interject while his attorney Thomas Dickey is arguing for bail, addressing the $8,000 US dollars and $2,000 in foreign currency found with Mangione at his arrest. Dickey turn to his client, instructing,  his client, "Don't say a word."  

 

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Guy D’Andrea  -  Former Prosecutor,  Attorney at Laffey Bucci D’Andrea Reich & Ryan Dr. Bethany Marshall  - Psychoanalyst, Author: "Deal Breaker,"   featured in hit show: "Paris in Love" on Peacock www.drbethanymarshall.com/ , Instagram & TikTok: drbethanymarshall, Twitter: @DrBethanyLive Tom Ruskin  - Private Investigator, President of the CMP Protective and Investigative Group, Inc., Former New York City Police Detective Investigator, cmp-group.com, @tomruskin Sheryl McCollum  - Cold Case Investigative Research Institute Founder, ColdCaseCrimes.org, Host: Zone 7, Twitter: @ColdCaseTips Joseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics: Jacksonville State University, Author, "Blood Beneath My Feet", Host: "Body Bags with Joseph Scott Morgan", @JoScottForensic Christina Aguayo - National News Anchor, Salem News Channel, website: www.ChristinaAguayoNews.Com, Facebook: @ChristinaAguayoNews, Instagram: @Christina.AguayoNews, Dave Mack  - Crime Online Investigative Reporter 

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A Marietta, Georgia, teen now charged with murder after officers find Leticia Rodriguez's newborn baby dead on the ground. Rodriquez is digging a hole to bury the infant.  Rodriguez, had given birth just hours earlier, alone.  Police say they are investigating whether her family even knew about her pregnancy.

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Just hours after Luigi Mangione was taken into custody in Pennsylvania, he faced a murder charge.

The second-degree murder charge joined charges of forgery, carrying firearms without a license, tampering with records or identification, possessing instruments of crime, and providing false identification to law enforcement authorities. The initial charges were local to Pennsylvania.

However, the NYPD also charged Mangione with possession of a loaded firearm, possession of a forged instrument, and criminal possession of a weapon. Mangione will be extradited to New York, but that transfer likely will not happen for several days.

Mangione was arrested while sitting in the back of an Altoona McDonald's. He was wearing a mask, eating breakfast, and looking at his laptop when an employee suspected he was the subject of a manhunt out of New York.

Altoona police arrived, and Mangione began to shake when officers asked him to lower his mask and confirm if he had been in New York recently. A search of Mangione revealed a ghost gun, a silencer, and multiple fake IDs. Officers arrested the 26-year-old on several charges but not for the murder of Brian Thomas.

Mangione faces charges of forgery, carrying a firearm without a license, tampering with records or identification, possession of instruments of crime, and providing false identification to law enforcement. When asked if he needed a public defender, Mangione replied that he would "answer that at a future date.

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Washington state first responders answer a call about a child overdosing. When EMTs arrive, the child?s mother refuses to let them inside to treat the toddler and cops have to force their way in. Thankfully, the child?s grandmother had already administered two doses of Narcan. The child is rushed to the hospital, and expected to survive.

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A person of interest in custody in Altoona, Pennsylvania, in connection with the fatal shooting of of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson last week. 

New York police announced the 26-year-old suspect , Luigi Mangione, is being held in Pennsylvania awaiting extradition to New York. NYPD officer are on their way to Altoona. The suspect was reportedly apprehended at a McDonald's, where an employee believed he resembled the man who shot Thompson and called the police.

Police say the man had a gun with a suppressor and fake IDs ? including one for New Jersey which reportedly was used at the hostel in New York, and a hand-written manifesto. Reportedly, it outlined complaints about the healthcare industry.

Mangione has been arrested on gun charges. 

  

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In Harris County, Texas, 22-year-old Antonino Guzman allegedly shoots his uncle, Jose Torres, claiming he felt unloved and unwelcome in his uncle?s home. Torres, 37, raises Guzman for six years, but tension reportedly simmers between them.

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In the summer of 1989, a construction crew working in the basement of a building at the Medical College of Georgia in Augusta stumbled across thousands of human bones. The acquisition and disposal of the remains has been kept secret. 

It happens again in 1994, a crew discovered an old well containing human remains while constructing a new medical sciences building on the campus of the Medical College of Virginia (MCV) at Virginia Commonwealth University. The well is called the Limb Pit. 

It happened one more time at Harvard in 1999. During renovations at Harvard?s Holden Chapel in 1999, a worker operating a mini bulldozer stumbled across human remains when his machine broke through a wall into an old well.

Joseph Scott Morgan explains how it's possible to find human bones that have been hacked, cut with a saw, chisel, or knife, and then hidden so the law can't find them.....and it isn't a crime. 

 

 

Transcript Highlight
00:00.01 Introduction 
04:35.58 Resurrection - Grave Robbing 09:40.88 Studying medicine, finding bones
14:08.17 Doctors who have never dissected a body
19:18.35 Bones used by medical schools
23:17.45 Medical college paying grave robbers
28:16.99 Getting rid of bones without getting caught 32:11.18 Doctors had no opportunity to study the human body
38:59.35 The Limb Pit - Chris Baker MCV
40:17.79 Harvard had name for club that dug up bodies
44:00.58 Mass burial of bones, no names 
47:27.15 Conclusion

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Thirty years after Susan Smith drove her car into a lake with her two sons strapped in their car seats, she sought parole. A parole board denied her request, and a suitor later revealed that Smith had dreamed of appearing on ?Dancing with the Stars.? She is reportedly ?devastated? that her bid for parole failed.

After high school, Susan Leigh Vaughan married David Smith. They had two sons, but the marriage faltered despite the children. The couple separated multiple times. During one separation, Susan began dating Tom Findlay, the single son of a wealthy mill owner. Smith imagined a future with Findlay until she received a "Dear John" letter from him, stating he did not want an instant family.

On the night of October 25, Susan Smith knocked on the door of a house near John D. Long Lake. Hysterical, she told the man who answered to call the police. She claimed an armed Black man had carjacked her at a red light, with her two boys?3-year-old Michael and 14-month-old Alex?still in the car. For days, Susan repeated increasingly inconsistent versions of the carjacking story.

Eventually, Smith confessed. There had been no carjacker. Feeling desperate, alone, and suicidal, she had taken her sons for a drive. At John D. Long Lake, she put the car in neutral, jumped out, and watched as the car sank. Scuba divers later found the vehicle with the boys still strapped in their seats.

Since her conviction and incarceration, tabloid reports have alleged that Smith told prison investigators about four sexual encounters with Lieutenant Houston Cagle, a supervisor at South Carolina?s Women?s Correctional Institution. C

Cagle admitted to having sex with Smith and another inmate. In August 2000, he was charged with the offenses, pleaded guilty, and served three months in jail. Captain Alfred Rowe also pleaded guilty to having sex with Smith and received five years of probation.

Over the years, several men have written to Smith, fueling her hopes for a life beyond prison.

In March 2022, People Magazine published excerpts from letters Smith wrote to a long-distance boyfriend. In one letter, she wrote, "I can't wait to build a life with you, leave the past mistakes behind, and start fresh, just you and me."

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Here's some of our top stories this week.   Search continues for an assassin who murdered the United Heathcare CEO on a NY sidewalk.  The search for missing Hannah Kobayashi's take an unusual twist.  Manhunt ongoing for a man who murdered and burying his girlfriend. 

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Ballerina and aspiring model Ashley Benefield stood trial for shooting her then-husband, Doug Benefield, to death. After her self-defense claim failed, a court sentenced her to 20 years in prison.

The couple married just 13 days after meeting. They had one child, but their relationship was tumultuous, with frequent arguments reported between Ashley and Doug.

Ashley Benefield alleged that Doug was abusive and volatile. As her pregnancy progressed, she moved in with her mother, denying Doug access to information about the baby, including the child's birth.

Ashley planned to move out. Doug arrived at Ashley's home with a U-Haul truck to help pack for a move to Maryland. He believed he would move with the family but intended to live in a separate home.

Ashley claimed that Doug became angry while loading the truck, "body-checked" her twice, struck her hip with the corner of a box, and caused her head to hit a wall. Fearing for her safety, she ran to her bedroom and retrieved a gun.

She alleged that Doug was standing in the doorway and lunged at her. Ashley fired the gun, hitting him twice?once in the leg and once in the chest. The chest wound caused lung damage and severe bleeding. Investigators determined that Doug was not directly facing Ashley at the time of the shooting.

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In the case of UHC CEO Brian Thompson's slaying, police have collected at least two DNA samples linked to the suspect. A jury in Manhattan remains deadlocked in the high-profile homicide case of former Marine Daniel Penny for the chokehold death of a mentally ill street performer on a subway train in 2023. Drew Nelson reports.

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The FBI has been pulled into the Hannah Kobayashi missing persons case after it's been discovered that she may have engaged in an immigration marriage scam. Hannah Kobayashi is reportedly married, and her new husband was on the Los Angeles flight with her.  She?s now listed as voluntarily missing. Police say Kobayashi indicated her intention to "disconnect from the world."

McDonnell announce that investigators tracked Kobayashi to Mexico and have her on video walking into that country alone with her luggage on Nov. 12, four days after her arrival at LAX. 

It?s coming up on the one month mark since Hawaiian beauty Hannah Kobayashi went missing.   The 30-year-old got on a flight along with her ex -boyfriend, headed on a bucket list trip to New York. She intended to visit an aunt in upstate New York and take photos at a DJ's show in Brooklyn.  The pre-planned trip was non-refundable so Kobayashi and the ex agreed to fly together to New York and go their separate ways upon arrival. The flight arrives at Los Angeles International Airport 9:53 p.m. The connecting flight to JFK in New York was scheduled for 11:00 p.m.   Kobayashi never made it to the connector, and the search was on.

Kobayashi was seen in the next few hours at multiple sights around Los Angeles, then all communication stopped. A worried family reports the woman missing, and a wide scale search by police was launched.

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Gregory Morse - Partner at the law firm of King Morse, PLLC. Current CJA counsel, Former West Palm Beach Public Defender's Office. Author: "The Untested"  website: kingmorselaw.com   Caryn Stark - Psychologist,   www.carynstark.com, Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice    Irv Brandt - Former Senior Inspector, US Marshals Service International Investigations Branch, Chief Inspector, DOJ Office of International Affairs; Country Attache, US Embassy Kingston, Jamaica, Author: ?SOLO SHOT: CURSE OF THE BLUE STONE"  Twitter: @JackSoloAuthor    Steve Fischer  -  Missing Persons Private Investigator, Search & Rescue Specialist, Owner of Search Investigations, www.searchinvestigations.org, Twitter: @SF_Investigates  Scott Eicher  -  A founding member of the FBI?s Cellular Analysis Survey Team (C.A.S.T); Historical Cellular Analysis Expert; Former FBI agent, Former Police Officer and Homicide Detective with Norfolk Virgina Police, Currently with Precision Cellular Analysis handling Criminal, Defense and Civil case, website: https://www.pcaexperts.com/    Alexis Tereszcuk - Crime Online investigative reporter 

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Woman kills FB Marketplace seller while stealing the iPhone he's selling.This animal shelter has an enor-mouse problem!

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At 6:46 a.m., patrol officers from the Midtown North Precinct responded to a 911 call about a person shot in front of the Hilton Hotel on Avenue of the Americas. At 6:48 a.m., officers arrived and found the victim, Brian Thompson, 50, CEO of United Healthcare, with gunshot wounds to his back and leg.

A manhunt is underway for the shooter, who police say waited for Thompson to exit his hotel. According to investigators, the suspect arrived at the location on foot about five minutes before Thompson's arrival. Thompson was walking alone toward the Hilton after exiting his hotel across the street.

The shooter, described as a light-skinned male, was wearing a light brown or cream-colored jacket, a black face mask, black-and-white sneakers, and a distinctive gray backpack. The suspect stepped onto the sidewalk from behind a car, ignored other pedestrians, approached Thompson from behind, and shot him in the back. The suspect then walked closer to the victim and continued shooting. Police believe the gun malfunctioned as the shooter cleared a jam and resumed firing.

The suspect fled on foot northbound into an alleyway before getting onto an electric E-City bike and riding toward Central Park. Police have released several photos of the suspect, including a full-face image.

At the scene, officers recovered three live 9mm rounds and three discharged 9mm shell casings with the words ?Deny,? ?Depose,? and ?Defend? inscribed on them.

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Stepfather shoots and kills his 15-year-old stepson because he didn't rake the yard. California emergency room patient gets stuck in crawl space. 

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In a surprising development, Hannah Kobayashi's family learned she crossed into Mexico on November 12 at 12:13 p.m., after no communication since November 11 and no sign of her since that date. Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) investigators reviewed surveillance footage at the U.S.-Mexico border, which clearly shows the 30-year-old crossing on foot into Mexico.

The footage reveals Kobayashi crossing alone, carrying luggage, with no indication she was accompanied. Investigators determined she had checked her bag through to New York but later requested it be sent to her at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Surveillance video from November 11 shows Kobayashi retrieving her luggage from the baggage carousel.

Using video and still images, LAPD created a timeline of Kobayashi's movements in Los Angeles from November 8 to November 11. After collecting her luggage on November 11, she traveled through the Los Angeles Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to Union Station, where she used her passport and cash to purchase a bus ticket to the border. The following morning, she took a bus to San Ysidro, California, and crossed the border into Mexico via a pedestrian tunnel.

The LAPD stated they would not release the surveillance footage of Kobayashi crossing the border due to privacy concerns. A department spokesperson explained that as a private citizen who has not committed a crime, Kobayashi is entitled to privacy. LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell reiterated this, saying she "has a right to her privacy."

Although Kobayashi's family has urged police to continue searching for her, the LAPD confirmed they are not investigating further. They stated Kobayashi has left the country voluntarily, is not suspected of a crime, and there is no evidence she is being trafficked.

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An insurance company bigwig is shot dead outside a Midtown Manhattan hotel in what appears to be a targeted attack. A man from Canada is finally extradited to New Jersey to face charges in a 1997 cold case murder. Drew Nelson reports.

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Angry customer sics her angrier husband on pizza shop employee. Clever victim secretly calls 911 in front of her attacker. 

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Savannah Copeland cheered at Powell Middle School?s first basketball game of the year. Her father, Michael Copeland, got up early before the rest of the family and was pulling into work when he received a call from his wife, Amanda. She told him that Savannah was not in her bed when they woke up, and she couldn?t find her. Savannah was missing.

Michael rushed back home to search for their daughter. Using the Life360 app, which tracks phone movements, they were able to see the path Savannah had taken and the time of her movements. The app indicated that she went missing between midnight and 2:30 a.m., but it did not show her exact location. Starting in the general area, the family went door-to-door asking if anyone had a doorbell camera that might have recorded the direction Savannah was heading, but they had no luck.

They contacted the Knox County Sheriff?s Office, and deputies began searching for Savannah Copeland. Nearly 12 hours after the deputies were called in, Michael Copeland heard sirens and immediately feared they were for Savannah. A teenager walking along a popular trail behind a public swimming pool in the Broadacres neighborhood of Powell found Savannah?s lifeless body.

Deputies arrived at the scene and secured the area. Detectives from Major Crimes and Juvenile Crimes, along with the Knox County Medical Examiner, began collecting evidence and processing the scene. Savannah Copeland had been stabbed multiple times with what appeared to be a small knife and was left to bleed to death alone on the dirt trail.

 been stabbed multiple times by what appears to be a small knife and left to bleed to death alone on the dirt trail. 

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Man tells cops he also killed his mother, after going into surgery for a self-inflicted stab wound after attacking his hospitalized wife. Drunk husband calls his wife a "bible thumper" when she tries to keep him from driving. 

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NOTE:  After our broadcast, Los Angeles Police announced Hannah Kobayashi had been seen on security footage crossing the U.S. border into Mexico. She was alone, on foot, with luggage in hand.  The case is now classified as a voluntary missing person case. 

 

30-year-old Hannah Kobayashi is on a bucket list trip from her home in Hawaii to New York, where she is going to visit an aunt in upstate New York,  and take photos at a DJ's show in Brooklyn. Kobayashi plans the trip with her boyfriend but they breakup before the planned trip. Unable to get a refund they agree to fly together to New York and go their separate ways upon arrival. Hannah and her ex arrive at Los Angeles International Airport on Friday at 9:53 p.m. and have a connecting flight to JFK in New York scheduled for 11:00 p.m. 

Pictures show Hannah Kobayashi arriving in a black hoodie with colorful sweatpants, while wearing a pair of headphones as she walks through LAX. Her ex-boyfriend makes it to the connecting flight to JFK in New York, but Hannah does not. There isn't a lot of time between landing from Hawaii and catching the connecting flight to JFK, just over 60 minutes, and some believe she simply missed the connecting flight and will take the next available flight on Saturday. Her suitcase is on the plane to JFK. 

 After missing her connecting flight to New York, Hannah Kobayashi remains at LAX Friday night into Saturday.  On Saturday between 12 noon and 3 p.m. she is seen at "The Grove". According to Discover LA, The Grove is a World-Renowned Shopping, Dining, and entertainment destination. Located about 10 miles from LAX, Hannah Kobayashi sends a photo to her aunt at 2:43pm from Taschen Books where she is charging her phone.  On the evening of Saturday, November 9, Hannah Kobayashi makes two payments via Venmo on November 9. One payment is made at 6:25pm to a woman named Veronica Alamendarez. The payment includes a description of a bow and arrow emoji. Less than one hour later at 7:19 pm, Kobayashi makes a Venmo payment to Jonathan Taylor. In the subject line of the second Venmo payment is the word "reading". 

Sunday November 10th, Hannah Kobayashi is back at The Grove in downtown Los Angeles and is seen on a video posted to YouTube at the LeBron James Trial Experience at the Nike Store. A photo of the event is posted on Kobayashi's Instagram account. Hannah had been texting with family members telling them she couldn't wait to get to New York, and it was a nightmare trying to get another flight.

 Hannah Kobayashi is keeping in regular contact with family and while she is frustrated about getting to New York there doesn't seem to be anything to worry about, until Monday, November 11 when a series of text messages to family and friends causes alarm.  Kobayashi's mother sends her a text asking if she has made it to New York and Hannah responds "no". Then friends and family start getting messages from Kobayashi's phone saying someone has stolen her identity and all of her money.  Concerned, family members try calling and texting but don't hear back from Hannah. 

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Gregory Morse - Attorney, Partner at King Morse, PLLC. Current CJA counsel, Former West Palm Beach Public Defender's Office. Author: "The Untested" found on Amazon, website: kingmorselaw.com Caryn Stark - Psychologist, renowned TV and Radio trauma expert and consultant, www.carynstark.com, Instagram: carynpsych, FB: Caryn Stark Private Practice  Irv Brandt - Former Senior Inspector, US Marshals Service International Investigations Branch, Chief Inspector, DOJ Office of International Affairs; Country Attache, US Embassy Kingston, Jamaica, Author: ?SOLO SHOT: CURSE OF THE BLUE STONE,"   "Forever Solo: Knight of the Dragon,"  "FLYING SOLO: Top of the World", "Solo Journey: Buddha Knights a Jack Solo Mystery Novel? ?Going Solo: The Gospel of Luke? Twitter: @JackSoloAuthor Scott Eicher - founding member of the FBI?s Cellular Analysis Survey Team (C.A.S.T); Historical Cellular Analysis Expert; Former FBI agent of 22 years; Former Police Officer and Homicide Detective Norfolk Virgina Police Department,  currently with Precision Cellular Analysis handling criminal, defense and civil case, website: https://www.pcaexperts.com Alexis Tereszcuk  - Crime Online investigative reporter 

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7-year-old wearing diapers sized for a 3-year-old dies in the hospital from neglect. Woman faking identity tries to blame age discrepancy on botox!

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When a body is found in a trashcan by workers of the Canton Parks Department, it doesn't matter that the park is called City Field Park.  For decades City Field Park was known as "Mother Goose Land" so when the workers call 911 to report a dead body in a trashcan, they tell 911 to send help to Mother Goose Land. Joseph Scott Morgan will turn the pages of his own storybook to find out how a simple "wellness check" turns so evil, so fast. How did a 24-year-old woman wind up dead and thrown away like garbage and who is responsible for such a horrible murder.

 

Transcribe Highlights

00:00.00 Introduction

05:02.22 Joe relives childhood in New Orleans

10:00.21 Mother Goose Land and a body in the trashcan 

15:09.92 Making a welfare check, door is open, nobody is home

20:21.00 After getting search warrant, deputies proceed into apartment, signs of bloody fight

25:09.76 Workers find body and call 911

30:10.14 Sean Goe cut holes in Raychel's car tires

34:56.46 Raychel's body wrapped in plastic

40:01.86 Raychel has 10 specific blunt force injuries, one from hammer

45:02.88 Raychel died from blunt force trauma
Conclusion - Sean Got convicted in her death

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The  man charged in the brutal kidnapping, rape and murder of Tennessee teacher Eliza Fletcher changes his plea after prosecutors seek the death penalty. Cleotha Abston, 40, was sentenced to life without the possibility of parole.  

Abston was sentenced to 80 years in a separate rape case.  A sexual assault kit was submitted to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation two days after the alleged rape, but no request was made for expedited analysis. The kit sat for months in line with other cases waiting for testing. The kit was finally processed and once the initial report was completed, the information was then entered into the FBI DNA database on 29 August. A positive match came back three days after Fletcher was kidnapped.

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A Portland man is dead, killed after defending a woman at a bar...Now, authorities are asking for witnesses to please come forward for details on what happened! A 19-year-old man in California is charged with the murders of four people while they slept, then allegedly set fire to the house.

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Former "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett is convicted of staging a hate crime attack against himself on a cold Chicago night.  Smollett was convicted on five disorderly conduct count and sentenced to 150 days. In reality, he spent only six days behind bars while maintaining his innocence.  Now the Illinois Supreme Court has overturned Smollett's conviction. The court did not consider where the actor committed the crime, only that his constitutional rights were violated when he was prosecuted again after  the original charges were dropped.  

The state's highest court sided has ordered the case against Smollett be dismissed.

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