Crime Alert with Nancy Grace

A serial cat killer skips out on his court date...now, there's a bench warrant out for this feline fiend's arrest! A wife gets life AGAIN for the fiery death & van attack that left her husband broken & burned. Plus, a flea problem at a San Fran condo ends in an inferno & a lawsuit! Jennifer Gould reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Utah teen is missing, her father offering a $20k reward to help find her as two online predators are charged with grooming the girl... leading to her month-long disappearance. Cold Case Cracked! Headless body mystery is solved after more than 30 years! The remains, which were dismembered and then encased in concrete, went unidentified for years... as did the killer(s) until now! Plus, a NY woman definitely ready for her closeup! Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A father faces a life sentence for strangling his 5yo daughter on a video call as his girlfriend watched. She's also being charged in the horrific crime, officials say was not only prolonged but should've been prevented. A Texas MD gave healthy patients chemo and other meds to bilk insurance so he could fund his lavish lifestyle. Plus, a Cali Cop in trouble with the law for raking up $$$ in disability while she lived her best life! Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The week wrapped up with a Homeland Security Investigations agent detailing data extractions from three laptops belonging to Cassie Ventura.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A decorated Marine once hailed as a war hero, now sits in a Pennsylvania jail accused of repeatedly raping a 13-year-old girl. A Colombian woman living in Massachusetts is now charged with stealing over $400,000 in federal benefits and illegally voting in the 2024 presidential election. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The New York City Police Department is currently searching for a woman involved in a stabbing incident. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 26-year-old man is dead in Florida after his stepfather shot him during an argument that started with a child playing Fortnite. Jussie Smollett is settling a long-running civil case in Illinois by agreeing to donate $50,000 to a Chicago charity instead of repaying the full cost of the police investigation into the actor's fake hate crime report. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A man in Georgia is arrested nearly 19 years after his wife was shot and killed inside the family business they ran together. A man in Colorado dies after being struck by a coroner’s vehicle responding to a homicide scene in Aurora. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sherri Papini, the California mother who previously claimed she was abducted by two Hispanic women while jogging—only to later admit the story was fabricated—now asserts that she was actually a victim of a violent kidnapping, but by a different individual.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karen Read exited Norfolk Superior Court with a strong sense of confidence after a brief week of proceedings in her murder trial.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 9-year-old girl in Louisiana is killed by a stray bullet while rushing to protect her siblings during a daytime shootout in her neighborhood. A 75-year-old man in Tennessee is put to death for the 1989 murders of his estranged wife and her two teenage sons, marking the state’s first execution in five years. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An infant in South Carolina is rescued from a house filled with filth, dead animals, and nearly 50 neglected pets. A former Florida congressional candidate is sentenced to three years in prison for threatening to have his political rival murdered during the 2021 Republican primary. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Connie Weeden, 59, was apprehended in Slidell and subsequently booked into the St. Tammany Parish Correctional Center on Thursday. She becomes the fourth individual charged with assisting inmates who escaped from the Orleans Justice Center, joining several jail staff members already implicated.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Authorities reported that Steve Dewitt killed 40-year-old Julie Minogue with an axe in her home in December 2022, while her three-year-old and 17-year-old children were inside. Just days before the murder, a restraining order had been placed against Dewitt.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Testimony in Sean 'Diddy' Combs' trial ends ahead of the holiday weekend with the government's 16th witness. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Detectives say Zachary Arnold used a rope around his daughter Zara's neck and swung her body. The 5-year-old girl later died. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The 41-year-old musician, whose birth name is Scott Mescudi, had a brief romantic involvement with Ventura back in 2011 while she was still linked to Combs.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In a motion submitted this week, the defense points to a recent NBC "Dateline" special that aired on May 9 as justification for the delay in Bryan Kohberger’s murder trial. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Tragedy struck outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., as a young couple, both aides at the Israeli Embassy, were shot and killed.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 24-year-old man from Venezuela was apprehended for masquerading as a 16-year-old high school student in Ohio, as reported by the Perrysburg Police Department.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In her manifesto, school shooter called her father "stupid" for giving her access to guns. Police officers charged in wrongful death now training others to avoid their mistakes. For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lawyer uses client's money to fund her extravagant stay in a Vegas hotel. Tourist gored by Yellowstone Bison. For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

California lawyer Sara Jacqueline King, 41, lives her best life, moving into the Wynn Las Vegas resort and hotel for six months. The problem? It’s not her money! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The defense probed Ventura about her earlier discussions with Combs regarding the swinger lifestyle, asking whether she recognized a connection between "freak offs" and that lifestyle.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A former employee of a New York school has been charged after allegedly recording himself engaging in sexual abuse of a minor and distributing the footage and images, as reported by authorities. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A 78-year-old man in California is sentenced to life in prison for the 1982 rape and murder of a teenage girl in Sunnyvale. A former Major League Baseball star faces felony charges in Florida after he is accused of throwing what’s being called a deadly missile into an occupied vehicle. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A rideshare trip in Florida turns violent when a driver pulls a gun on her passengers in the middle of a ride through North Miami. A man in California is caught trying to smuggle a protected species of parrots across the Mexico border by hiding them in his boots. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Kohberger’s defense team zeroed in on the potential of other possible suspects.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Chris Brown is being investigated for an alleged incident involving a bottle attack against a music producer at the Tape nightclub, situated in central London.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hero dog would not leave the spot where his owner died, helping to solve her murder. Thieves take odd items from a Tennessee church. For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A twisted Texas mom is arrested, accused of helping to arm her son, with ammo & tactical gear, for a planned attack against his school -- so that he'd babysit his siblings. This mother-of-the-year even SUPPORTED his 'violent expressions' and obsessions with mass shooters...cops say. A California family is arrested, accused of "sickening" abuse, against their six foster kids...for years. Plus, a jokester judge is being benched - and he ain't laughing about it! Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A California man's date with a single mom sparks a raging wildfire than claims 2 more souls, when he sets her body on fire to cover his tracks. The inferno is now ranked one of the worst fires in the state's history. A boyfriend's savage revenge after his girlfriend tosses his stuff over the balcony...he then hurls her to her death! Plus, driving for dummies! Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A New Jersey couple's twisted torture and years of abuse, involving dog crates and collars, is finally exposed...after the woman's teen daughter escapes this house of Hell & runs to a neighbor for help! A 48-year-old fingerprint on a cigarette pack nails a killer in a young California mom's brutal murder. Plus, a $2.5Mill fake food free-for-all uncovered! Now 3 delivery drivers are being served some justice! Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

“He was left for roadkill,” the words of a daughter, speaking of her 79-year-old father, who was killed in a carjacking at a California gas station just a few miles from home. A former school custodian in New York is indicted on 113 counts after police say he filmed himself sexually abusing a child and shared the material online. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A teenage girl managed to escape a nightmarish situation in which she had been held captive and reportedly abused for seven years by her mother and stepfather.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A man in Oregon is sentenced to nearly six years in prison for stabbing another man 15 times after following him home from a bar where he won a $2,000 lottery jackpot… an attack the victim survived by playing dead until his attacker fell asleep. A Texas mother finds out through a Google search that she’s been wrongly indicted in a Colorado drug case, facing a possible 35-year prison sentence. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Florida man is sentenced to 30 years in prison for killing his infant daughter in what the sheriff called a brutal and remorseless attack. A man in Texas is charged with a felony after police say he rammed another driver’s car during a road rage fight that began over a burrito. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The jury was presented with explicit images from videos that Combs allegedly kept to use as leverage.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Karen Read returned to court on Wednesday, where the niece of John O’Keefe recounted the troubled dynamics of their relationship, while a forensic expert faced intense questioning regarding physical evidence discovered on Read's SUV, which included a hair and shards of glass. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Missouri mother walks away from a four-car crash on I-270, leaving her two young children unconscious and bleeding in the front seat. A Texas mother is charged with aiding terrorism after allegedly helping her son plan a mass attack on his middle school. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A fingerprint found on a cigarette pack solves a nearly 50-year-old murder in California, leading to the arrest of a suspect in Ohio. A serial killer known for targeting women from California to Florida is set to be executed in Florida. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Authorities in South Carolina have taken a couple into custody following the disturbing discovery of severe rat bites on their infant.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The former court clerk who announced the guilty verdicts for infamous double murderer Alex Murdaugh is now facing serious felony charges.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Woman sentenced to 20 years behind bars for gas station shooting. Woman missing over 60 years is found living happily states away. For more crime and justice news go to crimeonline.comSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A man who terrorized So Cal in his Tesla targeting a dozen drivers -- is now busted for a brutal road rage attack in Hawaii. And now HE'S been beaten up behind bars! A pair of sex cult gurus, who once attracted celebs like Gwyneth Paltrow & Khloe Kardashian, are on trial accused of forcing followers into debt and having sex with big money investors...to fund their lavish lifestyle. Plus, a bust in Jersey gives the words "stuffed" animal a whole new meaning. Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A family man, with a 'Zen' reputation is unmasked by DNA as the man who brutally killed his high school sweetheart's mom...back in 2001! When confronted with the irrefutable evidence, he copped to the heinous crime. A man is accused of killing his mom, then taking her corpse on a family road trip. Plus, some ruffled feathers over peacocks lands a man behind bars. Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A teen accused of stabbing another teen to death over seating at a stadium, is set to get his diploma while awaiting a grand jury's decision on first degree murder charges. The idea of him graduating, while another teen is dead - is causing outrage. A trio of teens are accused of kidnapping a crypto king in Las Vegas & then stealing $4million from his virtual vault. Plus, robber returns to the scene of a heist & you won't believe why. Jennifer Gould reports. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The trial of Sean “Diddy” Combs continues in New York as Cassie Ventura delivers more detailed and emotional testimony, describing years of alleged abuse, coercion, and threats tied to the music mogul’s alleged “freak-off” sex sessions. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A man in Ohio is charged with killing a puppy with a hammer as two children listen from inside a filthy home. There is new progress in the nearly 30-year-old case of a missing news anchor from Iowa. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

New and startling information has come to light in the case against Bryan Kohberger, revealing that he made multiple calls to a family member just two hours after the alleged murder of four students in a brutal stabbing incident. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Two boys, 12 and 13 years old, are arrested for capital murder in Texas after police say they shot a man and ran him over while stealing his family's car. A father in Montana shoots his wife and two daughters, then kills himself in a murder-suicide discovered early Sunday morning. A high school in New York warns students about the "Senior Assassin" game. Drew Nelson reports.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.