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A beloved grandmother hospitalized after a sniper opened fire while she distributed food to her community in Georgia. Texas pediatric dentist arrested after allegedly administering a lethal overdose of sedatives that killed a four-year-old girl during a routine tongue-tie procedure. Jailed Virginia martial arts instructor claims he was 'showing mercy' after a viral video captured a pursuing police officer dodge his spinning kick and tackle him to the ground. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. View the full article

Jake Reiner has made his first public appearances since the murders of his parents, Rob and Michele. He attended the red carpet premiere of HBO's Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness. The murders of Michele and Rob Reiner happened after the pair leave Conan O'Brien's party without their son after his off-putting behavior, like wearing a hoodie to a formal event and interrupting Bill Hader’s private conversation, leads to an embarrassing public row. Reiner, however, doesn’t make his own way to Brentwood. Instead, he pops up in Santa Monica at 4 a.m. Sunday morning, checking into The Pierside hotel. Desk staff don’t notice anything off about Reiner’s appearance, b…

Fake German heiress Anna Sorokin conned her way into Manhattan society. Posing as Anna Delvey, a German heiress, she swindled banks, hotels, and friends out of more than $200,000. She forged checks to get money from banks and charmed people into paying for extravagant meals and travel. Sorokin was convicted on a handful of grand larceny and theft of services charges. After serving her time, the 31-year-old was released from prison and is now fighting against deportation, but her may have run out. Homeland Security is speaking out saying, "We look forward to sending her home soon." Initially after her release, Sorokin landed a deal with Netflix for the rights to her…

Tyrassa Cacique Williams, 19, is last seen at the Stoneybrook Apartments in Greenboro, North Carolina. She tells family she is going to meet a friend and will be back in about an hour. She isn't. Investigators believe Williams had gone to meet an ex‑boyfriend. He admitted to being with her in his vehicle for about 30 minutes, but she left the car and began walking toward her grandmother’s apartment. Her phone stopped working shortly after. If you have information about Tyarra Williams, contact the Greensboro Police Department at 336‑373‑2222 or Crime Stoppers Joining Nancy Grace Today: Caryn Stark - Forensic Psychologist, renowned TV and Radio trauma expert and …

Lisa Michelle Stebic, a 37‑year‑old mother of two disappears on April 30, 2007. She was last seen at her Illinois home, where she had been living with her husband, Craig Stebic. The pair have a strained relationship and a pending divorce. She said he was “unnecessarily relentless, cruel, inconsiderate, domineering, and verbally abusive, and she was afraid of him.” The day Lisa disappeared, she went to work, got a sandwich, then returned home. Craig Stebic claims he last saw her at 6:00 p.m., assuming she had gone to her evening workout at Plainfield North High School. She left her purse, phone, and car in the garage. Lisa did not go to the gym and she didn't return h…

Shocking update reveals East St. Louis teen and her boyfriend allegedly executed five family members based on an Instagram hit list. Federal murder charge filed against a Louisiana man accused of gunning down a deputy U.S. marshal. Florida mother facing child abuse charges after allegedly chaining her thirteen-year-old daughter to a fence in scorching summer heat. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. View the full article

It's been four years since father of three, Eric Richins, died from a fentanyl overdose. We now know his ingestion of the drug was planned by his wife Kori. A jury took just under 3 hours to convict Richins. During the trial, she addressed the court and her children, saying she doesn't want anyone telling them their father was murdered, and for the three of them to look after each other. Then it was the children's turn. Letters written to the court, read by therapists, laid out the depth of the children's lack of warmth for their mother. They told their mother and the judge that if Kouri was released from jail, they would be afraid. Now Kouri is planning her appeal, a…

Arizona man faces first-degree murder charges after his movie date is found buried in a shallow desert grave. Alabama military veteran and his wife brutally murdered inside their home by an acquaintance who then robbed their home. Texas teenager charged in assault after a brave woman fiercely fought off bayou attack. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. View the full article

Just weeks after a judge said says Rex Heuerman "will go to trial come hell or high water," the accused serial killer pleads guilty to all seven murders for which he's charged, and an additional murder. Heuermann, originally claimed his innocent. Now he will spend the rest of his life in prison, sentenced to multiple life terms for his crimes. He has been been sent to one of New York state’s oldest prisons, a bleak, isolated facility in the frigid Adirondack Mountains near the Canadian border. The infamous Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora, NY, is known as “Little Siberia.” It opened in 1845 and has housed some of the nation’s most evil killers including Ne…

Jared McColloch has been missing for going on three years. November 2023, he set out on a trip from Louisiana to Illinois to see his son. He was last seen on November 5, at a gas station in Carmi, Illinois, and possibly later in St. Francisville, Illinois. His truck was found abandoned on the next day in a remote area near the Wabash River in Knox County, Indiana. The truck's doors were open and his two dogs were inside. The ignition on, but the battery was dead and the gas tank was empty. Law enforcement from both Illinois and Indiana have been involved in the search with extensive searches conducted using drones, thermal imaging, and boats, and volunteer grou…

The family of missing Chicago nursing student Zenobia "Zee" Weatherspoon is demanding answers after her body was discovered inside an alleyway trash can. In Florida, a manhunt intensifies for murder suspect Isabelle Johnson after a man's body was discovered in a shallow grave. Two Texas teenagers face tampering with evidence charges after allegedly concealing the accidental drowning of their friend. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. View the full article

A targeted shooting spree across multiple East St. Louis locations leaves five family members dead and two wounded, resulting in the arrest of two teenage suspects. A Burnsville, Minnesota mother faces child torture charges after authorities uncover 100,000 text messages documenting horrific physical abuse meant to retaliate against the child's father. A University of Alabama senior and her coworker are found shot to death alongside a dog inside a Tuscaloosa home, leading to a four-hour standoff and the arrest of an armed fugitive. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. View the full article

Missy Bevers arrives at Creekside Church at 4:16 AM and begins setting up for her 5 AM fitness class. She doesn't realize that someone else is in the building. Video surveillance shows a person dressed in full police SWAT tactical gear walking through the halls of the church with an unusual gait while clutching a hammer. Shortly before 5 AM, one of Bevers' students arrives, finding Bevers' body inside the church. Bevers has puncture wounds to her head and chest. The student calls 911. In minutes, police and rescue arrive, and Missy Bevers is pronounced dead on the scene. Creekside church has surveillance cameras inside and out of their property. Still, in a tough b…

Los Angeles prosecutors set a preliminary hearing date for D4vd, who may face death penalty for the sexual abuse, stabbing, and dismemberment of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Washington software engineer pleads not guilty to wife's strangulation death. Ohio defense attorney is pushing back against "pure evil" description of family facing sixteen counts of child endangerment over squalid living conditions. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. View the full article

When Iowa TV news anchor Jodi Huisentruit fails to show up for her morning show, coworkers know something is wrong. Huisentruit's red Mazda Miata is still in the parking lot, as well as other evidence that suggests a struggle had taken place near the car. Her personal items, a hairdryer, lipstick, and red high heel shoes, as well as a bent car key, were strewn about the area. Police recovered an unidentified palm print from her vehicle. Neighbors report hearing screams at about the time that Huisentruit would have been leaving for work. The popular TV personality is still missing more than two decades later, but private investigator Steve Ridge has announced a new lead.…

Kenneth McNally shot 59-year-old Samuel Holthaus in the face, tied an extension cord around his neck and the other end to the victim's pickup truck, dragged the mortally wounded man more than 300 feet, buried most of his body in a shallow grave, leaving his head sticking out from the ground. Joseph Scott Morgan and Dave Mack discuss the death of a well-liked man, Samuel Holthaus, by a man who was on probation for attacking a dog with an axe. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. View the full article

The Buffalo Bills new Wall of Fame at the new Highmark Stadium will not have an exhibit on former running back O.J. Simpson. Bills COO Pete Guelli says Simpson is "not a fit" to be displayed inside the organization's new facility. This decision has sparked a divided response from the fanbase as many still do not believe "The Juice" as he was known, killed ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson. A group called the "Committee to Preserve OJ Simpson's Place in Buffalo Bills History" has actively started a petition to demand the team reverse its stance, citing Simpson's undeniable on-field accomplishments and his legacy as an MVP. A stunning interview the former NFL star gave in 200…

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The FBI and other federal agencies are investigating the deaths and disappearances of more than a dozen top scientists and personnel tied to NASA, Los Alamos Nation Laboratory and classified military research. The remains of Los Alamos worker Melissa Casias were found in Carson National Forest nearly a year after she vanished. Police records revealed that missing retiree Anthony Chavez had been researching quantum physics with a Los Alamos scientist. In the meantime the February disappearance of retired Air Force General William Neil McCasland, continues. McCasland had links to many of the dead and missing who were connected to classified aerospace and national s…

In 2019, Christine Holloway, 43, was found dead in her bathtub, beaten. Her 14‑month‑old daughter, Vanessa Morales, vanished. Police arrested Jose Morales, 48, Vanessa's father, for the murder. He testified two intruders broke into the apartment, one of them attacked Holloway with a crowbar, and then took the child. Morales claimed he was high on PCP, unable to stop the attack. Prosecutors alleged Morales struck Holloway repeatedly with a blunt object. He then cleaned the scene for 37 hours, disposing of the blood‑soaked evidence. Morales was convicted in April last year of murder and evidence tampering, sentenced to 65 years in prison. The child, Vanessa, was l…

After hours of arguments regarding interview footage of Tyler Robinson's romantic partner, the public finally hears Lance Twiggs' account of learning Robinson spilling he shot Charlie Kirk. More than a month after a young mom's stabbing death, her husband has not said a word, and authorities have made no arrests. Oklahoma City Police release disturbing footage of attack on man in a wheelchair with a Molotov cocktail. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. View the full article

Tyler Robinson's romantic partner, Lance Twiggs' account of learning that he lover shot Charlie Kirk detailed in court as Twiggs' police interview was played in court today. At least part of it. Portions were redacted by the court. Erika Kirk and Charlie Kirk's parents are fighting for his full interview to be released. As the preliminary hearing continues, conspiracy theories abound. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. View the full article

Prosecutors flesh out surveillance footage of Tyler Robinson's alleged movements on UVU campus before and after Charlie Kirk's shooting. Charges dismissed for Doctor previously accused of trying to kill his entire family by driving Tesla over cliff. Burglar calls 911 to report his truck stolen in hilarious moment of 'karma' served cold. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. View the full article

Lots of new information coming from Tyler Robinson's preliminary hearing. The defense is disputing DNA evidence saying investigative reports note Robinson's roommate/lover DNA was on the towel and screwdriver found at the murder scene. Prosecutors unveiled new videos on which traced Robinson's movement across campus, show that he made contact with Charlie Kirk's group before the event. Joining Nancy Grace today: Philip Dubé - Former Court-Appointed Counsel, Los Angeles County Public Defenders: Criminal & Constitutional Law, Forensics & Mental Health Advocacy Dr. Shari Schwartz - Forensic Psychologist (specializing in Capital Mitigation and Victim Advocac…

Will leaks at the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Department derail the investigation into Celeste Rivas' murder? More than 12 investigators and office staff members are being question about whether or not they reviewed files without authorization. The revelation came after some media reports included graphic details of the Celeste's death before the official autopsy had been made public. Joining Nancy Grace today: Neama Rahmani - Former federal prosecutor turned trial attorney, President of West Coast Trial Lawyers, Author: “Harvard to Hashtag”, WestCoastTrialLawyers.com, INSTAGRAM: @Neamarahmani, TWITTER: @NeamaRahmani Dr. Bethany Marshall (Beverly…