Crime Stories

Karmelo Anthony convicted in just three hours for the shocking murder of 17-year-old standout student and football star Austin Metcalf at what was supposed to be an ordinary track meet in Frisco, Texas. It escalated into a horrific tragedy when a simple dispute over a team tent during a rain delay ended with Metcalf being stabbed in the chest. Now, hearings are set for August, just six weeks after Anthony was sentenced to prison. He has a new team of lawyers filing motions for a new trial. Among the issues, attorney say the original trial was effectively closed to the public, jury instructions were misleading regarding self-defense, Judge John Roach publicly defended t…

Chief Medical Examiner Dr. Kendall Crowns examines the rare phenomenon known as the Lazarus effect, or autoresuscitation, where signs of life return after a person has been declared dead. He starts with the case that’s been making headlines: 18-month-old Vincent Lorenzo Fiordilino, pronounced dead after a drowning, then found alive hours later in a hospital morgue. Dr. Crowns explains how death is actually determined, what might cause circulation to kick back in after resuscitation has already stopped, and the safeguards hospitals use to prevent a person from being declared dead prematurely. He also shares other reported cases of people showing signs of life at funeral ho…

When Katherine “Kat” Torbick's co-workers can’t reach the registered nurse, they call police. Schaumburg police force entry into Katherine’s home, and find her lying on the couch, dead, with clear signs of trauma. In the garage, investigators find Katherine’s ex-boyfriend, Kevin Motykie tying a noose. Motykie, 56, is unsteady and slurs his words while admitting he took lorazepam and hydrocodone. As Motykie is placed in handcuffs, officers discover a recording device in his pocket with a 7-hour tape between the hours of 2:00 and 9:00 a.m. that morning. The seven-hour audio recording captures Motykie interrogating Katherine about infidelity, hitting her, and sex assaultin…

Questions of how Nolan Wells dies multiple as the results of an independent autopsy are revealed. The pathologist who conducted the second autopsy rules Nolan Wells’ cause and manner of death are “undetermined,” pending investigation. The FBI has joined the investigation as family lawyer, Ben Crump, says foul play could not be ruled out. What do Nolan's friends, with him on the island say? Joining Nancy Grace today: Josh Kolsrud - Criminal Defense Attorney and Former Assistant U.S. Attorney, Founder of Kolsrud Law Offices, Co-Host of the Podcast: "No Contest", website: kolsrudlawoffices.com, Facebook and YouTube @KolsrudLawOffices Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psycho…

Olivia Mae Marie Smith, 12, died not far from her home, in an incident that has left her family and investigators with unanswered questions. According to initial reports, Olivia was at a friend’s house when a 911 call came in around 9:21 p.m. At first, the claim was she had run face‑first into a tree and was unconscious. Then ring camera footage from the friend’s porch showed her sitting outside. She walked toward some trees before the call was made. Fourteen minutes later, an ambulance arrived to rush Olivia to the hospital. She did not survive. Olivia's family says they do not believe the girl “ran into a tree.” Olivia reportedly had a heart condition, but i…

Prosecutors present horrifying crime scene photos during the preliminary hearing for singer D4vd in the murder of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. Tennessee father arrested for first-degree murder after leading Memphis police to toddler son's body in suitcase. Silicon Valley driver faces murder charges seven months after an extreme high-speed crash killed a mother and her toddler daughter. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. View the full article

The preliminary hearing for D4vd (David Anthony Burke) continues in the death 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez. D4vd faces multiple serious charges, including: First-degree murder with special circumstances (lying in wait, murder for financial gain, and killing a witness) Continuous sexual abuse of a child under 14 Unlawful mutilation of human remains He has pleaded not guilty to all charges. Joining Nancy Grace today: Randolph Rice - Criminal Defense & Civil Attorney at Rice Law. Former Prosecutor in the State's Attorney Office for Baltimore County website: ricelawmd.com, IG, FB, X: @ricelawmd Dr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, Author: "Deal Brea…

Independent autopsy in Mississippi college football player Nolan Wells cannot rule out foul play. Washington man faces first-degree assault charges after prosecutors say he intentionally rammed an SUV into his wife’s alleged lover. Two Utah teenagers allegedly lure a young man into a knifepoint, robbery. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. View the full article

Results of an independent autopsy has been revealed. The pathologist who conducted the second autopy rules Nolan Wells’ cause and manner of death are “undetermined,” pending investigation. The pathologist found red discoloration on the back of Nolan's head. But due to the fact that body parts were missing and some procedure were incomplete hindered a final ruling. Typically in an autopsy internal organs are removed and examined, but placed back inside the body for burial or cremation. Some of Nolan's neck tissue was missing. According to family lawyer, Ben Crump, foul play could not be ruled out. Joining Nancy Grace today: John Mobley - Trial attorney, John…

Leticia Stauch's murder conviction has been overturned by the Colorado Court of Appeals. Stauch was found guilty of murder in the death of her 11-year-old stepson, Gannon. Now, a three-judge panel agrees that a biased juror deliberated on the case. In the 54 page ruling, the panel noted the juror said his son-in-law worked as a deputy district attorney in the District Attorney's office which prosecuted the case. The juror should have been dismissed automatically. This now means a retrial. Stauch, step mother to Gannon Stauch, reported the 11-year-old boy as missing. In reality,Stauch was stabbed, beat, shot, and killed inside the family’s Fountain home. Letetcia Stau…

Two young women missing in separate incidents: Brooke Farthing and Cieha Taylor. Brookelyn Farthing was 18 years old when she vanished in 2013. She was last seen leaving a party with two guys she knew. She had texted her sister asking for a ride, but later texted again saying she had found one. She was never seen again. Cieha Taylor, 28, has been missing for more than four years. Her abandoned car was found near railroads tracks. The car was running, door open. Her purse was inside. Her cell phone found discarded not far away. What happened to Brooke and Cieha? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. View the full article

Federal court documents reveal harrowing details of a 15-hour standoff in Northern California as authorities worked to rescue two Forest Service biologists held hostage by a father and son. Ride-share stabbing suspect offended Orlando police interrupted his breakfast to arrest him. Former Army mechanic armed with axes, knives, and fireworks tackled by federal officers after setting fire to a Manhattan federal plaza in an anti-ICE attack. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. View the full article

Nazar Svintozelskiy, 25, enjoying a family day at a Kentucky lake when the pontoon on which he is lounging, is rammed by a speeding wake boat. Nazar, ejected from the stationary pontoon, died. His body recovered from the lake two days later. HIs cause of death is pending. His father, the pontoon's driver suffered severe traumatic injuries and remains in a medical induced coma. 34-year-old Cody Casey was driving the wake boat, accused of doing "doughnuts" just before the crash. Authorities are urging anyone who witnessed the incident to contact Kentucky Fish and Wildlife Law Enforcement through Kentucky State Police Post 7 in Richmond at 859-623-2404. JOINING N…

Four Nantucket men face severe kidnapping and assault charges after a victim was found beaten bound with an extension cord inside a residence. An Fort Benning soldier and his girlfriend face federal felony murder charges after allegedly starving their young son to death and severely neglecting three dogs. Michigan man arrested for Alaska cold case murder after his repeated tips to police led investigators to human remains inside a barrel. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. View the full article

Nolan Xavier Wells, 18, is a Mississippi high school football graduate and college freshman at Southwest Mississippi Community College. He went missing during a Fourth of July boat trip to Horn Island, off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Nolan was traveling with a group of friends. Those friends returned home. Nolan didn't. His body was found face down on the island’s northwest end on July 6, two days later Authorities suspect drowning but an official cause of death has not been released. Wells’ parents have requested an independent autopsy in Washington, D.C. One of Wells’ friends, claims Nolan stayed behind with a girl he met that day. Others dispute that. Wells’…

Brooke Hanlon, a 35-year-old psychotherapist and mother, found stabbed to death inside her New Jersey home. Her death has been ruled a homicide, caused by multiple sharp force injuries Husband James 'Conor' Hanlon calls 911 around 4:30 PM after finding his wife bloddied and unconscious on the second floor of the home. He described a major laceration to her chest area to the operator saying "there's blood everywhere". No suspects have been publicly named. TIPLINE: Chester Police at 908-879-5100Crimestoppers at 973-267-2255. $1,000 reward for information leading to an arrest Joining Nancy Grace today: Randy Kessler - trial lawyer, Emory Law School professor, past…

Ten people remain in critical condition including the suspected shooter following a late-night mass shooting outside a Tucson pizza restaurant. Jury selection begins in Massachusetts as former nurse Lindsay Clancy heads to trial for the murders of her three young children she alleges she committed while suffering from severe postpartum psychosis. An Arizona man faces felony charges in Colorado after allegedly riding atop a Union Pacific freight train completely in the nude. Sydney Silvagni reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. View the full article

In this episode of Zone 7, Sheryl McCollum is joined by investigative journalist Angeline Hartmann, along with Kevin Verville Sr. and Angelica Ramsey. Together, they revisit the unsolved 1980 kidnapping of newborn Kevin Verville Jr., taken at 17 days old from off-base military housing near Camp Pendleton by a woman posing as a social worker. For more than 45 years, the Verville family has never stopped searching for Kevin, who they believe has no idea he was ever taken. They believe someone listening today could recognize Kevin, help identify the woman responsible, and finally reconnect him with his family. Watch Kevin’s Story from the National Center for Missing &…

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…